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 $40,254 for or against them, more than their campaign's $20,849
Independent expenditures: $38,844 supporting and $1,411 opposing. The largest: Prosper Maine PAC $17,832 (for); Mainers for Economic Opportunity $10,788 (for); People Over Politics PAC $7,078 (for); Renew the American Dream $2,852 (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
Context Financial disclosure
Disclosed 1 gift (2025)
From: Maine Fire Chiefs Association (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
Financial disclosure, 2025
From the personal financial disclosure they filed with the Maine Ethics Commission on August 13, 2026 (amendment 1). 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
- Plumber, 49 Davis (Construction) · Durham, ME
- Support Staff, Durham Fire & Rescue (State and Local Government) · Durham, ME
Self-employment
- William St. Michel (Professional and Business Services) · Durham, ME
Clients: Maine Fire Chiefs' Association (State and Local Government)
Other income
- Social Security · Social Security Benefits
- Maine State Retirement · Retirement Plan or Pension and Annuity
- Apartment Rental · Rental Income
- America Funds · Retirement Plan or Pension and Annuity
Gifts, travel and lodging
- From Maine Fire Chiefs Association · Conference (meals, lodging and travel): Expenses for Fire Rescue International Conference, Maine Fire Chiefs' Conference, New England Association of Fire Chiefs Conference
Family members
- A family member: Social Security · Social Security Benefits
- A family member: Maine State Retirement · Retirement Plan or Pension and Annuity
- A family member: America Funds · Retirement Plan or Pension and Annuity
- A family member: New York Life Insurance Comany · Retirement Plan or Pension and Annuity
Campaign money: Representative · Clean Election
$20,849raised to date (the Commission's list, October 17, 2026); $10,506 spent
$1,000itemized in 2025 and 2026, 14 contributions
$825raised before 2026 (their 2025 reports)
$19,849Clean Election funding paid this year
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
$10,343cash 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: $10,506
Palm cards, signs, stickers$4,064
Social media and online ads$2,875
Mail house$1,802
Website$816
Professional services$461
Postage$302
Office and utilities$183
Bank and other fees$3
Largest payees: Spectrum Marketing Companies $7,678 Website · Staples $1,763 Office and utilities · Amazon $760 Office and utilities · The Maine Republican Party $298 Postage · United States Postal Service $7 Postage
Payments in 2026, by the Ethics Commission's expenditure codes.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
Donna L Marchesseault
Retired · None · Durham | Person | $100 |
Phyllis M Brandon
Retired · None · Durham | Person | $100 |
William J Schneider
Retired · None · Durham | Person | $100 |
Mary Ellen Farrell
Other · Unknown · Durham | Person | $100 |
Kathleen Elizabeth St. Michel
Not Currently Employed · Retired · Durham | Person | $100 |
John W Talbot
Retired · None · Durham | Person | $100 |
Donna J Church
Retired · None · Durham | Person | $100 |
Erin A Crotty
Other · Maine Civic Action · Pownal | Person | $100 |
Arthur Kelley
retired · Stoneham | Person | $75 |
Keith Russell Jr
construction engineering · Portland Glass · DURHAM | Person | $40 |
Ron Parker
Information Requested · DURHAM | Person | $40 |
Lisa St Pierre
Information Requested · DURHAM | Person | $20 |
Kenneth Scribner
Retired · None · Durham | Person | $20 |
Charles J Farrell
Retired · None · Durham | Person | $5 |
St. Michel, William J. 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.