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Nathan Carlow R

State Representative, District 137

On the November ballot: State House District 137 (Buxton)

June 9 primary for State House District 137 (Republican): won, 1,040 votes (100%)

In the Legislature

House District 137 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,235 recorded votes, 7% not voting

Bills they sponsored: 13 (2 became law) — LD 1163, LD 1160, LD 1271, LD 1399, LD 1400, LD 286, LD 617, LD 635, LD 850, LD 1007, LD 1020, LD 1196, HP 1488

Named in lobbyists' reports

Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Nathan Carlow: 4 from 3 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)
AARP Noel Bonam	Event: Legislative Lunch & Learn on Older Adult Issues and Vital Voices Survey · May 2025 · names 51 members	$1,480.31
AARP Noel Bonam	Event: LTSS Scorecard Awareness Lunch and Learn for Legislators so that Legislators would be able to learn more about Maine's ranking in various aspects connected to Long Term Supports and Services (LTSS). · April 2024 · names 18 members	$1,261.07
Maine Association of REALTORS J. Andrew Cashman	Event: Meet & Greet · January 2024	$3,273.60
MaineHealth Sarah Calder	Event: Legislative Briefing · January 2024 · names 6 members	$1,200

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 · Traditionally financed

$11,259raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $2,540 spent

$3,275itemized in 2026, 11 contributions

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$8,719cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Report)

Where their contributions come from

69%31%

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

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How it was spent: $2,540

Equipment$1,899

Social media and online ads$300

Postage$119

Other$111

Food for events and volunteers$61

Bank and other fees$51

Largest payees: Apple Store $1,899 Equipment · Facebook/Meta Platforms $300 Social media and online ads · Walmart Scarborough $100 Other · USPS United States Postal BAR MILLS $78 Postage · Han Asian Cuisine $52 Food for events and volunteers · Anedot $51 Bank and other fees · USPS United States Postal Service $41 Postage · Hannaford Standish $11 Other

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

Top contributors	Type	Total
Rebecca Bowley Self Employed · Self Employed · Hollis	Person	$1,000
Dirigo PAC Alexandria	PAC	$1,000
Stephen Anderson retired · South Portland	Person	$500
Mary Anderson retired · South Portland	Person	$500
Jason Briggs general business · Conway Scenic Railroad · Biddeford	Person	$100
Joseph Bergeron attorney legal · Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC · Kennebunk	Person	$50
Michele Boudreau healthcare medical · Intermed PA · Buxton	Person	$50
Robert Davis Salesperson · Potatoes · Presque Isle	Person	$50
Tasha Pinkham government civil · Town of Standish Maine · Buxton	Person	$25

Carlow, Nathan M. 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

$647spent supporting them

$3,715spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
REBUILD MAINE 3 expenditures · the race	against	$2,933
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC 1 expenditure · the race	against	$782
York County Republican Committee 1 expenditure · the race	for	$500
People Over Politics PAC 1 expenditure · the race	for	$147

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
Dirigo PAC Group or PAC · Alexandria	$1,000	61
Jason Briggs general business, Conway Scenic RR · Biddeford	$100	15
Robert Davis Salesperson, Potatoes · Presque Isle	$50	2