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Chellie Pingree

Representative · ME · District 1

DemocratRanking Member, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Raised $429,634 · 148K followers (office + personal) · missed 1.6% of votes

Top contributing industries: Labor Unions ($75,000), Agriculture ($45,000), not mapped ($35,000), Real Estate ($15,000), Education ($10,000)

Chellie Pingree is a Democratic U.S. Representative for Maine's 1st district. She has served 17.7 years in Congress and is up for reelection in 2026. She raised $429,634 in the 2026 cycle so far, has 148K followers across office and personal social accounts, sponsored 24 bills in the 119th Congress, scored 0.36 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score.

Service
17.7 years in Congress
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
Next election
2026
Born
April 2, 1955
Birthplace
Minneapolis
Residence
Not listed
Gender
Female
Religion
Lutheran
Office
2354 Rayburn House Office Building
Phone
202-225-6116
Bioguide ID
P000597

Background and career

Chellie Marie Pingree ( SHELL-ee PING-gree; born Rochelle Marie Johnson; April 2, 1955) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009. Her district includes most of the southern part of the state, centered on Greater Portland. A member of the Democratic Party, Pingree was a member of the Maine Senate from 1992 to 2000, serving as majority leader for her last four years.

Education

SchoolDegreeYearSource
University of Southern Maineattended source
College of the AtlanticBA source

Career before Congress

RoleOrganizationYearsSource
CEOCommon Cause source

Citizenship

citizen by birth in the United States.

Religion

Lutheran (self-reported in Pew survey of Congress)

Name history and family

Birth name: Rochelle Marie Johnson · Children: 3 · Marriages: 2 · Counts reflect publicly documented information; a missing count means not documented, not zero.

Marital status: Married · Spouse: Donald Sussman

Previously held offices

Campaign fundraising

Raised $670,959 in the 2024 cycle and $429,634 so far in the 2026 cycle (partial).

Top individual donors, 2024

NameEmployerOccupationCity/StateAmount
TISHMAN, DANIEL RTISHMAN HOTEL & REALTYREAL ESTATENEW YORK, NY$6,600
TISHMAN, SHERYL CROCKETTN/AHOMEMAKERNEW YORK, NY$6,600
LAWRENCE, DEECOOL EFFECT, INC.DIRECTORGREENBRAE, CA$6,600
LAWRENCE, RICHARDHIGH TIDE FOUNDATIONDIRECTORGREENBRAE, CA$6,600
ZIFF, NATASHAMTHEORYMUSIC PRODUCERNEW YORK, NY$6,600
ARNOLD, JOHNN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDHOUSTON, TX$6,600
WHITE, MARY HN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDNORTH HAVEN, ME$6,500
ROCKEFELLER, MARILYN MOSSN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDCAMDEN, ME$5,250
LYMAN, HEIDIN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDCUSHING, ME$4,500
RHEAULT, SARSHN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDCAMDEN, ME$4,250
BARTOVICS, SUSANSELF-EMPLOYEDFARMERNORTH HAVEN, ME$3,800
STANTON, OLIVERN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDPORTLAND, ME$3,300
HILDRETH, DANIEL WN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDFALMOUTH, ME$3,300
RUSSO, TODD J.BUCKEYE PARTNERS L.P.EXECUTIVENEWTOWN, PA$3,300
RECHNITZ, JOANN/ARETIREDRED BANK, NJ$3,300
TAYLOR, KATSELF-EMPLOYEDINVESTORREDWOOD CITY, CA$3,300
GOMER, ADELAIDEPARK FOUNDATIONPRESIDENTITHACA, NY$3,300
MURPHY, JAMESDIGIPLEXCHAIRMANCHEVY CHASE, MD$3,000
MURPHY, PAMELAN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDCHEVY CHASE, MD$3,000
WATSON, OLIVE FSELF-EMPLOYEDREAL ESTATESAG HARBOR, NY$2,250
SCLAR, MAXINE RN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDPORTLAND, ME$2,250
CREWE, DANIELBOB CREWE FOUNDATIONPRESIDENTCUMBERLAND FORESIDE, ME$2,250
KIM, VIENNN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDNEW YORK, NY$2,000
VODRA, WILLIAMN/ARETIREDALEXANDRIA, VA$2,000
VAN SCOYAC, H. STEWARTVAN SCOYAC ASSOCIATES, INC.PRESIDENTGREAT FALLS, VA$2,000

245 other donors gave a total of $104,915.

1 donor rows withheld pending verification.

