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Reagan Paul R
State Representative, District 37
On the November ballot: State House District 37 (Winterport)
June 9 primary for State House District 37 (Republican): won, 1,131 votes (100%)
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Worth a look Ethics Commission
Before the Ethics Commission (2023-01-30): Request for Waiver of Late-Filing Penalty – Hon. Reagan Paul
Representative Reagan Paul was a candidate for the House in the 2022 general election. She was required to file a 24-Hour Report on November 1, 2022. She filed the report on December 20 when completing the post-election report. The preliminary penalty is $1,945.30. Rep. Paul requests a waiver due to inexperience, the pressures in the week before the election, and because her usual practice was to report payments when they cleared the bank. Staff recommendation: the Commission staff recommends reducing the penalty to $350. The motion: “To reduce the penalty to $350.” Vote: 5-0.
What to check- The Commission's decision, in the motion and the minutes
The Commission's meeting of 2023-01-30The staff memo
Rule: Late-filing penalty before the Ethics Commission
“A campaign finance report is not timely filed unless a properly signed or electronically submitted copy of the report, substantially conforming to the disclosure requirements of this subchapter, is received by the commission by 11:59 p.m. on the date it is due.”21-A MRSA §1020-A(2) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
In the Legislature
House District 37 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,235 recorded votes, 2% not voting
Bills they sponsored: 24 (2 became law) — LD 343, LD 1877, LD 226, LD 342, LD 397, LD 410, LD 451, HP 500, LD 601, LD 735, LD 887, LD 927, LD 1007, LD 1154 …
Named in lobbyists' reports
Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Reagan Paul: 6 from 5 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) |
|---|
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Linda Caprara | Event: Legislative Social · March 2026 · names 14 members | $2,620 |
| Event: Reception for golf tournament · September 2025 · names 2 members | $8,202.50 |
DraftKings Inc.
Michael Saxl | Event: Lunch and Learn Re: LD 1164 · June 2025 · names 98 members | $1,676.92 |
AARP
Noel Bonam | Event: Legislative Lunch & Learn on Older Adult Issues and Vital Voices Survey · May 2025 · names 51 members | $1,480.31 |
Maine Association of REALTORS
J. Andrew Cashman | Event: Meet & Greet · February 2025 · names 19 members | $3,768.17 |
U.S. Term Limits
Kenneth Quinn | Event: Lunch & Learn · January 2024 · names 22 members | $1,010.62 |
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
$39,721raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $7,591 spent
$25,140itemized in 2026, 108 contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$32,131cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Report)
Where their contributions come from
82%12%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal nationsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
Compare with all 2026 candidates →
How it was spent: $7,591
Professional services$4,100
Palm cards, signs, stickers$2,988
Bank and other fees$502
Largest payees: No Limit Films $4,100 Professional services · Signs on the Cheap $1,712 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Spectrum Marketing Companies $1,276 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Anedot $502 Bank and other fees
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
John Linnehan
Investor · Self-Employed · Ellsworth | Person | $1,000 |
Cristobal Alvarado
retired · Readfield | Person | $1,000 |
Darek Dunton
Operations Supervisor · FAA · Brewer | Person | $1,000 |
Paula Sutton
Project Manager · Eastern Traders · Warren | Person | $1,000 |
Aaron Fethke
attorney legal · Self-Employed · Searsport | Person | $1,000 |
Mary Draper
retired · Bowdoin | Person | $1,000 |
Gordon Draper
Electronic Technician · USPS · Bowdoin | Person | $1,000 |
Still Fed Up With Taxes
Turner | PAC | $1,000 |
Flexware Control Technology Inc.
Bangor | Business | $1,000 |
David Haskell
Lobster Catcher · Self-Employed · North Haven | Person | $600 |
Adam Gaal
teacher education · VIPKID Inc · Millinocket | Person | $500 |
Becky Stevens
Physical Therapist · RSU 40 · Waldoboro | Person | $500 |
David Guarino
Taxpayer · Self-Employed · Saugus | Person | $500 |
Matt Jacobson
Business Development · Summit Natural Gas of Maine · North Yarmouth | Person | $500 |
Brian Camp
financial investment · Citizens Bank of Morgantown · Morgantown | Person | $500 |
Paul, Reagan 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
$125spent supporting them
$7,070spent opposing them
| Spender | | Amount |
|---|
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
6 expenditures · the race | against | $7,070 |
People Over Politics PAC
1 expenditure · the race | for | $125 |
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 |
|---|
John Linnehan
financial investment, Self-Employed · Ellsworth | $1,000 | 6 | |
Cristobal Alvarado
retired, Unknown · Readfield | $1,000 | 3 | |
Paula Sutton
retired, Eastern Traders · Warren | $1,000 | 6 | |
Mary Draper
retired · Bowdoin | $1,000 | 2 | |
Gordon Draper
Electronic Technician, USPS · Bowdoin | $1,000 | 2 | |
Still Fed Up With Taxes
Group or PAC · Turner | $1,000 | 24 | |
David Haskell
Agriculture, Self Employed · North Haven | $600 | 2 | |
Grow Maine PAC
Group or PAC · Poland | $500 | 19 | |
Dirigo PAC
Group or PAC · Alexandria | $500 | 61 | |
Dirigo Freedom Leadership PAC
Group or PAC · Madison | $500 | 17 | |
William Clardy
Database Developer, Nth Degree Data · Augusta | $250 | 6 | |
Glen Libby
Boss, Port Clyde Fresh Catch · Port Clyde | $250 | 2 | |
Mark Caron
retired · Sanford | $250 | 2 | |
Leadership for Maine's Future
Group or PAC · Newport | $250 | 3 | |
David Lindahl
Unknown, Unknown · Northport | $200 | 2 | |