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Poppy Arford D
State Representative, District 101
On the November ballot: State House District 101 (Brunswick)
June 9 primary for State House District 101 (Democratic): won, 2,644 votes (100%)
Home
- Single-family home: $541,000 assessed, 2027
Brunswick certified a ratio of 69% for 2024; a later assessment may follow a revaluation, so no market estimate is made.
From the Brunswick assessor's database, found by searching for Poppy Arford's name in the town where they live, as owner or co-owner of a home. The address isn't published. A home held in a trust, a company or someone else's name isn't found.
In the Legislature
House District 101 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,235 recorded votes, 2% not voting
Bills they sponsored: 11 (3 became law) — LD 163, LD 1786, LD 1743, LD 1758, LD 1844, LD 1254, LD 1255, HP 1301, LD 1740, LD 1856, LD 2203
Named in lobbyists' reports
Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Poppy Arford: 11 from 8 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) |
|---|
Appalachian Mountain Club
Elizabeth Townsend | Event: informational reception · January 2025 · names 26 members | $1,726 |
| Event: Informational reception · January 2024 · names 24 members | $1,501.24 |
Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine
Lisa Nolan | Event: Legislative Luncheon on Exploring employer and consumer perspectives on healthcare affordability in Mainehealthcare affordability · January 2025 · names 17 members | $1,740.16 |
| Event: Quarterly HPA member meeting · December 2023 · names 3 members | $2,448.67 |
Island Institute
Nick Battista | Event: Aquaculture tour · April 2024 · names 3 members | $950 |
| Spent on officials: aquaculture tour, partial charter and lunch · April 2024 | $45 |
Maine Center for Economic Policy
Maura Pillsbury | Event: Lunch and Learn on Guaranteed Basic Income in Maine · February 2026 · names 18 members | $315.20 |
Maine Association of Health Plans
Dan Demeritt | Event: Lunch and Learn · November 2025 · names 4 members | $379.81 |
AARP
Noel Bonam | Event: Pastry and Policy Breakfast to highlight the importance of the Older Mainers Act · May 2025 · names 14 members | $695.54 |
Hospitality Maine
Nathen Cloutier | Event: Hospitality & Tourism Alliance Reception · February 2024 · names 8 members | $593.16 |
Maine Association of REALTORS
J. Andrew Cashman | Event: Meet & Greet · January 2024 | $3,273.60 |
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
$7,300raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $0 spent
$0itemized in 2026, 0 contributions
$7,300Clean Election funding paid this year
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$7,300cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Mcea Report)
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
Arford, Poppy T. 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
$204spent supporting them
$0spent opposing them
| Spender | | Amount |
|---|
MPA CAMPAIGN VOTE!
1 expenditure · the race | for | $204 |
Independent expenditures reported to the Ethics Commission in 2026. The candidate doesn't control them.