Sara Gideon Raked in Nearly $20,000 From Lobbyists Before Pushing New Anti-Lobbyist Pledge

Cameron Cawthorne and Joe Schoffstall
January 19, 2020 5:00 AM

Sara Gideon, the Democratic challenger to Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine), vows to combat lobbyists in a newly released campaign finance reform plan, but her campaign has accepted nearly $20,000 from more than two dozen lobbyists.

Maine Dem Decries Big Pharma After Taking Thousands From Drug Companies

'I'll be a senator who works for you, not the drug companies'

Collin Anderson
December 12, 2019 5:00 AM

Maine Democrat Sara Gideon decried the influence that pharmaceutical and health care companies have over politicians in a campaign ad, but failed to mention the thousands of dollars she’s raked in from the industry.

Ethics Commission Says Collins Challenger Broke Campaign Finance Law

Update: Decision comes as GOP launches ad campaign on 'straw donor' scheme

Graham Piro
October 30, 2019 9:15 AM

A Maine ethics panel found that House Speaker Sara Gideon violated campaign finance laws when she used a corporate-funded PAC to reimburse her political donations, a decision that could play a major role in determining the Senate majority in 2020.

Maine Columnist Suggests Collins Deserves Death Threats

'I’d start wondering what the heck I’m doing to tick so many people off'

David Rutz
October 18, 2019 4:00 PM

A Maine newspaper columnist suggested Friday Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine.) deserved the death threats she's received in the Donald Trump era.

Liberal Dark Money Group Behind Maine News Site Attacking Collins

Collins challenger Sara Gideon has history of benefiting from dark money

Cameron Cawthorne
September 5, 2019 1:15 PM

Maine Democrat Sara Gideon is benefitting from another multi-million dollar dark money group as she attempts to unseat Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine), despite decrying "big money" in politics.

Colorado Millionaire Who Compared Gov’t Shutdown to 9/11 Fundraises for Maine Dem

Sara Gideon is running to challenge Susan Collins

Cameron Cawthorne
August 21, 2019 5:10 PM

Sara Gideon, the Democratic senate candidate running to challenge Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine), on Tuesday night attended a fundraiser at the vacation rental home of a Colorado millionaire who compared the 2019 government shutdown to the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Maine Dark Money Group Behind False Ad Tied to Sara Gideon

Washington Post gave the ad 'Three Pinocchios'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 20, 2019 7:55 PM

WaPo Gives Three Pinocchios to Dem Dark Money Group’s Collins Attack

New ad 'misattributes and misquotes the source material'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 19, 2019 10:40 AM

The Washington Post fact-checker gave a new Democratic dark money ad targeting Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine), who is up for reelection next year, three Pinocchios for claiming Collins put Social Security and Medicare "in jeopardy."

Maine GOP Calls for Investigation Into Sara Gideon

Free Beacon first discovered blatant campaign finance violations by Gideon

Graham Piro
August 7, 2019 12:00 PM

The Maine Republican Party has called for an investigation into Democratic senate candidate Sara Gideon after a Free Beacon investigation revealed serious campaign finance violations that she has now admitted to.

Collins Challenger Used PAC to Reimburse Own Contributions

Sara Gideon reimbursed herself for federal contributions, ‘worst campaign finance violation,’ expert says

Brent Scher
August 1, 2019 5:00 AM

Maine Democrat Sara Gideon repeatedly violated election laws by getting reimbursed for personal political contributions to federal campaigns through a corporate-funded Maine political action committee, a review of both state and federal campaign filings discovered.