Chellie Pingree
Representative, ME-1 · Democratic · Maine
Chellie Pingree represents Maine’s 1st Congressional District, covering Portland and southern coastal Maine.
Profile last updated Jul 5, 2026 · Center Field Politics
Scout's Report
Progressive on agriculture and climate with strong district focus on coastal communities.
Core Strength
High promise alignment on agriculture and climate priorities.
Core Weakness
Funding numbers can be hard to judge because they do not show how much the average resident benefits.
Recent Action
Sponsored local agriculture and fisheries provisions.
Key Metrics
- Reliability
- 95%
- Documented Controversies
- 0
- Funding Secured
- $210M
- Outside Influence
- Very High
Roll-call or session participation — did they show up?
Official ethics findings or court records only.
District 1 appropriations and grants (absolute).
Derived from PAC and outside-spending share of campaign funding.
Where They Stand
Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.
Environment—Supports13
Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.
A leading climate and sustainable-agriculture advocate in Congress.
Healthcare—Supports13
Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.
Has cosponsored Medicare for All and supports universal coverage.
Second Amendment—Supports3
New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.
Supports universal background checks and an assault-weapons ban.
Immigration—Supports3
Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.
Supports a path to citizenship and comprehensive immigration reform.
Roe v. Wade—Supports3
Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade and protecting abortion access.
National Security—Opposes1
Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.
A consistent anti-war voice who backs war-powers limits on military action against Iran.
Campaign Funding
Raised $662K for the 2024 cycle. Outside influence read: very high; opacity proxy 0%.
Total raised (cycle 2024): $661,686 · Outside influence: Very High
Estimated Net Worth
Most recent estimate: Est. $8M-$40M+
A textbook case of disclosure understating true household wealth: while married to a hedge-fund manager, much of her reported wealth was spouse assets shown only as open-ended "over $1M"/"over $50M" ceilings (marked as capped years). Later individual filings are lower, so the raw trend reflects a change in marital household, not necessarily a personal loss.
Party Loyalty
Party-line alignment on major recorded votes.
A reliably progressive vote across her Maine Senate and congressional career, but she has worked across the aisle on farm-bill and fisheries provisions important to Maine’s working waterfront.
On the 2026 Ballot
Sources
- Congress.gov — Chellie Pingree
- AP — State policy coverage
- Ballotpedia — Chellie Pingree political positions
- Maine Wire — Coverage of Pingree votes and family business interests
- OpenSecrets — Chellie Pingree Personal Finances (Net Worth)
- Roll Call — Wealth of Congress
- Congress.gov — H.R. 3077, Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025 (119th Congress)
- Rep. Chellie Pingree — Agriculture Resilience Act: net-zero agriculture emissions by 2040
- U.S. House Clerk — Roll Call 165, Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), 111th Congress (219-212); Pingree voted Aye
- Congress.gov — H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 111th Congress; P.L. 111-148
- FEC — Campaign finance (2023–2024 cycle (through Dec 31, 2024))
- Wikipedia — Chellie Pingree