Top individual donors, 2026 (partial)

NameEmployerOccupationCity/StateAmount
BARTOVICS, SUSANSELF-EMPLOYEDFARMER & ENVIRONMENTALISTNORTH HAVEN, ME$6,550
MYLAVARAPU, SWATIINCITEFOUNDERSAN FRANCISCO, CA$3,500
ZAGAYNOV, DAVIDPOSEIDON AEROSPACECEOROSEVILLE, CA$3,500
WILLIAMS, TOMFRONTERA GROUPPRINCIPALMIAMI, FL$2,900
WASILESKI, JOHN B.SEACOAST INC.OWNERYARMOUTH, ME$2,500
MESSLER, PATRICIA WS A D #28EDUCATORROCKPORT, ME$2,000
GAUDITZ, BARBARAN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDGRAY, ME$1,950
SANGER, JEANNETTE WN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDNEW YORK, NY$1,800
SCLAR, MAXINE RN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDPORTLAND, ME$1,800
RHEAULT, SARSHN/ANOT-EMPLOYEDCAMDEN, ME$1,750
FISCHER, TATIANA PERTZOFFSELF-EMPLOYEDACCOUNTANTPORT CLYDE, ME$1,600
NESSEL, ARIELNESSEL DEVELOPMENTENTREPRENEURROSS, CA$1,000
MOSES, JILLTHREE DOLLAR DEWEY'SOWNERFALMOUTH, ME$1,000
MORIN, THOMASMORIN LANDSCAPINGOWNERHOLLIS, NH$1,000
SAMUELS, BENJAMINN/ARETIREDBELLAIRE, TX$1,000
RAPOZA, ROBERTRAPOZA ASSOCIATESPRESIDENTWASHINGTON, DC$1,000
WATSON, OLIVE FSELF-EMPLOYEDREAL ESTATE INVESTORSAG HARBOR, NY$1,000
HULL, MEGANSELF-EMPLOYEDACTIVISTPIEDMONT, CA$1,000
MITCHELL, WILLIAMPJM PROPERTY MANAGEMENTREAL ESTATE DEVELOPERBELGRADE, ME$1,000

140 other donors gave a total of $39,014.

1 donor rows withheld pending verification.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2024

CommitteeTypeIndustryAmount
CROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PACPACLabor Unions$5,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAgriculture$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPACLabor Unions$5,000
CORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC)PACAgriculture$5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPACLabor Unions$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACReal Estate$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACReal Estate$5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAgriculture$5,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAgriculture$5,000
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEEPACLabor Unions$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PACPACLabor Unions$5,000
AMERICAN HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('HOTELPAC')PACLodging & Tourism$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONPACEducation$5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAgriculture$5,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACnot mapped$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUEPACTechnology$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

PAC and party committee contributors over $5,000, 2026 (partial)

CommitteeTypeIndustryAmount
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAgriculture$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUEPACTechnology$5,000
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAgriculture$5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPACLabor Unions$5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAgriculture$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.PACLabor Unions$5,000
THE SEASONAL EMPLOYER PACPACnot mapped$5,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)PACnot mapped$5,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPACLabor Unions$5,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PACPACLabor Unions$5,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACReal Estate$5,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPACAgriculture$5,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERSPACLabor Unions$5,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONPACEducation$5,000

Gross receipts from FEC filings, not net of refunds. Industry mappings are the directory's own classification; see methodology.

Outside money

2024

Independent expenditures by super PACs and other outside groups concerning the member. A committee name links to its page here, with its contributors and every member it spent for or against.

CommitteeSupporting the memberOpposing the memberTotalSingle-candidate (80%+)FEC record
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION$10$0$10YesFEC

Leadership PAC: FARM TO TABLE PAC. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

Joint fundraising committee PINGREE VICTORY FUND: $11,503 allocated to the member across 1 transfers.

2026 (partial)

Independent expenditures by super PACs and other outside groups concerning the member. A committee name links to its page here, with its contributors and every member it spent for or against.

CommitteeSupporting the memberOpposing the memberTotalSingle-candidate (80%+)FEC record
SIERRA CLUB INDEPENDENT ACTION$10$0$10NoFEC

Leadership PAC: FARM TO TABLE PAC. No donors met the reporting thresholds.

Joint fundraising committee PINGREE VICTORY FUND: $10,742 allocated to the member across 1 transfers.

