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Trey Stewart R
State Senator, District 2
On the November ballot: State Senate District 2 (Presque Isle)
June 9 primary for State Senate District 2 (Republican): won, 4,191 votes (100%)
Findings
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Context Ethics Commission
Before the Ethics Commission (2020-09-30): Complaint against Hon. Harold “Trey” Stewart
Mr. Rommy Haines of Fort Fairfield filed a complaint alleging that in 2018-2019 State Rep. Trey Stewart of Presque Isle directed the Star City PAC to reimburse him for tires, vehicle maintenance, and clothing in violation of Maine law. The PAC reported these expenses as related to Rep. Stewart’s work in Augusta and campaign travel around the state. Since December 2018, Rep. Stewart has served as the assistant leader of the House Republican caucus. The motion: “To conduct no further investigation as there are insufficient grounds presented in the complaint.” Vote: 5-0.
What to check- What the Commission decided, in the motion and the minutes
- A complaint is an allegation, not a finding
The Commission's meeting of 2020-09-30The staff memo
Rule: A complaint or other matter before the Ethics Commission
“The commission shall review the application and shall make the investigation if the reasons stated for the request show sufficient grounds for believing that a violation may have occurred.”21-A MRSA §1003(2) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
In the Legislature
Senate District 2 · 131st Legislature (2023–24), 132nd Legislature (2025–26) · 1,267 recorded votes, 6% not voting
Bills they sponsored: 89 (20 became law) — LD 375, LD 388, LD 753, LD 839, LD 1027, LD 1217, LD 1667, LD 1951, LD 2139, LD 195, LD 203, SP 219, LD 257, LD 258 …
Named in lobbyists' reports
Events and spending on officials that lobbyists reported to the Ethics Commission since 2024 and whose list of officials names Trey Stewart: 8 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 Summit · February 2026 · names 21 members | $47,878 |
| Event: Reception for golf tournament · September 2025 · names 2 members | $8,202.50 |
| Event: Legislative Summit · February 2024 | $285.49 |
Charter Communications Operating, LLC
Kate Gore | Spent on officials: Meal/Beverage · May 2026 | $140.62 |
| Spent on officials: Meal/Beverage · October 2025 | $80 |
Americans for Prosperity
Ross Connolly | Spent on officials: Dinner with legislator and staff to discuss economic freedom · November 2025 | $125 |
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 · January 2024 | $3,273.60 |
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: Senator · Clean Election
$38,270raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $6,035 spent
$0itemized in 2026, 0 contributions
$35,775Clean Election funding paid this year
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$32,235cash on hand on September 15, 2026 (42 Day Pre General Mcea Report)
How it was spent: $6,035
Palm cards, signs, stickers$2,739
Mail house$2,425
Event tickets$400
Other$400
Website$71
Largest payees: Spectrum Marketing $4,489 Mail house · Cushman's $675 Palm cards, signs, stickers · C.A.N.C.E.R. $400 Event tickets · Aroostook Huskies Football Club $400 Other · Weebly $70 Website · Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce $1 Website
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
Stewart III, Harold 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.