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Frank Casella R

On the November ballot: State House District 21 (Bangor)

June 9 primary for State House District 21 (Republican): won, 310 votes (78%)

Findings

Prompts to look closer at the public records, each with the rule and the law it rests on. None is a finding of wrongdoing. All findings

Context State contracts

Disclosed sales to 1 state agency (2025)

Sold, rented or leased $10,000 or more to: Transportation (Curb), by Dirigo Slipform.

What to check

The contracts or purchases themselves (the state's vendor payments)
Whether any was won by a bid, which needs a statement of bid (1 MRSA §1016-D)

Personal financial disclosure, 2025 (the Commission's disclosure site)

Rule: Sells goods or services to the state

“Each state governmental agency, board or commission to which the Legislator, a member of the Legislator's immediate family or an associated organization has sold, rented or leased goods or services with a value of $10,000 or more during the preceding calendar year”1 MRSA §1016-G(1)(J) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Financial disclosure, 2025

From the personal financial disclosure they filed with the Maine Ethics Commission on July 19, 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

Operator, Dirigo Slipform (Construction) · Old Town, ME
Truck Driver, BFP Trucking (Transportation) · Bass Harbor, ME

Business with state agencies

Transportation · seller: Dirigo Slipform · Curb

Campaign money: Representative · Clean Election

$10,950raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $2,592 spent

$1,000itemized in 2026, 11 contributions

$9,950Clean Election funding paid this year

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$8,358cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Mcea Report)

Where their contributions come from

100%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal nationsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $2,592

Palm cards, signs, stickers$1,428

Equipment$559

Social media and online ads$323

Food for events and volunteers$177

Apparel$98

Bank and other fees$4

Office and utilities$3

Largest payees: Spectrum Marketing $1,611 Social media and online ads · Amazon $559 Equipment · Timber Kitchen & Bar $165 Food for events and volunteers · Bangor Letter Shop $140 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Brandywine Graphics LLC $98 Apparel · PetCo $12 Food for events and volunteers · Bangor Savings Bank $4 Bank and other fees · Dollar Tree - Old Town $3 Office and utilities

Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.

Top contributors	Type	Total
Michael N Furrow retired · Bangor	Person	$100
Mary K Casella retired · Newton	Person	$100
Colleen T Oneal law enforcement · Self · Bangor	Person	$100
Irvine W Marsters Jr retired · Bangor	Person	$100
Joseph J Casella healthcare medical · Premier Health Associates · Chester	Person	$100
Karen K Casella general business · ReFeather Your Nest · Chester	Person	$100
Hillari Simmons government civil · Penobscot County Probate · Bangor	Person	$100
Rosemary E Ray retired · Hampden	Person	$100
Bill Riley real estate professional · Self · Bangor	Person	$100
Joey Gogan construction engineering · Dirigo Slipform · Lincoln	Person	$50
James C. Labrecque construction engineering · Flexware · Bangor	Person	$50

Casella, Frank Joseph 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

$2,435spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Bangor Republican Committee 2 expenditures · the race	for	$1,553
Renew the American Dream 1 expenditure · the race	for	$817
People Over Politics PAC 1 expenditure · the race	for	$65

Independent expenditures reported to the Ethics Commission in 2026. The candidate doesn't control them.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded	By party
Bill Riley real estate professional, Self · Bangor	$100	2
James C LaBrecque construction engineering, Information Requested · Bangor	$50	2