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Russ White R

State Representative, District 13

On the November ballot: State House District 13 (Ellsworth)

June 9 primary for State House District 13 (Republican): won, 966 votes (100%)

Findings

Prompts to look closer at the public records, each with the rule and the law it rests on. None is a finding of wrongdoing. All findings

Context Outside spending

Outside groups spent $32,510 for or against them, more than their campaign's $9,950

Independent expenditures: $24,016 supporting and $8,493 opposing. The largest: Prosper Maine PAC $23,892 (for); MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE $6,165 (against); REBUILD MAINE $2,328 (against); People Over Politics PAC $124 (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

In the Legislature

House District 13 · 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 720 recorded votes, 6% not voting

Bills they sponsored: 5 (0 became law) — LD 739, LD 962, LD 1627, LD 1633, LD 1812

Named in lobbyists' reports

Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Russ White: 4 from 4 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)
Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast Dana Doran	Event: Legislative Breakfast · February 2026 · names 43 members	$1,933
DraftKings Inc. Michael Saxl	Event: Lunch and Learn Re: LD 1164 · June 2025 · names 98 members	$1,676.92
Maine Association of REALTORS J. Andrew Cashman	Event: Meet & Greet · February 2025 · names 19 members	$3,768.17
Retail Association of Maine Curtis Picard	Event: Legislative Breakfast · January 2025 · names 7 members	$334.60

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

$9,950raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $2,580 spent

$1,000itemized in 2026, 10 contributions

$8,950Clean Election funding paid this year

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$7,370cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Mcea Report)

Where their contributions come from

100%

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

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How it was spent: $2,580

Apparel$1,127

Social media and online ads$1,000

Palm cards, signs, stickers$453

Largest payees: Spectrum Marketing Companies $1,453 Social media and online ads · 4Imprint $1,127 Apparel

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

Top contributors	Type	Total
Rod Grant Owner, Sports Shop · Self Employed · Ellsworth	Person	$100
Brian Langley retired · Ellsworth	Person	$100
Anne Martson retired · Brewer	Person	$100
Bob Merrill Owner · Merrill Furniture · Ellsworth	Person	$100
Dan Sargent Owner · Sargent Real Estate · Ellsworth	Person	$100
Brett Alexander Owner · K&B Automotive · Ellsworth	Person	$100
Jenny Alexander Owner · K&B Automotive · Ellsworth	Person	$100
Randy White general business · Lowes · Ellsworth	Person	$100
Brian White Special Events Coordinator · Self Employed · Ellsworth	Person	$100
Rob Shea Contractor · Self Employed · Ellsworth	Person	$100

White, Russell P. 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

$24,016spent supporting them

$8,493spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Prosper Maine PAC 8 expenditures · the race	for	$23,892
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE 6 expenditures · the race	against	$6,165
REBUILD MAINE 3 expenditures · the race	against	$2,328
People Over Politics PAC 1 expenditure · the race	for	$124

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
Brian Langley food services, Union River Lobster Pot · Ellsworth	$100	5