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John Reny R

On the November ballot: State House District 59 (Augusta)

June 9 primary for State House District 59 (Republican): won, 647 votes (100%)

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 Outside spending

Outside groups spent $41,106 for or against them, more than their campaign's $21,500

Independent expenditures: $36,519 supporting and $4,586 opposing. The largest: Prosper Maine PAC $16,789 (for); Mainers for Economic Opportunity $10,788 (for); People Over Politics PAC $6,630 (for); MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE $3,841 (against).

What to check

Who funds the largest spenders (their own reports to the Commission)

Rule: Outside spending larger than the campaign

“"independent expenditure" means any expenditure made by a person, party committee or political action committee that is not made in cooperation, consultation or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate”21-A MRSA §1019-B(1) ✓ 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 August 12, 2026 (amendment 1). 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.

Self-employment

J Salon (Haircare) · Augusta, ME

Campaign money: Representative · Clean Election

$21,500raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $13,313 spent

$1,000itemized in 2025 and 2026, 10 contributions

$1,000raised before 2026 (their 2025 reports)

$20,500Clean Election funding paid this year

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$8,187cash 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: $13,645

Mail house$4,696

Palm cards, signs, stickers$4,661

Social media and online ads$2,500

Apparel$807

Not coded$250

Postage$249

Food for events and volunteers$152

Event tickets$145

Office and utilities$94

Bank and other fees$66

Largest payees: Spectrum Marketing Companies $9,420 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Albisons Printing Inc $2,043 Palm cards, signs, stickers · EOP Elliott Office Products $807 Apparel · United States Postal Service $343 Mail house · Patra Company $300 Social media and online ads · Augusta Republican Committee $250 Not coded · Sams Club $246 Food for events and volunteers · Sportsmans Alliance of Maine $155 Event tickets

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

Top contributors	Type	Total
Sara J Burns Retired · Central Maine Power · Manchester	Person	$100
Benjamin B Bolduc Real Estate Professional · Anna Benanna LLC · Augusta	Person	$100
Kasey D Lambert Retail Sales · Barnes Custom Window Treatments · Wiscasset	Person	$100
Annalee Morris Polley Healthcare Medical · AngleZ Behavioral Health Services · Augusta	Person	$100
Jane Walsh Healthcare Medical · Louisiana State University · Metairie	Person	$100
Ann Page Retired · Homemaker · Richmond	Person	$100
Chris Voynik Real Estate Professional · Listings Direct · Augusta	Person	$100
Sarah Sachs Financial Investment · New Dimensions Federal Credit Union · Augusta	Person	$100
Sarah Vincent Government Civil · Tyler Technologies · Hallowell	Person	$100
Jennifer Weber Insurance Industry · Anthem · No Yarmouth	Person	$100

Reny, John 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

$36,519spent supporting them

$4,586spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Prosper Maine PAC 7 expenditures · the race	for	$16,789
Mainers for Economic Opportunity 1 expenditure · the race	for	$10,788
People Over Politics PAC 4 expenditures · the race	for	$6,630
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE 5 expenditures · the race	against	$3,841
Renew the American Dream 1 expenditure · the race	for	$2,082
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC 1 expenditure · the race	against	$746
Maine Republican Party 1 expenditure · the race	for	$231

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