One month before the election, a lot of money is changing hands, moving from PAC to PAC.

PolitickerME.com will attempt to break down who’s giving, who’s receiving, and how it’s being spent.

Check back for more on the major campaign committees and those backing the two referendum drives.

Maine Senate Republican Committee (click here for the full report)

Purpose: Primary committee for Senate Republican candidates

The stats:

• Receipts: $185,880 Q3; $236,186 year
• Contributions to others: $1,250 Q3; $8,750 year
• Operating expenses: $224,122 Q3; $313,692 year
• Cash on hand: $29,168

Who gives to them ($1,000+ contributions):

• $1,000 Darlco, Inc., Brewer
• $1,000 Ernest Kilbride, Carmel
• $2,000 Diageo, Norwalk, Conn.
• $1,000 Bangor Historic Track, Inc., Bangor
• $1,000 Enterprise Rent-A-Car PAC, St. Louis, Missouri
• $90,000 Republican State Leadership Committee, Maine
• $1,325 Unum, Chattanooga, Tenn.
• $1,200 Maine Society of Anesthesiologists
• $2,500 Maine Association of Realtors
• $7,500 Maine BANKPAC
• $2,500 Maine Association of Community Banks
• $2,500 Maine Beverage Association
• $2,500 Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon
• $1,200 Hollywood Slots, Bangor
• $5,000 Altria Corporate Services, New York
• $1,500 Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
• $1,000 America’s Health Insurance Plans PAC
• $1,000 Build Maine PAC
• $2,500 Bernstein Shur
• $2,000 Committee to elect Jon Courtney (R-Springvale)
• $7,500 Maine truck PAC
• $1,000 Committee to elect Richard Nass (R-Acton)
• $1,100 Friends of Maine hospitals
• $1,000 Niemann Capital LLC, Durham, NC
• $1,000 Fairpoint Communications
• $2,000 Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine PAC, Rensselear, NY
• $1,000 Maine Oil Dealers Association of Maine
• $1,000 Atlantic Acceptance Corp., Ellsworth
• $1,000 McCain Foods USA, Lisle, Ill.
• $1,000 Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri
• $1,000 Spectrum Medical Group, Scarborough
• $1,000 Distilled Spirits Council, Washington, DC
• $2,500 Reynolds American, Winston-Salem, NC
• $1,000 Maine Medical Association
• $2,500 Plum Creek
• $2,500 Eaton Peabody
• $1,000 Maine Beer and Wine Wholesalers

$250 contributions (the maximum allowed) to the following candidates:

• John Cushing (R-Saco)
• Tom Golebiewski (R-Raymond)
• Jerry Davis (R-Falmouth)
• Russell Pack (R-Turner)
• Debra Plowman (R-Hampden)

How they spent their money:

• Food for campaign events: $3,668
• Fundraising events: $15,759
• Equipment/office supplies: $5,347
• Postage: $3,078
• Travel: $3,827
• Staff salary: $20,150
• Office rent and utilities: $9,735
• Professional services: $131,394
• Literature: $4,376
• Polling and survey research: $18,763
• Other: $8,048