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Dick Bradstreet R
State Senator, District 15
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Worth a look Ethics Commission
Before the Ethics Commission (2025-01-29): Complaint Alleging Coordinated Expenditure by Maine Senate Republican PAC
In mid-October 2024, the Maine Senate Republican PAC sent a postcard mailing in support of State Senate candidate Richard Bradstreet. The Commission received a complaint that the mailing is an illegal contribution to Sen. Bradstreet because the PAC cooperated on the mailing with the candidate’s treasurer. The PAC explains that its consultant who organized the mailing approached the outgoing State Senator about a written endorsement of Sen. Bradstreet without realizing that the outgoing State Senator was Sen. Bradstreet’s treasurer. The motion: “To find the Maine Senate Republicans PAC violated 21-A M.R.S. § 1015(2-B) by making a contribution and assess fine of $1,000.” Vote: 5-0.
What to check- What the Commission decided, in the motion and the minutes
- A complaint is an allegation, not a finding
The Commission's meeting of 2025-01-29The staff memo
Rule: A complaint or other matter before the Ethics Commission
“The commission shall review the application and shall make the investigation if the reasons stated for the request show sufficient grounds for believing that a violation may have occurred.”21-A MRSA §1003(2) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
In the Legislature
Senate District 15 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 703 recorded votes, 3% not voting
Bills they sponsored: 15 (3 became law) — LD 1306, LD 594, LD 832, LD 833, LD 1067, LD 1068, LD 1286, LD 1307, LD 1454, LD 219, LD 531, LD 442, LD 855, LD 960 …
Named in lobbyists' reports
Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Dick Bradstreet: 6 from 5 clients. The cost is the whole event's or item's, shared by everyone it names, not what was spent on them.
| Client (lobbyist) | What, when | Cost (all named) |
|---|
Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast
Dana Doran | Event: Legislative Breakfast · February 2026 · names 43 members | $1,933 |
| Event: Legislative Breakfast · March 2025 · names 26 members | $2,763 |
ModivCare
Michael Saxl | Event: Non-emergency Transportation Lunch and Learn · March 2026 · names 22 members | $420.75 |
Maine Forest Products Council
Krysta West | Event: Lunch & Learn Panel Discussion · February 2026 · names 27 members | $499 |
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Linda Caprara | Event: Legislative Summit · February 2026 · names 21 members | $47,878 |
Maine Aggregate Association
Tim Walton | Event: Meet & Greet · January 2025 · names 16 members | $1,100 |
Matched by name and title (“Rep. Bell”, “Senator Brad Farrin”); a name that fits two members isn't counted. Check the reports on the lobbying system.