Candidate · November 3, 2026

Chellie Pingree

On the ballot for U.S. House · Maine's 1st District

DemocraticIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$551K
cash on hand
$320K
issues with public statements
2

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Maine's 1st District1
Party on the ballotDemocratic1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Maine's 1st District in the U.S. House.2
How it's decidedMaine uses ranked-choice voting for federal races in the general election, and extra counting rounds are only needed when a race has more than two candidates and no one wins a majority.3,4
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§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Her campaign website says she has lived on North Haven, Maine, since her teenage years, where she was an organic farmer, started two small businesses, and served as the town's tax collector and school board chair before being elected to the State Senate.5 Her official House website says she attended the University of Southern Maine and graduated from the College of the Atlantic.6 It says she was elected to the Maine State Senate in 1992 and became Senate Majority Leader in 1996, serving until term limits ended her time there in 2000.6 It says she served as national president and CEO of Common Cause from 2003 to 2007.6 She was elected to Congress in 2008 and sits on the House Appropriations Committee.5

Why they say they're running

Her campaign website says she is running so the economy and health care work for ordinary Mainers rather than powerful corporations, and lists lowering prescription drug costs, protecting reproductive freedom, strengthening Social Security and Medicare, addressing climate change through clean energy jobs and making sure working families can earn a livable wage among her priorities.7

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, ME-12
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, ME-12

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Tariffs

Her campaign website says she has pushed back on the Trump administration's tariff policies.7

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

Her campaign website says she is fighting to protect reproductive freedom.7

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Chellie Pingree served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Chellie Pingree sponsored or cosponsored 37 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

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§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.62

Raised$551,078
Spent$646,707
Cash on hand$320,049
Debts owed by the campaign$20,000

Where the money came from

Individual donors$233K · 42%
PACs and other political committees$306K · 56%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$11K · 2%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$1,751 · 0%

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.