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Stephen Carey U

On the November ballot: State Senate District 9 (Bangor)

Findings

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Context Outside spending

Outside groups spent $53,935 for or against them, more than their campaign's $38,750

Independent expenditures: $51,754 supporting and $2,181 opposing. The largest: Maine Senate Republicans $51,754 (for); REBUILD MAINE $2,181 (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 16, 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.

Jobs

Uber driver, Uber (Transportation) · New york, NY

Other income

Social Security · Social Security Benefits
Charles schwab · Retirement Plan or Pension and Annuity
State street retiree services · Retirement Plan or Pension and Annuity

Family members

A family member: Clerk, Swett’s tire and auto (Food Services and Hospitality) · Bangor, ME
A family member: Bartender, Marsh island brewing (Food Services and Hospitality) · Bangor, ME
A family member: Phone / customer service, LL Bean (Retail Business) · Freeport, ME
A family member: Sales, Production services of Maine (Alcoholic Beverage Production and Sales) · Old town, ME
A family member: Social Security · Social Security Benefits

Campaign money: Senator · Clean Election

$38,750raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $21,294 spent

$3,000itemized in 2026, 35 contributions

$35,750Clean Election funding paid this year

$0from the candidate (incl. loans)

$17,456cash 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

Compare with all 2026 candidates →

How it was spent: $21,294

Palm cards, signs, stickers$13,265

Travel$3,167

Postage$1,343

Social media and online ads$1,000

Newspaper and print ads$720

Apparel$615

Food for events and volunteers$524

Events$307

Bank and other fees$121

Event tickets$120

Largest payees: Creative Print Services $9,717 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Stephen Carey $2,873 Travel · Bangor Letter Shop $1,915 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Spectrum Marketing Companies $1,737 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Maine Republican Party $1,107 Postage · Dennis Knowlton $763 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Coffee News Bangor $720 Newspaper and print ads · W.S. Emerson Company $615 Apparel

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

Top contributors	Type	Total
Carol Acker retired · Acton	Person	$100
Dawn Carey retired · Bangor	Person	$100
Travis Carey clergy faith based · Calvary Chapel Greater Portland · Gorham	Person	$100
Stephen Carey retired · Bangor	Person	$100
Chelsea Carey homemaker · wells	Person	$100
Thomas Carey military · General Dynamics-OTS, Inc. · Wells	Person	$100
Michael Tardiff teacher education · Kennebec Valley Community College · Veazie	Person	$100
Richard Carey food services · Wilson County Barbecue · Windham	Person	$100
Lyn Hardy retired · Hampden	Person	$100
Kim Arbour retired · Augusta	Person	$100
Lynn Jacques retired · Snellville	Person	$100
James Swett retail sales · Swetts Tire & Auto, Inc · Bangor	Person	$100
Alice Swett retail sales · Swetts Tire & Auto, Inc · Bangor	Person	$100
Gail Creath retired · Sarasota	Person	$100
Sherill Treworgy retired · Hampden	Person	$100

Carey, Stephen 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

$51,754spent supporting them

$2,181spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
Maine Senate Republicans 4 expenditures · the race	for	$51,754
REBUILD MAINE 1 expenditure · the race	against	$2,181

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
Michael Tardiff teacher education, Kennebec Valley Community College · Veazie	$100	2
Rodney Rozario Retired, Retired · Bangor	$100	2
Thor Noyes retired · Bangor	$100	2
Richard Cyr retired, Retired · Hermon	$100	2
Diana Collins retired, Under $50 · Orrington	$25	3
Keith Bowden Retired, Under $50 · Orrington	$20	2