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Before the Ethics Commission (2026-06-24): Request for Waiver of Late-Filing Penalty – John Glowa
John Glowa, Sr., an unenrolled candidate for Governor, was required to file the 11-Day Pre-Primary Report on May 29, 2026. He filed the report on May 30. Mr. Glowa requests a waiver of a preliminary penalty of $60.56. Staff recommendation: the staff recommends not reducing the preliminary penalty because it is already below the range of penalties usually assessed when a report is filed late. The motion: “To find the 11-Day Pre-Primary Report was filed late and assess a penalty of $60.56” Vote: 4-0.
What to check- The Commission's decision, in the motion and the minutes
The Commission's meeting of 2026-06-24The staff memo
Rule: Late-filing penalty before the Ethics Commission
“A campaign finance report is not timely filed unless a properly signed or electronically submitted copy of the report, substantially conforming to the disclosure requirements of this subchapter, is received by the commission by 11:59 p.m. on the date it is due.”21-A MRSA §1020-A(2) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Campaign money: Governor · Traditionally financed
$22,564raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $21,679 spent
$8,170itemized in 2025 and 2026, 47 contributions
$5,806raised before 2026 (their 2025 reports)
$21,384from the candidate (incl. loans)
$885cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Report)
$26,111debts and loans owed, as of that 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: $21,679
Petitions$21,150
Postage$312
Other$217
Largest payees: Mainely Strategies $10,000 Petitions · James Tracey $8,000 Petitions · Mark Greenstein $1,278 Petitions · Jon Vianney $1,020 Petitions · Jade Diaz Chavez $558 Petitions · USPS $468 Other · Ben Bussiere $294 Petitions · State of Maine $61 Other
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
John Michael Glowa Sr.
not currently employed · N/A · SOUTH CHINA | The candidate | $7,019.92 |
Bruce Taylor
retired · NA · LOVELL | Person | $1,150 |
Glowa, Sr., John Michael 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.