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Katrina Couch Ray-Saulis D

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

June 9 primary for State House District 59 (Democratic): won, 789 votes (67%)

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 Lobbyists' money

1 organization on their disclosure also lobbies the Legislature

Registered as lobbyists' clients: Maine Service Employees Association (employer; registered 2024, 2025, 2026).

What to check

What the organization lobbied on, and how they voted on it
Whether it's the same organization (matched by name)

Personal financial disclosure, 2025 (the Commission's disclosure site)Maine's lobbying registrations

Rule: Employer, client or organization also lobbies

“Each source of income must be identified by name, address and principal type of economic or business activity.”1 MRSA §1016-G(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 17, 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.

Jobs

Adjunct Instructor, Central Maine Community College (Education) · Auburn, ME
Field Representative, Maine Service Employees Association (Union Representation) · Augusta, ME

Family members

A family member: Apartment Rental · Rental Income

Campaign money: Representative · Clean Election

$10,930raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $5,016 spent

$980itemized in 2026, 14 contributions

$9,950Clean Election funding paid this year

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$5,914cash 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

Compare with all 2026 candidates →

How it was spent: $4,210

Palm cards, signs, stickers$1,991

Social media and online ads$1,601

Website$164

Postage$155

Office and utilities$126

Food for events and volunteers$70

Event tickets$50

Hardware and tools$42

Professional services$10

Bank and other fees$2

Largest payees: FRAME Media Strategies LLC $3,101 Social media and online ads · Dale Rand Printing $285 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Staples $189 Office and utilities · USPS $155 Postage · Squarespace $150 Website · Canva $101 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Hannaford $70 Food for events and volunteers · Augusta Boys and Girls Club $50 Event tickets

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

Top contributors	Type	Total
Scott Hariman Information Requested · Lewiston	Person	$100
Thomas Coash Information Requested · Louisville	Person	$100
Nancy Hudak not currently employed · Standish	Person	$100
Dave Rollins retired · Augusta	Person	$100
Dale McCormick retired · Augusta	Person	$100
Emily Meier office and administrative occupations · Maine Education Association · Bangor	Person	$100
Debra Short not currently employed · Augusta	Person	$100
Martha M. Brower Writer · Self · Camden	Person	$50
Darcy Duda agriculture · Andrew's Farm · Gardiner	Person	$50
Casey Fillmore science technology · University of Southern Maine · Portland	Person	$50
Kym Couch science technology · Boise State University · Boise	Person	$50
Kevin Lamarou office and administrative occupations · Cives Steel Company · Augusta	Person	$50
Jennifer George Information Requested · Cape Elizabeth	Person	$20
Karolyne Sloma Self Employed · Self · Wilton	Person	$10

Couch Ray-Saulis, Katrina 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

$5,055spent supporting them

$2,000spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE 4 expenditures · the race	for	$3,226
Renew the American Dream 1 expenditure · the race	against	$2,000
MPA CAMPAIGN VOTE! 1 expenditure · the race	for	$834
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC 1 expenditure · the race	for	$746
MPA Votes 1 expenditure · the race	for	$250

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
Dale McCormick not currently employed, Not Employed · Augusta	$100	3
Emily Meier UniServ Director, Maine Education Association · Bangor	$100	2