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Joseph McLaughlin R
On the November ballot: State House District 40 (Lincolnville)
June 9 primary for State House District 40 (Republican): won, 876 votes (100%)
Financial disclosure, 2025
From the personal financial disclosure they filed with the Maine Ethics Commission on July 21, 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
- Bartender/Server, McLaughlins lobster shack (Food Services and Hospitality) · Lincolnville, ME
Self-employment
- Landlord (Property Rental) · Lincolnville, ME
Other income
- Robinhood · Investment and Interest Income
Campaign money: Representative · Traditionally financed
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How it was spent: $580
Largest payees: signs on the cheap $513 Palm cards, signs, stickers · wix $31 Website · stripe $30 Bank and other fees · camden national bank $6 Bank and other fees
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Becky Stephens teacher education · RSU 40 · waldoboro | The candidate | $500 |
| Answering The Call Albion | PAC | $250 |
| Joseph Mclaughlin food services · Mclaughlins · lincolnville | The candidate | $100 |
| David Reed retired · West Rockport | Person | $100 |
| Charlotte Allmayer Beck retired · belfast | Person | $100 |
| Diana Laing retired · seaersmont | Person | $100 |
| Parker Laite retired · Linclolnville | Person | $100 |
McLaughlin, 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
| Spender | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| People Over Politics PAC 1 expenditure · the race | for | $100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becky Stephens healthcare medical, RSU 40 · Waldoboro | $500 | 4 | |
| Answering the Call Group or PAC · Albion | $250 | 12 | |
| David Reed retired, Information Requested · West Rockport | $100 | 5 | |
| Charlotte Allmayer Beck retired, retired · Belfast | $100 | 3 | |
| Diana Laing retired · Searsmont | $100 | 2 |