Independent expenditures are reported to the FEC by the spending committee, not the member's campaign. A committee is marked single-candidate when 80% or more of its cycle independent-expenditure dollars concern one candidate. Donors are named only at $50,000 or more to a super PAC or joint fundraising committee. For leadership PACs, individuals are named at $50,000 or more; organizations and PACs at $5,000 or more. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Amounts are each donor's net total of itemized contributions across the cycle (primary, general, and runoff elections combined), after subtracting refunds, not single gifts. Receipts marked as received in error, returned, or refunded are excluded, and refunds to the donor are subtracted. Joint-fundraising shares are included: the member committee's itemized share of joint-fundraising proceeds (FEC transaction type 15J) counts toward the donor's total, while the joint fundraising committee's own transfers are not counted separately. Donors are named only when their net cycle total is $1,000 or more; smaller donors appear only in the aggregate count and total below each table. Where a returned receipt of $10,000 or more affects a total, it is noted below the table. Lists cover itemized individual gifts to the member's principal campaign committee only. Employer and occupation are self-reported. The 2026 cycle is still in progress.

Donor figures are net of refunds from the FEC individual-contribution bulk files (2024 and 2026 cycles, each itemization taken at its latest amended version before any exclusion), rebuilt and reconciled row by row against the previous release on 2026-10-02; see methodology for the method and the reconciliation counts.

Money and finances

Estimated net worth

at least $2,593,026 (Annual Report for CY 2025 (filed 05/15/2026)). Earliest on record (2025): at least $2,593,026. disclosure

Estimates are summed from ranges reported on financial disclosures, so they are approximate. Ranges are wide by design.

Stock trades (last 12 months)

1 trades, estimated volume $15,001 to $50,000. As of 2026-09-26. Quiver

STOCK Act disclosures cover the member, spouse, and dependent children, and report amounts as ranges, so volumes are estimates. Null records mean data was not retrieved, never zero trades.

Top assets

AssetTypeValueOwner
Nebo Lodge Inc. Inn and Restaurant L: North Haven, ME, USreal estate$1M-$5MSelf
Paloma Partners D: Investment fund. Greenwich, CTprivate equity$1M-$5MSelf
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA)etf$100K-$250KSelf
SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)etf$100K-$250KSelf
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH)etf$50K-$100KSelf
SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF (SPTS)etf$50K-$100KSelf
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH)etf$50K-$100KSelf
Camden National Bankbank deposit$15K-$50KSelf
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV)etf$15K-$50KSelf
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (STIP)etf$15K-$50KSelf

Disclosed real estate

LocationTypeValue
North Haven, ME, USreal property$1M-$5M

Primary residences are generally exempt from congressional financial disclosure and do not appear here.

Earmark requests (FY2026)

Total requested: $35,171,668

ProjectRecipientSubcommitteeRequestedIn House bill
North Haven Wastewater Treatment UpgradesTown of North HavenInterior and Environment$4,800,000No
North Berwick Sanitary District Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) and Pumping Stations Reliability UpgradesNorth Berwick Sanitary DistrictInterior and Environment$3,000,000No
South Berwick Sewer District Wastewater Treatment Facility Resiliency, Reliability, and Nutrient Removal Optimization UpgradesSouth Berwick Sewer DistrictInterior and Environment$3,000,000No
Regional School Unit 14 Campus Wastewater Conveyance ProjectTown of WindhamInterior and Environment$1,000,000No
Clinton Water District Railroad and Church Streets Utility UpgradesClinton Water DistrictInterior and Environment$2,500,000No
University of Maine School of Law Pilot Criminal Justice ClinicUniversity of Maine School of LawCommerce Justice Science$1,000,000Yes
Accelerating the Development of Plastic Alternatives and Other Products Derived from Maine’s Natural ResourcesNortheastern UniversityCommerce Justice Science$1,500,000Yes
Regional School Unit (RSU) 13 AuditoriumRSU 13Agriculture$1,512,500No
United Society of Shakers Community Development HubUnited Society of Shakers, Sabbathday Lake, Inc.Agriculture$3,950,000No
Midcoast Youth Center ExpansionMidcoast Youth Center & SkateparkAgriculture$1,700,000No
Town of Friendship Wharf RepairTown of FriendshipAgriculture$975,000No
Town of Chebeague Island Stone Wharf ImprovementsTown of Chebeague IslandAgriculture$1,000,000No
South Thomaston Library and Community Center ConstructionTown of South ThomastonAgriculture$4,063,296No
Town of Damariscotta Community and Pedestrian ConnectorTown of DamariscottaTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$3,536,300Yes
Waterville Downtown DevelopmentCity of WatervilleTransportation, Housing and Urban Development$1,634,572Yes

Requests are not necessarily funded. Amounts shown are requested, not awarded.

