Pine Tree Politics

What Candidate Donations Continue To Tell Us

By Matthew Gagnon
February 19, 2010

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Last October, I broke some news about candidate political giving.  We saw who gave little, who gave much and who people gave to.  This caused some trouble for Les Otten, who I pointed out gave money to multiple Democrats, and even two sides of the same race, and exposed the habits of the other candidates as well.

Later on, I have dug a little deeper into donations, and uncovered a donation by Bruce Poliquin to what is now the Brady Campaign – something that caused him a severe headache as well.

But up until now, I had only covered candidates who were declared at the time, and had not taken a comprehensive look.

Since that original article, we have seen the entry of Steve Abbott and Bill Beardsley in the race, and it is time we take a gander at what they have done with their money over the years as well.  You may notice a few additional donations on the candidates I covered previously – that is nothing more than me uncovering a few more.

I present the donations themselves with no analysis for you to judge on your own.  Candidates are in alphabetical order.

STEVE ABBOTT

FEDERAL

• 500.00 – Committee to Elect Steven Joyce (ME-01) (10/23/2002)
• 250.00 – Bush – Cheney ’04 (11/13/2003)
• 250.00 – Charlie Summers for Congress (09/18/2004)
• 250.00 – Pete Olson for Congress (TX-22) (09/26/2007)
• 250.00 – Charlie Summers for Congress (09/29/2008)

STATE

• 500.00 – Peter Cianchette for Governor (06/20/2002)
• 100.00 – Maine’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Council (09/24/2004)
• 250.00 – Maine Republican Party (02/07/2007)
• 100.00 – Julie Ann O’Brien for Representative (District 56) (09/25/2008)
• 100.00 – Leadership for Maine’s Future (10/20/2009)
• 100.00 – Maine Senate Republican Majority (11/04/2009)

BILL BEARDSLEY

FEDERAL

• 200.00 – Collins for Senator (04/10/1996)
• 200.00 – Collins for Senator (05/07/1996)
• 500.00 – Collins for Senator (08/10/1996)
• 300.00 – Snowe for Senate (06/28/00)
• 200.00 – Collins for Senator (12/18/2001)
• 500.00 – Collins for Senator (01/26/2002)
• 500.00 – Collins for Senator (08/26/2002)
• 375.00 – Snowe for Senate (08/09/2005)
• 500.00 – Snowe for Senate (01/17/2006)
• 1000.00 – Collins for Senator (06/21/2007)
• 1000.00 – Collins for Senator (08/23/2007)
• 500.00 – Mike Michaud for Congress (06/21/2008)
• 250.00 – Collins for Senator (08/21/2008)
• 200.00 – John McCain for President (10/20/2008)

STATE

• 300.00 – House Republican Fund (11/13/2003)
• 100.00 – John Linnehan for Maine Senate (District 28) (05/19/2004)
• 100.00 – Tax Cap YES! (6/30/2009)
• 100.00 – Leadership for Maine’s Future (10/15/2004)
• 100.00 – Leadership for Maine’s Future (10/27/2005)
• 100.00 – Leadership for Maine’s Future (07/02/2008)
• 200.00 – Leadership for Maine’s Future (10/22/2009)
• 200.00 – Maine Senate Republican Majority (11/4/2009)
• 100.00 – Maine Senate Republican Majority (12/31/2009)

MATT JACOBSON

FEDERAL

• 1000.00 – Collins for Senator (06/02/2008)
• 1000.00 – [Adam] Cote for Congress (02/08/2008)

STATE

• 100.00 – Portland Community Chamber Political Action Committee (8/20/2008)
• 721.27 – Matt Jacobson for Governor (6/30/2009)

PAUL LEPAGE

FEDERAL

• 250.00 – Collins for Senator (06/28/2004)
• 300.00 – National Republican Congressional Committee (12/20/2004)
• 500.00 – Collins for Senator (1/30/2008)

STATE

• 250.00 – Don’t Mortgage Me. (6/24/2005)
• 200.00 – Maine Taxpayers United (11/17/2007)
• 100.00 – TABOR Now PAC (4/11/2009)
• 250.00 – TABOR Now PAC (8/11/2009)
• 100.00 – Still Fed Up With Taxes (8/14/2009)

