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Patrick Jude R

On the November ballot: State House District 20 (Brewer)

June 9 primary for State House District 20 (Republican): won, 692 votes (100%)

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Context Outside spending

Outside groups spent $29,509 for or against them, more than their campaign's $7,317

Independent expenditures: $29,509 supporting and $0 opposing. The largest: Prosper Maine PAC $15,890 (for); People Over Politics PAC $6,731 (for); The House Republican Fund $6,000 (for); Common Sense for Maine $646 (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

Financial disclosure, 2025

From the personal financial disclosure they filed with the Maine Ethics Commission on August 14, 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

Businesses they own or hold a stake in

Other income

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Campaign money: Representative · Clean Election

$8,225raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $1,419 spent
$0itemized in 2026, 0 contributions
$7,225Clean Election funding paid this year
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$6,806cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Mcea Report)

How it was spent: $1,419

Palm cards, signs, stickers$1,115
Social media and online ads$300
Other$4

Largest payees: Spectrum Marketing Companies $1,242 Social media and online ads · Amazon $173 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Walmart $4 Other

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

Top contributorsTypeTotal

JUDE, PATRICK 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

$29,509spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
SpenderAmount
Prosper Maine PAC
7 expenditures · the race
for$15,890
People Over Politics PAC
4 expenditures · the race
for$6,731
The House Republican Fund
1 expenditure · the race
for$6,000
Common Sense for Maine
2 expenditures · the race
for$646
Maine Republican Party
1 expenditure · the race
for$242

Independent expenditures reported to the Ethics Commission in 2026. The candidate doesn't control them.