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Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree

U.S. House · Maine District 1

NationalDemocrat

Candidate
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Ronald C. Russell

Running for U.S. House · Maine District 1

NationalRepublican

Chellie PingreeCurrent repRonald C. RussellChallenger

Job fit

Chellie Pingree

Offices held

  • elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-present). 1
  • member of the Maine state senate, 1992-2000, majority leader, 1996-2000; 1

Education

  • B.A., College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine, 1979; 1

Ronald C. Russell

Other work

  • I served for 30 years and 28 days in the U.S. Army. 2
  • I was accepted and I was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry in 1976. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Chellie Pingree

No stated positions on file yet.

Ronald C. Russell

  • Cost of living & jobs
    We must continue to lower taxes for working Maine families and our small businesses. We need to focus on reducing government bureaucracy and red-tape. 3
  • Guns
    I oppose any effort to impose burdensome gun control measures that criminalize responsible citizens... and preserve the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. 4
  • Crime & safety
    We must restore law and order in America. We need to ensure violent criminals serve their sentences, and provide law enforcement with the resources they need. 5

No public stance found on: Health care costs

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How they voted on top issues

Chellie Pingree

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Making it easier to vote (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • What kids are taught in school → Teachers deciding, with lessons that include everyone (4 of 4 votes) 6
  • Fair trade and prices at the store → Free trade and lower tariffs (3 of 3 votes) 6

Ronald C. Russell

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Chellie Pingree

Where the campaign money came from7

small donorslarge donorsindustry associationslabor unionscompaniesOther kinds of donors
small donors$69Klarge donors$111Kindustryassociations$74Klabor unions$68Kcompanies$50KOther kinds ofdonors$47K$432K raised
$69,0037Small individual donors
$111,3897Large individual donors

Ronald C. Russell

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donorsother politicianspolitical allies (same party)industry associations
small donors$7Klarge donors$60Kotherpoliticians$5Kpolitical allies(same party)$1Kindustryassociations$500$75K raised
$7,4458Small individual donors
$60,0338Large individual donors

Checks

Chellie Pingree

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Ronald C. Russell

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. PINGREE, Chellie | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives (saved fetched text extract) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. About - Ron Russell (saved fetched text extract) · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. ronrussellforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  4. ronrussellforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  5. ronrussellforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  6. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  7. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money