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Maine: Independent Expenditures

Sun, 11/02/2008 - 17:45

Legislative race IE spending reaches $606K

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

With two days to go before Election Day, outside groups have spent $606,961 in independent expenditures on Maine legislative races.

The biggest spenders are the Democratic and Republican parties and their respective campaign committees.

Democrats have spent $351,665 between the Maine Democratic Party, the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee and the House Democratic Campaign Committee.

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Wed, 10/29/2008 - 10:59

Targeted legislative races for independent expenditure spending

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

As follows are the top Republicans and Democrats targeted by independent expenditure spending.

The dollar figure represents the total amount spent on behalf of the candidate mentioned combined with the funds spent in opposition to his or her opponent.

If the candidate’s opposition is running under the Clean Elections Act, then he or she is entitled to matching funds.

 

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Wed, 10/29/2008 - 09:33

Benoit, Snowe-Mello friends of truckers

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The Maine Truck PAC has made independent expenditures in two state Senate races. They spent $2,610 on behalf of Sen. Paula Benoit (R-Phippsburg), up against Seth Goodall (D-Richmond), and they spent $3,924 on behalf of Sen. Lois Snowe-Mello (R-Poland), up against Deborah Simpson (D-Auburn).

The money was spent on print ads, done through AXON Design Management, which contracts with a number of groups.

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Sun, 10/26/2008 - 22:42

IE reports: Dems outspend GOP in legislative races

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

With the Maine Clean Elections act and contribution limits on privately financed legislative campaigns, the most interesting place to look at legislative race spending is at the independent expenditure reports, filed with the Maine Ethics Commission.

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Sun, 10/26/2008 - 22:39

Independent expenditure spending: State Senate races

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

Third-party groups have contributed to the following state Senate races:

 

See also:

 

 

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Fri, 10/10/2008 - 09:25

Snowe-Mello: $14K in matching funds helps campaign

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

The Maine Democratic Party recently printed up $13,194 worth of literature for state Senate challenger Deborah Simpson (D-Auburn). As a result, her opponent and incumbent Sen. Lois Snowe-Mello (R-Poland) got the same amount in matching funds, per the Maine Clean Elections Act.

Both candidates are running with public funds.

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Thu, 10/09/2008 - 10:22

$13K IE triggers matching funds for Snowe-Mello, late fine for Dems

By Jessica Alaimo, PolitickerME.com Reporter

State Sen. Lois Snowe-Mello (R-Poland) has just received another $13,194 in matching funds for her re-election bid courtesy of the Maine Democratic State Committee which spent that amount on behalf of her Democratic opponent.

The Democratic committee may also face a $5,000 fine for filing a late report about the expenditure.

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