Politician
Chellie Pingree
Democrat · Maine · ran 4 times since 2020, won 4 · incumbent
FEC candidate H8ME01120
Chellie Pingree (Democrat) raised $551K for the 2026 Maine 1st District race, $306K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
Raised, all runs
$2.3M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
51%
$1.2M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$5
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$0
Spent attacking them
51% of Chellie Pingree's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maine 1st District | $551K | 56% | $0 / $0 | $65K | $551K | ✓ Won |
| 2024 | Maine 1st District | $671K | 49% | $0 / $0 | – | $671K | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Maine 1st District | $577K | 49% | $5 / $0 | $21K | $577K | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | Maine 1st District | $499K | 50% | $0 / $0 | $1K | $499K | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Union $331KCorporate $328KTrade group $259KMembership $154KOther $54KSuper PAC $7KLeadership PAC $5KParty $276
- Nea Fund for Children and Public EducationUnionLobbyist PAC$42K
- Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$38K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political EducationUnion$38K
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$33K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L EUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- Laborers' International Union of North America (Liuna) PACUnionLobbyist PAC$30K
- National Association of Realtors Political Action CommitteeMembershipLobbyist PAC$30K
- The Farm Credit Council Political Action CommitteeTrade groupLobbyist PAC$20K
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace WorkersUnionLobbyist PAC$20K
- Americans for the Arts Action Fund PACOther$10K
- Outdoor Amusement Business Association Inc Political Action CommitteeTrade group$10K
- American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- Human Rights Campaign Equality Votes PACfor $5
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 16 key votes where Chellie Pingree had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 7 times (44%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $89K | Nay · against |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | $1.1M | Nay · with industry |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $349K | Yea · with industry |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $205K– | Nay · againstNay · with industry |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $205K | Nay · against |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $46K | Nay · against |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $349K | Yea · with industry |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $89K | Nay · against |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | –$8K | Nay · againstNay · against |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $8K | Nay · against |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $89K | Yea · with industry |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $34K | Nay · against |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $349K | Nay · with industry |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $89K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $10K | Nay · against |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | – | Nay · against |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $29K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | –$34K$8K | Yea · againstYea · againstYea · against |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $34K | Yea · against |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $349K | Yea · with industry |
Their own portfolio
19 stock trades, worth $1.1M–$2.8M
Reported under the STOCK Act from 12 filings since 2021, including trades by a spouse or dependent child. 11 buys, 8 sells.
Most traded
Latest trades
- sellUnited States Treasury Notes; 3.875%; Du2025-10-20 · government bond$15K–$50K
- sellUnited States Treasury Notes; 4.25%; Due2025-05-09 · government bond$15K–$50K
- buyUnited States Treasury Notes; 3.875%; Du2025-02-05 · government bond$15K–$50K
- buyUnited States Treasury Notes; 4.125%; Du2025-02-05 · government bond$15K–$50K
- buyUnited States Treasury Notes; 4.25%; Due2025-02-05 · government bond$15K–$50K
- buyUnited States Treasury Notes; 4.25%; Due2025-02-05 · government bond$15K–$50K
- buyUnited States Treasury Notes; 4.375%; Du2025-02-05 · government bond$15K–$50K
- buyUnited States Treasury Notes; 4.625%; Du2025-02-05 · government bond$15K–$50K
Filings on the House Clerk's site.
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Chellie Pingree's 2026 campaign?
- Chellie Pingree (Democrat) raised $551K for the 2026 Maine 1st District race, $306K of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $0 for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). They won.
- Which PACs gave the most to Chellie Pingree?
- General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) ($10K), Employees of Rtx Corporation Political Action Committee ($10K), Nea Fund for Children and Public Education ($10K), The Farm Credit Council Political Action Committee ($10K), American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E ($10K) in 2026.
- How much has Chellie Pingree raised across elections?
- $551K in 2026 (Maine 1st District), $671K in 2024 (Maine 1st District), $577K in 2022 (Maine 1st District), $499K in 2020 (Maine 1st District).