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Ester Franklin D
On the November ballot: State Senate District 3 (Skowhegan)
Financial disclosure, 2025
From the personal financial disclosure they filed with the Maine Ethics Commission on August 3, 2026. Maine's form lists sources and positions, not amounts: the law asks for each source of $2,000 or more in the year, and each state agency sold $10,000 or more (1 MRSA §1016-G). Family members aren't named.
Jobs
- District Clinical Counselor, RSU 54 (Education) · Skowhegan, ME
Self-employment
- Skowhegan Counseling (Social Services) · Skowhegan, ME
Clients: Ester Berniece Franklin (Social Services)
Positions
- Vice President, Lake George Regional Park · Canaan, ME
Campaign money: Senator · Clean Election
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How it was spent: $8,777
Largest payees: Graphix by Design $3,202 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Charlotte Hautala $1,000 Staff and consultants · Vanessa Bean $1,000 Staff and consultants · Sean Finn $1,000 Staff and consultants · Mary Odonnell $1,000 Staff and consultants · Turner Publishing $519 Newspaper and print ads · Rolling Thunder $427 Newspaper and print ads · Button Me $247 Palm cards, signs, stickers
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| John Peter Gay healthcare medical · self · Athens | Person | $100 |
| Duane Colford manufacturing · self · SKOWHEGAN | Person | $100 |
| Charles Veilleux construction engineering · self · SKOWHEGAN | Person | $100 |
| Leon Gin teacher education · RSU 54 · SKOWHEGAN | The candidate | $100 |
| Rama Brown construction engineering · self · SKOWHEGAN | Person | $100 |
| Ester B Franklin healthcare medical · MSAD 54 · Skowhegan | Person | $100 |
| Marsha L Franklin retired · SKOWHEGAN | Person | $100 |
| Kassy Baig healthcare medical · Redington Fairview Hospital · SKOWHEGAN | Person | $100 |
| Andrew Ketterer attorney legal · self · Madison | Person | $100 |
| Edward Andrew Fierman retired · Atlanta | Person | $100 |
| Ann Eileen Dorney retired · Norridgewock | Person | $100 |
| David S Axelman retired · Norridgewock | Person | $100 |
| Tasha Lary healthcare medical · self · Newport | Person | $100 |
| David L Stark retired · Cornville | Person | $100 |
| Sean Finn teacher education · MSAD 54 · Augusta | Person | $100 |
Franklin, Ester 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.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emilie L van Eeghen retired · Canaan | $100 | 2 | |
| Richard R Tory retired, RTs Chokes · Canaan | $100 | 2 | |
| Joseph Almand food services, self · Skowhegan | $100 | 3 | |
| John Alsop retired, Somerset County · Cornville | $100 | 3 | |
| Mary Smith not currently employed, Not Employed · Plymouth | $20 | 3 | |
| James MacMichael disabled veteran, Not Employed · Cornville | $20 | 3 |