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Donald Ardell R
State Representative, District 6
On the November ballot: State House District 6 (Monticello)
June 9 primary for State House District 6 (Republican): won, 1,047 votes (100%)
In the Legislature
House District 6 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,235 recorded votes, 0% not voting
Bills they sponsored: 20 (1 became law) — LD 439, LD 502, LD 543, LD 547, LD 636, LD 638, LD 804, LD 1086, LD 1781, LD 1875, LD 628, LD 622, LD 623, LD 624 …
Named in lobbyists' reports
Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Donald Ardell: 3 from 2 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) |
|---|
Maine Forest Products Council
Krysta West | Event: Lunch & Learn Panel Discussion · February 2026 · names 27 members | $499 |
| Event: Legislative Forestry Expo · March 2025 · names 29 members | $771.57 |
DraftKings Inc.
Michael Saxl | Event: Lunch and Learn Re: LD 1164 · June 2025 · names 98 members | $1,676.92 |
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.
Campaign money: Representative · Traditionally financed
$146raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $0 spent
$0itemized in 2026, 0 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$146cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Report)
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
Ardell, Donald on the Ethics Commission's campaign finance search. Itemized transactions: 2026 from the Commission's files as posted October 17, 2026, and 2025 from the campaign's own reports.
Outside spending for and against them
$132spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
| Spender | | Amount |
|---|
People Over Politics PAC
1 expenditure · the race | for | $132 |
Independent expenditures reported to the Ethics Commission in 2026. The candidate doesn't control them.