Candidate · November 3, 2026
Ronald C. Russell
On the ballot for U.S. House · Maine's 1st District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $214K
- cash on hand
- $8,364
- issues with public statements
- 9
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Maine's 1st District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican1 |
| Status | Challenger |
| How it's decided | Maine 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.2, |
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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.
His campaign website says he graduated from West Point and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Infantry in 1976.4,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he decided to run because he was frustrated with the direction of the country, and that the run is his hope to continue to serve the nation and help get the country back on track.4
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websiteronrussellforcongress.com5
- Facebookfacebook.com/RonRussellforCongress5
- X (Twitter)x.com/RussellForHouse5
- Instagraminstagram.com/ronrussellforcongress5
§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.
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website says more resources lead to better-trained professionals, that calls to defund the police are dangerous, and that police departments need enough money to train officers and to pay law enforcement a decent wage.6
- Increase police funding, for example to hire more officers
- Keep funding near current levels
- Shift some police funding to mental health, housing or other services
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says the temporary tax relief in the Big Beautiful Bill should be protected and made permanent, and that he backs extra inflation adjustments for lower and middle tax brackets.7
His campaign website says he supports larger work-linked credits for low- and moderate-income workers, such as a strengthened Earned Income Tax Credit, instead of growing welfare programs.7
Guns
His campaign website says he supports targeted reforms that improve how mental health records are integrated into background checks, along with more mental health resources and interagency coordination, and opposes burdensome gun control measures.8
Education
His campaign website says he would embrace reforms such as school choice, along with measuring results and rewarding what works.9
Immigration
His campaign website says he embraces legal immigration and that the country should examine whether the more than one million legal immigrants it accepts for citizenship each year is the right number or should be raised or lowered.10
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says he would oppose any effort to dictate which energy sources Mainers use to power their vehicles or heat their homes.11
His campaign website lists nuclear power, along with wind, hydropower and solar, among the energy sources that should be embraced where they are cost-effective and make sense.11
§4Money
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, 2026.13
| Raised | $214,096 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $219,953 |
| Cash on hand | $8,364 |
Where the money came from
§5Financial 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.
- Candidate financial disclosure report14filed Dec 14, 2025
- Candidate financial disclosure report15filed Dec 10, 2025