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Jill Duson D
State Senator, District 27
On the November ballot: State Senate District 27 (Portland)
June 9 primary for State Senate District 27 (Democratic): won, 8,285 votes (100%)
In the Legislature
Senate District 27 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,267 recorded votes, 3% not voting
Bills they sponsored: 16 (7 became law) — LD 117, LD 1023, LD 1638, LD 1668, LD 1962, LD 2176, SP 3, SP 7, SP 184, LD 511, LD 1816, LD 2147, LD 1721, LD 566 …
Campaign money: Senator · Clean Election
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How it was spent: $1,431
Largest payees: Frame Strategies $825 Palm cards, signs, stickers · SBS Carbon Copy $490 Mail house · Staples $75 Office and utilities · ActBlue Tech Services $41 Other
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Don Perkins Consultant · Merraform · Cape Elizabeth | Person | $100 |
| Karen Geraghty general business · PPNNE · Portland | Person | $100 |
| Iris Burton retired · Hinesville | Person | $100 |
| Vanessa Lawrence retired · Mt. Holly | Person | $100 |
| Carol Kelly Consultant · Self Employed · Portland | Person | $100 |
| Jesse Connolly government civil · Office of Chellie Pingree · So. Portland | Person | $100 |
| Clarence Stukes retired · Woodbridge | Person | $100 |
| Edouard Bance construction engineering · Ebawnings · Philadelphia | Person | $100 |
| Taina Mirach teacher education · Gratz Prep Middle School · Philadelphia | Person | $100 |
| Michael Conley retired · Portland | Person | $100 |
| Nathan Davis general business · Gateway Services Maine · Portland | Person | $100 |
| James Gilliam retired · Greenwood | Person | $100 |
| Thomas Dyhrberg retired · Scarborough | Person | $100 |
| Jill C. Duson Retired · Maine | The candidate | $100 |
Duson, Jill C. 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.
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Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Geraghty Office And Administrative Occupations, PPNNE · Portland | $100 | 3 | |
| Carol Kelly Media Public Relations, Pivot Point Inc · Portland | $100 | 2 | |
| Jesse Connolly Government Civil, US Congress · South Portland | $100 | 3 | |
| Thomas Dyhrberg retired, SELF · Scarborough | $100 | 2 |