Influence in Congress

Legislative effectiveness

0.36 on the 118th Legislative Effectiveness Score (House). thelawmakers.org

Bipartisanship

Lugar Bipartisan Index: 0.36, ranked #71 (118th (first session, 2023)) Lugar Center

Ideology

DW-NOMINATE first dimension: -0.421 (liberal end of the scale), chamber rank #88 of the 119th Congress. Voteview

Interest group ratings

GroupRatingScorecard year
NRAF2026
LCV972025
AFL-CIO1002025
Club for Growth02025
Planned Parenthood1002025
ACU02025

Bills enacted

0 sponsored bills enacted into law in the 119th Congress.

2026 election

District lean

Cook Partisan Voting Index (2025): D+11. Last election margin: 22.31 points (2024). Cook PVI

2026 election

No notable challenger declared.

Notable family

NameRelationshipNotable asSource
Donald Sussmanspousenot listed
Hannah Pingreedaughterformer Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives; 2026 Democratic nominee for governor of Mainesource

Notable relatives found through systematic public-records searches (~2 queries per member). Absence of a listing means nothing notable was found under this methodology, not that no notable family exists.

Voting record (2026)

314 roll-call votes in 2026 · missed 1.6% · party unity 96.4

DateMeasureQuestionPosition
2026-01-08H R 6938On PassageYea
2026-01-08H R 504Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingYea
2026-01-08H R 131Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingYea
2026-01-08H R 1834On PassageYea
2026-01-14H R 7006On PassageYea
2026-02-03H R 7148On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsNay
2026-03-05H CON RES 38On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-04-16H CON RES 40On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-04-16H RES 965On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-04-29S CON RES 33On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-04-30H R 7567On PassageNay
2026-05-14H CON RES 75On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-06-03H CON RES 86On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-06-03H RES 518On Motion to DischargeYea
2026-06-04H R 2913On PassageYea
2026-06-09S 2On PassageNay
2026-06-09H R 5408On PassageYea
2026-07-14H R 139On PassageYea
2026-07-15H R 8595On PassageNay
2026-07-21H R 9770On PassageNay
2026-07-22H R 8800On PassageNay
2026-07-22H R 7008On PassageNay
2026-07-22H CON RES 113On Agreeing to the ResolutionNay
2026-07-23H CON RES 89On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea
2026-09-01H R 9436On PassageYea
2026-09-02H R 1501On PassageNay
2026-09-15H CON RES 93On Agreeing to the ResolutionYea

Legislation

Sponsored 24 bills and cosponsored 591 bills in the 119th Congress.

BillTitleStatus
H.R. 960Protect Our Clothes from PFAS ActIntroduced
H.R. 1808Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act of 2025Introduced
H.R. 2518Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act of 2025Introduced
H.R. 2576Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025Introduced
H.R. 2883NO TIME TO Waste ActIntroduced

Latest statements

Latest official press releases and statements from the member's official site. This section requires periodic refresh; always check the source site for the newest items.

Social following

PlatformOffice accountPersonal account
X@chelliepingree (34K)not found
Instagram@chelliepingree (43K) (legacy count)not found
Facebook@ChelliePingree (70K)not found
YouTube@congresswomanpingree (1K) (legacy count)not found
LinkedInnot foundnot found
Threadsnot foundnot found
TikToknot foundnot found

Office total: 148K · Personal total: no counts retrieved · Combined: 148K

Collected 2026-09-29. Office accounts are the member's official congressional accounts; personal accounts are their own campaign/personal accounts. Totals sum only accounts with a retrieved count and are never zero-filled. X counts are approximate (logged-out page variance). A missing account means none was verified, not that none exists.

Committee assignments

CommitteeRole
House Committee on AgricultureMember
House Committee on AppropriationsMember
Forestry and HorticultureMember
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesMember
Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesRanking Member

Caucus memberships

Only documented caucus memberships are listed; memberships are never inferred.

Staff

Chief of staff

Jesse D Connolly · (202) 225-6116

Communications director

Gabrielle E. Mannino · (202) 225-6116

Staff data from House and Senate payroll filings; roles can change and filings can lag.

Offices

Washington, D.C. office

2354 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-6116

District/state offices

CityAddressPhone
Portland2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 304, Portland, ME 04101(207) 774-5019
Waterville1 Silver Street, Waterville, ME 04901(207) 873-5713

Connections

No documented connections beyond committee service.

Profile compiled 2026-10-03 from House Clerk, Senate, FEC, GovTrack, and Wikidata records. Enrichment collected September 2026; campaign finance from the FEC bulk files of October 2026. See methodology.