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Rachel Henderson R
State Representative, District 78
On the November ballot: State House District 78 (Rumford)
June 9 primary for State House District 78 (Republican): won, 939 votes (100%)
In the Legislature
House District 78 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,235 recorded votes, 0% not voting
Bills they sponsored: 12 (3 became law) — LD 526, LD 848, LD 1427, LD 478, LD 612, HP 950, LD 1085, LD 1088, LD 1459, LD 1553, LD 1788, LD 1199
Campaign money: Representative · Traditionally financed
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How it was spent: $730
Largest payees: The Maine Sportsman $375 Newspaper and print ads · Rachel Henderson $205 Travel · Meta Platforms Inc. $100 Social media and online ads · Facebook $50 Social media and online ads
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Breau Self Employed. Business Owner · Richard Breau · Rumford | Person | $1,000 |
| Dirigo PAC Alexandria | PAC | $1,000 |
| Amy Arata government civil · State Of Maine Legislature · New Gloucester | Person | $500 |
| Grow Maine PAC Poland | PAC | $500 |
| Bright Future Maine Dixfield | PAC | $500 |
| MIA PAC Hallowell | PAC | $500 |
| Renew the American Dream PAC Arlington | PAC | $500 |
| Red Weld PAC Greely | PAC | $500 |
| Paula Sutton Information Requested · Beverly Hills | Person | $500 |
| Still Fed up with Taxes Turner | PAC | $500 |
| Oxford County Republican Committee Dixfield | Party committee | $500 |
| Willhoites LLC Rumford | Business | $250 |
| Heather Sirocki Information Requested · Windham | Person | $250 |
| John Giambattista retired · Rumford | Person | $100 |
Henderson, Rachel A. 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE 3 expenditures · the race | against | $3,852 |
| REBUILD MAINE 2 expenditures · the race | against | $2,265 |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC 1 expenditure · the race | against | $692 |
| People Over Politics PAC 1 expenditure · the race | for | $93 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Breau Self Employed. Business Owner, Richard Breau · Rumford | $1,000 | 2 | |
| Dirigo PAC Group or PAC · Alexandria | $1,000 | 61 | |
| Amy Arata government civil, State of Maine · New Gloucester | $500 | 4 | |
| Grow Maine PAC Group or PAC · Poland | $500 | 19 | |
| Bright Future Maine Group or PAC · Dixfield | $500 | 2 | |
| Renew the American Dream PAC Group or PAC · Arlington | $500 | 21 | |
| Paula Sutton Special Projects Manager, Eastern Traders · Beverly Hills | $500 | 4 | |
| Still Fed Up With Taxes Group or PAC · Turner | $500 | 24 | |
| Oxford County Republican Committee Party committee · South Paris | $500 | 2 | |
| Heather Sirocki retired, Information Requested · Windham | $250 | 3 |