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Michael Lemelin R
State Representative, District 53
On the November ballot: State House District 53 (Chelsea)
June 9 primary for State House District 53 (Republican): won, 1,191 votes (100%)
In the Legislature
House District 53 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,235 recorded votes, 5% not voting
Bills they sponsored: 11 (2 became law) — LD 1886, LD 56, LD 59, LD 92, LD 745, LD 2076, LD 821, LD 825, LD 828, LD 902, LD 1375
Campaign money: Representative · Traditionally financed
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How it was spent: $635
Largest payees: Spectrum Marketing $635 Palm cards, signs, stickers
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| ES Coffin Engineering & Surveying Chelsea | Business | $1,000 |
| Five Star Houldings, LLC Saco | Business | $500 |
| Commercial Buildout, LLC Scarborough | Business | $500 |
| Kennebec County Republican Committee Augusta | PAC | $500 |
| STILL FED UP WITH TAXES TURNER | PAC | $500 |
| RENEW THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC ARLINGTON | PAC | $500 |
Lemelin, Michael 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 | $129 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Buildout, LLC Business · Scarborough | $500 | 2 | |
| Kennebec County Republican Committee Party committee · Augusta | $500 | 9 | |
| Still Fed Up With Taxes Group or PAC · Turner | $500 | 24 | |
| Renew the American Dream PAC Group or PAC · Arlington | $500 | 21 |