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Mike Ray D

State Representative, District 40

On the November ballot: State House District 40 (Lincolnville)

June 9 primary for State House District 40 (Democratic): won, 1,829 votes (100%)

In the Legislature

House District 40 · 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 720 recorded votes, 0% not voting

Named in lobbyists' reports

Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Mike Ray: 3 from 2 clients. The cost is the whole event's or item's, shared by everyone it names, not what was spent on them.

Client (lobbyist)	What, when	Cost (all named)
Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast Dana Doran	Event: Legislative Breakfast · February 2026 · names 43 members	$1,933
	Event: Legislative Breakfast · March 2025 · names 26 members	$2,763
Maine Center for Economic Policy Maura Pillsbury	Event: luncheon briefing · January 2026 · names 35 members	$505.19

Matched by name and title (“Rep. Bell”, “Senator Brad Farrin”); a name that fits two members isn't counted. Check the reports on the lobbying system.

Campaign money: Representative · Clean Election

$9,942raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $3,344 spent

$1,000itemized in 2026, 10 contributions

$8,942Clean Election funding paid this year

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$6,598cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Mcea Report)

Where their contributions come from

90%10%

IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal nationsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders

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How it was spent: $2,594

Professional services$1,000

Palm cards, signs, stickers$875

Website$296

Postage$182

Mail house$102

Events$100

Other$39

Largest payees: Frame Stategies $1,977 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Squarespace $296 Website · United States Postal Service $182 Postage · American Legion Post # 43 $100 Events · Amazon $39 Other

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

Top contributors	Type	Total
Josh Gerritsen Independent Filmaker · Self Employed · Rockport	Person	$100
Paul Robie retired · Northport	Person	$100
Karen J. Young retired · Northport	Person	$100
Stanley Paige Ziegler retired · Montville	Person	$100
David Michael Ray government civil · State of Maine · Lincolnville	Person	$100
Barbara Louise Gould retired · Lincolnville	Person	$100
Scott Harriman for State House Lewiston	Candidate committee	$100
Emily Kramer teacher education · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge	Person	$100
Alan L. Orcutt Business Consulting · Alan L. Orcutt · Searsport	Person	$100
Susan Kramer retired · Bowling Green	Person	$100

Ray, D. 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.

Their donors also gave to

Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 candidates.

Donor	To them	Candidates funded
Josh Gerritsen Independent Filmaker, Self Employed · Rockport	$100	2
Paul Robie Other, Not Employed · Northport	$100	9
Karen J. Young retired, N/A · Northport	$100	2
David Michael Ray government civil, State of Maine · Lincolnville	$100	4
Scott Harriman for State House Candidate committee · Lewiston	$100	8