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 $84,427 for or against them, more than their campaign's $35,350
Independent expenditures: $2,155 supporting and $82,272 opposing. The largest: MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE $82,272 (against); Common Sense for Maine $1,292 (for); Maine Senate Republicans $715 (for); NRA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND $148 (for).
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
Context State contracts
Disclosed sales to 1 state agency (2025)
Sold, rented or leased $10,000 or more to: Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS Lease with entity associated from 2014), by Jetport State Building LLC.
What to check- The contracts or purchases themselves (the state's vendor payments)
- Whether any was won by a bid, which needs a statement of bid (1 MRSA §1016-D)
Personal financial disclosure, 2025 (the Commission's disclosure site)
Rule: Sells goods or services to the state
“Each state governmental agency, board or commission to which the Legislator, a member of the Legislator's immediate family or an associated organization has sold, rented or leased goods or services with a value of $10,000 or more during the preceding calendar year”1 MRSA §1016-G(1)(J) ✓ 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 July 28, 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.
Businesses they own or hold a stake in
- Cianchette Family LLC (Property Development and Management) · Portland, ME
- Erik's Church LLC (Food Services and Hospitality) · Me, ME
- KMan LLC (Property Development and Management) · Portland, ME
Other income
- Investments In Stocks · Investment and Interest Income
Business with state agencies
- Administrative and Financial Services · seller: Jetport State Building LLC · DAFS Lease with entity associated from 2014
Campaign money: Senator · Traditionally financed
$46,475raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $39,248 spent
$35,350itemized in 2026, 88 contributions
$11,000from the candidate (incl. loans)
$7,227cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Report)
$11,000debts and loans owed, as of that report
Where their contributions come from
82%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal nationsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Compare with all 2026 candidates →
How it was spent: $39,248
Radio$9,970
TV and cable$8,636
Palm cards, signs, stickers$5,452
Website$5,292
Newspaper and print ads$4,290
Mail house$2,585
Social media and online ads$1,165
Apparel$830
Bank and other fees$645
Other$300
Largest payees: Strega Media $15,312 TV and cable · Pine Point Creative $5,292 Website · Full Court Press $4,131 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Atlantic Coast Radio $3,970 Radio · Graph X Signs $1,920 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Michaela Clark Films $1,500 TV and cable · META $1,165 Social media and online ads · Sam Thayer $1,136 TV and cable
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
Christopher Tyll
real estate professional · Self · Raymond | Person | $1,500 |
Independence Law LLC
Auburn | Business | $1,000 |
Philip Roberts
retail sales · Broadway Gardens- Owner · Cape Elizabeth | Person | $1,000 |
Gary M Prolman
attorney legal · Gary Prolman Law Office · Saco | Person | $1,000 |
Shawn Moody
automotive industry · Moody's · Gorham | Person | $1,000 |
Ron Russell
retired · Kennebunkport | Person | $1,000 |
Marvin Mayberry
retired · Windham | Person | $1,000 |
Portland North Dental
Portland | Business | $1,000 |
Blaine Rich
real estate professional · Precision Appraisal Services · Windham | Person | $1,000 |
Domenic Pugliares
Golf Course Owner · Dunegrass · Old Orchard Beach | Person | $1,000 |
Jane Diamond
retired · Windham | Person | $1,000 |
Daniel Shaw
construction engineering · Shaw Brothers · Windham | Person | $1,000 |
Jonathan Shaw
construction engineering · Shaw Brothers · Gorham | Person | $1,000 |
Ronald Hodge
retired · Marco Island | Person | $1,000 |
Christopher Pochebit
healthcare medical · Portland North Dental · Portland | Person | $1,000 |
Cianchette, Kenneth 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.