With the current officeholder retiring, this seat will have a new winner. This district leans Republican. Paul LePage, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed.
Key issues in Maine
Major issues facing Maine, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Cost of living — Older voters name cost of living the biggest issue; households paid $4,300 more this year.
Energy prices — Gas tops $4 a gallon and heating oil exceeds $5 as New England energy costs spike.
US-Canada trade — Three-quarters of Mainers worry about US-Canada trade tensions hitting the state's economy.
Housing crisis — A housing shortage raises costs for families, prompting state housing construction initiatives.
Candidates & funding
Matthew Dunlap DemocratNominee
✓ No AIPAC-linked FEC record
Other routed $404K2472 donors via conduit
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$1,205,432 raised · $976,783 spent · $228,649 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Lower cost of living, Medicare for All, protect Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security, pro-union workers' rights, abortion rights.
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Matthew Dunlap D
Paul LePage R
Raised
$1.2M
$2.6M
Individuals
$1.2M98%
$1.4M55%
PACs & parties
$14K1%
$411K16%
Self-funded
$10K1%
$0
Other
$8570%
$737K29%
AIPAC-linked*
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Matthew Dunlap858 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$1.2M
Campaign spent$977K
Cash on hand$229K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals98%
PACs / committees1%
Self-funding1%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
Total routed through conduits$404K
Share of individual giving34.2%
Other$404K
Individuals gave through these conduits. Conduit is routing layer, not legal donor. General platforms (ActBlue, WinRed) are payment processors, not networks. How conduits work →
PAC$12K
Individual$9K
Individual$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$6K
Individual$6K
PAC$5K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$4K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Labor PAC$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$3K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Individual$2K
Showing the 50 biggest of 858 donors. The other 808 gave $352K combined.
Plus $642K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
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