Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle
Chellie Pingree
- Office
- U.S. representative for Maine’s 1st district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- North Haven, ME
- Born
- 1955
- In Congress
- House since 2009 · 17 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- PINGREE, CHELLIE M
- Next election
- General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Maine, District 1
Official websiteX (Twitter)FacebookYouTubeInstagramFEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H8ME01120 · Principal campaign committee: PINGREE FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Maine District 1 | $551,077.70 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · Maine District 1 | $670,959.02 | General-election nominee |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · Maine District 1 | $576,607.49 | Won the general election (37%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Maine District 1 | $498,960.51 | Won the general election (62.2%) |
Total raised$576,607.49
Total spent$618,990.31
Cash on hand$404,275.34
Debts owed by the campaign$20,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$291,595.1051%
- PACs and other committees$285,000.0049%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$12.390%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Forestry and Horticulture
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Ranking Member
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
80 committees reported giving $276,087.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS ACTION FUND PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$8,000.00
- AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')Connected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC. PACPAC$7,500.00
- CROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$7,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- WOOLPERT, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTHybrid PAC$5,000.00
Show all 80 committees
- UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HARDWOOD FEDERATION-PAC INC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AIRCRAFT OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PAC (SOYPAC)PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF FOREST OWNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAFO PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT POLITICAL ACTION COM Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- CERNER CORPORATION PACConnected PAC$1,500.00
- PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,500.00
- SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COALITION PAC (SEEC PAC)Connected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN HORSE PACPAC$1,500.00
- THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACTION COMMITTEE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION (ACRE) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FLORIDA SUGAR CANE LEAGUE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS-PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE (FISHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- SIERRA CLUB POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COVANTA ENERGY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COVANTA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- AHOLD DELHAIZE USA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GOOGLE LLC NETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- STEPTOE AND JOHNSON LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN KENNEL CLUBConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (WOOD-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GARMIN INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MEDICARE FOR ALLLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) Company pagePAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHAIN DRUG STORES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RADON SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS, INC. (AARST) RADON PAC Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
- VALENT U.S.A. LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$75.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$12.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Chellie M Pingree$79.10
- Independent expenditures opposing Chellie M Pingree$0.00
- Company and union communications to members about Chellie M Pingree$25.00
FEC totals for the 2022 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- ENVIRONMENT AMERICA ACTION FUNDSupporting$55.00
- SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTIONSupporting$10.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESSupporting$8.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN EQUALITY VOTESSupporting$4.00
The race
Maine U.S. House, District 1, 2022 · 2 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chellie M Pingree (D) | $576,607.49 | $404,275.34 | 2022-12-31 |
| Edwin F Thelander (R) | $454,062.79 | $8,814.71 | 2022-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan Atlantic Research | October 7–15, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 3.5% | Chellie Pingree 62% · Ed Thelander 28% |
| University of New Hampshire | September 15–19, 2022 | 351 (LV) | ± 3.6% | Chellie Pingree 57% · Ed Thelander 32% |
| Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D) | May 10–13, 2022 | 263 (LV) | ± 6.0% | Chellie Pingree 57% · Ed Thelander 33% |
| Pan Atlantic Research | April 21 – May 5, 2022 | ~420 (LV) | ± 4.8% | Chellie Pingree 51% · Ed Thelander 31% |
| Digital Research Inc. | March 14 – April 7, 2022 | 311 (RV) | – | Generic Democrat 43% · Generic Republican 26% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: PINGREE FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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