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Karen Montell D
State Representative, District 54
On the November ballot: State House District 54 (Gardiner)
June 9 primary for State House District 54 (Democratic): won, 1,290 votes (100%)
In the Legislature
House District 54 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,235 recorded votes, 4% not voting
Bills they sponsored: 6 (1 became law) — LD 1407, LD 1776, LD 1173, LD 1374, LD 1565, LD 1875
Campaign money: Representative · Clean Election
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How it was spent: $2,015
Largest payees: Frame Media Strategies LLC $1,000 TV and cable · EOP Inc. $960 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Squarespace, Inc. $55 Website
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Deborah Gussoff retired · Gardiner | Person | $100 |
| Jeffrey Gussoff retired · Gardiner | Person | $100 |
| Robert Monniere information requested · Gardiner | Person | $100 |
| Richard Rambo Information Requested · Gardiner | Person | $100 |
| Samuel Baker information requested · Augusta | Person | $100 |
| David Swirk office and administrative occupations · Conway Scenic Railroad · Center Conway | Person | $100 |
| Rhonda Swirk office and administrative occupations · Conway Scenic Railroad · Center Conway | Person | $100 |
| Auta Main Information Requested · Gardiner | Person | $50 |
| Cheryl Clark Information Requested · Gardiner | Person | $50 |
| Gail Stephenson Information Requested · Gardiner | Person | $50 |
| Adam Fortier Brown student · University of Southern Maine · Portland | Person | $50 |
| Joseph Colfer retired · Farmingdale | Person | $50 |
| Kathleen Brown retired · Gardiner | Person | $25 |
| Molly Jennings retired · Augusta | Person | $20 |
| Beatrice Hicks retired · Gardiner | Person | $5 |
Montell, Karen 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE 4 expenditures · the race | for | $4,120 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Monniere not currently employed, information requested · Gardiner | $100 | 3 | |
| Richard Rambo financial investment, Self · Gardiner | $100 | 3 | |
| Samuel Baker Other, Senate Majority Office · Augusta | $100 | 2 |