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Trent Vellella D

On the November ballot: State House District 49 (West Bath)

June 9 primary for State House District 49 (Democratic): won, 1,895 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 Financial disclosure

Disclosed 1 gift (2025)

From: Bath Marine Draftsman's Association UAW Local 3999 (Conference (meals, lodging and travel)).

What to check

Whether the source lobbies the Legislature or gave to the campaign

Personal financial disclosure, 2025 (the Commission's disclosure site)

Rule: Gifts disclosed

“The specific source of each gift received by the Legislator”1 MRSA §1016-G(1)(F) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works

Context Lobbyists' money

1 organization on their disclosure also lobbies the Legislature

Registered as lobbyists' clients: General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (employer; registered 2024, 2025, 2026).

What to check

What the organization lobbied on, and how they voted on it
Whether it's the same organization (matched by name)

Personal financial disclosure, 2025 (the Commission's disclosure site)Maine's lobbying registrations

Rule: Employer, client or organization also lobbies

“Each source of income must be identified by name, address and principal type of economic or business activity.”1 MRSA §1016-G(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.

Jobs

Designer, General Dynamics/Bath Iron Works (Manufacturing) · Bath, ME

Positions

Chair, UAW Maine Community Action PAC
President, Bath Marine Draftsman's Association UAW Local 3999 (paid) · Bath, ME
Trustee, Union Workers Benefit Trust · Bath, ME

Gifts, travel and lodging

From Bath Marine Draftsman's Association UAW Local 3999 · Conference (meals, lodging and travel): Conference

Family members

A family member: Interpreter, Joyful Signing LLC (Translation Services) · Accokeek, MD
A family member: Interpreter, self (Translation Services) · West Bath, ME
A family member: Social Security · Social Security Benefits

Campaign money: Representative · Clean Election

$18,195raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $13,698 spent

$900itemized in 2026, 9 contributions

$17,195Clean Election funding paid this year

$100from the candidate (incl. loans)

$4,497cash 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: $12,948

Mail house$10,982

Palm cards, signs, stickers$1,550

Postage$224

Website$192

Largest payees: Frame Media Strategies LLC $10,982 Mail house · Capitol Promotions $1,259 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Dale Rand Printing Co. $291 Palm cards, signs, stickers · Squarespace, Inc. $192 Website · Bath Post Office $122 Postage · UPS $102 Postage

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

Top contributors	Type	Total
Trent Vellella manufacturing · Bath Iron Works · West Bath	The candidate	$100
Allison Hepler retired · Woolwich	Person	$100
Kate Bradford retired · Phippsburg	Person	$100
Nancy Cuthbertson healthcare medical · Nancy Cuthbertson LLC · Phippsburg	Person	$100
Edward Cherian retired · Phippsburg	Person	$100
Ken Kaufman retired · Phippsburg	Person	$100
Sandy Liggett retired · Phippsburg	Person	$100
Lee Liggett retired · Phippsburg	Person	$100
James Binney retired · Phippsburg	Person	$100

Vellella, Trent 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

$9,237spent supporting them

$0spent opposing them

Spender		Amount
REBUILD MAINE 3 expenditures · the race	for	$5,172
MAINE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE 2 expenditures · the race	for	$3,218
PLANNED PARENTHOOD MAINE ACTION FUND PAC 1 expenditure · the race	for	$847

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
Allison Hepler not currently employed, N/A · Woolwich	$100	2
Nancy Cuthbertson healthcare medical, Self · Phippsburg	$100	2
Sandy Liggett not currently employed, Unknown · Phippsburg	$100	2