PETER MILLS

FEDERAL

• 1000.00 – Snowe for Senate (09/01/2005)
• 1000.00 – Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee, Inc. (9/14/2007)

STATE

• 100.00 – Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (11/7/2002)
• 200.00 – Maine’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Council (9/3/2004)
• 65.00 – Peter Mills for Senate (4/13/2004)
• 270.00 – Don’t Mortgage Me. (4/28/2005)
• 480.00 – Don’t Mortgage Me. (6/6/2005)
• 3000.00 – Don’t Mortgage Me. (6/8/2005)
• 250.00– Abigail Holman for Representative (4/26/2006)
• 100.00 – Jeffrey Ferland for Maine Representative (8/15/2006)
• 250.00 – Abigail Holman for Maine Representative (8/22/2006)
• 660.00 – Maine Republican Party (9/22/2006)
• 500.00 – Maine Republican Party (9/22/2006)
• 658.13 – Maine Senate Republican Committee (10/19/2006)
• 250.00 – Gerald Davis for Maine Senate (8/13/2008)
• 250.00 – Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Action Fund-Maine (9/15/2008)
• 100.00 – Republican Leadership Council of Maine (10/31/2008)

LES OTTEN

FEDERAL

• 1000.00 - Jane Amero for Congress (10/25/2000)
• 2000.00 – Collins for Senator (02/23/2001)
• 1000.00 – [Rick] Bennett for Congress (03/23/2001)
• 1000.00 – Citizens for [Joe] Biden (08/13/2001)
• 1000.00 – Kevin Raye for Congress (11/01/2001)
• 500.00 – Charlie Summers for Congress Committee (09/11/2007)
• 1000.00 – Michaud for Congress (02/15/2008)
• 2000.00 – [Adam] Cote for Congress (06/08/2008)
• 1800.00 - Charlie Summers for Congress Committee (06/09/2008)
• 2300.00 – Collins for Senator (10/15/2008)
• 2000.00 – Charlie Summers for Congress Committee (10/24/2008)
• 2000.00 – Chellie Pingree for Congress (10/27/2008)

STATE

• 10,000.00 – Fighting for Maine’s Future (9/18/2007)
• 2000.00 – Casinos No! (10/6/2008)
• 1000.00 – Maine Republican Party (4/16/2009)
• 250.00 – Cumberland County Republican Committee (4/20/2009)
• 6200.00 – Les Otten for Governor (6/29/2009)
• 1000.00 – Maine Republican Party (8/20/2009)

BRUCE POLIQUIN

FEDERAL

• 500.00 – Handgun Control, Inc. (12/29/1989)
• 1000.00 – Dick Zimmer for Congress (NJ-12) (8/24/1990)
• 1000.00 – Alan Keyes (MD – US Senate) (12/21/1991)
• 500.00 - Political Club for Growth (01/14/1993)
• 1000.00 – Jim Longley, Jr. for Congress (ME-01) (10/25/1994)
• 1000.00 – Jim Longley, Jr. for Congress (ME-01) (10/28/1996)
• 200.00 – Tom Foley (CT – US Senate / Governor) (3/5/2002)

STATE

• 200.00 – Peter Cianchette for Governor (3/5/2002)
• 300.00 – Peter Cianchette for Governor (3/25/2002)
• 500.00 – Peter Cianchette for Governor (6/25/2002)
• 100.00 – Maine Republican Party (4/20/2009)
• 2000.00 – Maine Republican Party (5/13/2009)
• 1000.00 – Maine Republican Party (5/13/2009)
• 500.00 – Maine Senate Republican Majority (7/30/2009)
• *700.00 – Portland Republican City Committee (10/27/2009)
• *700.00 – Yes on 4 (10/2009)

Tags: 2010 Gubernatorial Race, 2010 Republican Gubernatorial Primary, Bill Beardsley, Bruce Poliquin, Fundraising, Les Otten, Matt Jacobson, Mike Michaud, Paul LePage, Peter Mills, Steve Abbott