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Shawn Dixon R

On the November ballot: State House District 67 (Benton)

June 9 primary for State House District 67 (Republican): won, 902 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 $26,769 for or against them, more than their campaign's $8,700

Independent expenditures: $24,987 supporting and $1,782 opposing. The largest: Prosper Maine PAC $22,644 (for); Renew the American Dream $2,219 (for); MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE $1,242 (against); PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC $540 (against).

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 17, 2026. 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.

Self-employment

Dixon Construction (Construction) · Benton, ME
Dixon's Country Market (Retail Business) · Benton, ME
Rental Properties (Property Development and Management) · Benton, ME

Positions

Selectman, Benton Town Office (paid) · Benton, ME

Campaign money: Representative · Traditionally financed

$11,061raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $3,133 spent

$8,700itemized in 2026, 23 contributions

$2,250from the candidate (incl. loans)

$7,927cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Report)

$2,250debts and loans owed, as of that report

Where their contributions come from

23%19%51%

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

Compare with all 2026 candidates →

How it was spent: $3,133

TV and cable$2,568

Social media and online ads$500

Food for events and volunteers$55

Bank and other fees$10

Largest payees: Spectrum Marketing Companies $2,568 TV and cable · Red Claw Media, LLC $500 Social media and online ads · Sportsman Alliance of Maine $55 Food for events and volunteers · Skowhegan Savings Bank $10 Bank and other fees

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

Top contributors	Type	Total
Dirigo PAC Alexandria	PAC	$1,000
Answering The Call Albion	PAC	$900
SCRC Skowhegan	PAC	$500
ILJ, LLC Benton	Business	$500
Chris Poulin Information Requested · Oakland	Person	$500
Dirigo Freedom Leadership PAC Madison	PAC	$500
Kennebec County Republican Committee AUgusta	Party committee	$500
On the road to Maines Future Augusta	PAC	$500
Town & Country Ways Benton	Business	$500
Still Fed Up With Taxes Turner	Business	$500
Renew The American Dream PAC Arlington	PAC	$500
Austin Theriault Information Requested · Fort Kent	Person	$500
Win Back Maine Palermo	PAC	$479.70
Adam Hensbey general business · A & G Shooting · Fairfield	Person	$400
Jacob Allen construction engineering · J Allen Landscaping · Waterville	Person	$250

Dixon, Shawn M. 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

$24,987spent supporting them

$1,782spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Prosper Maine PAC 8 expenditures · the race	for	$22,644
Renew the American Dream 1 expenditure · the race	for	$2,219
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE 2 expenditures · the race	against	$1,242
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC 1 expenditure · the race	against	$540
People Over Politics PAC 1 expenditure · the race	for	$123

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
Dirigo PAC Group or PAC · Alexandria	$1,000	61
Answering the Call Group or PAC · Albion	$900	12
Dirigo Freedom Leadership PAC Group or PAC · Madison	$500	17
Kennebec County Republican Committee Party committee · Augusta	$500	9
ON THE ROAD TO MAINE'S FUTURE Group or PAC · Augusta	$500	11
Still Fed Up With Taxes Group or PAC · Turner	$500	24
Renew the American Dream PAC Group or PAC · Arlington	$500	21
Austin Theriault general business, Consultant · Fort Kent	$500	2
Win Back Maine Group or PAC · Palermo	$480	4
Shawn Casey general business, Self Employed · Clinton	$100	2
Elect Bob Foley Committee Candidate committee · Wells	$100	5