Chellie Pingree
- Previous profession
- Farmer; Businesswoman
- First public office
- 1981Member, North Haven Board of Assessors, 1981 to 1987 (chairwoman, 1982 to 1983)
- Years in public office
- 31
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Pingree has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Pingree is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Pingree votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Pingree votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Pingree votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Pingree votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Pingree votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 22, and did not vote on 2.
Pingree votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 56 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, No on the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants, No on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Pingree did not vote on the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, the law that cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers and the law that cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Votes on laws that passed
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.
Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.
Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.
Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.
Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.
When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.
Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
The annual defense policy law.
Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.
Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.
Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
What this member says about laws and orders
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From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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1 excerpt
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026September 11, 2026
Ranking Member Pingree Slams Interior Plan to Carve Up Yosemite for Private Development
“As required by Section 428(2)(A) of Public Law 119-74, these lists are subject to the Committee’s reprogramming guidelines.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $22,255,276 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Chebeague Island | Public Law 119-37 | Wharf Infrastructure and Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | ME | $1,000,000 |
| United Society of Shakers, Sabbathday Lake, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Facility Construction and ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | ME | $1,015,000 |
| Regional School Unit 13 | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | ME | $1,176,000 |
| Town of South Thomaston | Public Law 119-37 | Library and Community Center Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | ME | $1,000,000 |
| Midcoast Community Alliance | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | ME | $1,015,000 |
| Town of Friendship | Public Law 119-37 | Wharf Infrastructure and Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | ME | $975,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e ME Clinton Water Wastewater In ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $3,250,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e ME North Berwick District for Treatment Fac Pumping Stati UpgradesEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,093,276 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e ME South Berwick for Wastewate InfrastructurEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $3,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e ME Town of North Wastewater In ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $4,000,000 |
Show all 15
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e ME Town of Windha School Unit 1 Wastewater Co ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Northeastern University | Public Law 119-74 | Accelerating the Development of Plastic Alternatives and Other Products Derived from Maine's Natural ResourcesDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| University of Maine School of Law | Public Law 119-74 | University of Maine School of Law Pilot Criminal Justice ClinicDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Town of Damariscotta | Public Law 119-75 | Town of Damariscotta Community and Pedestrian ConnectorDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | ME | $850,000 |
| City of Waterville | Public Law 119-75 | Waterville Downtown DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | ME | $850,000 |
Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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Online ads
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Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Pingree's campaign reports receiving $429,634.08 and reports spending $422,199.97, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H8ME01120as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8ME01120as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $429,634.08 | $670,959.02 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $422,199.97 | $659,556.13 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $423,112.34 | $415,678.23 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $20,000.00 | $20,000.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H8ME01120as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8ME01120as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $111,389.00 | $242,220.00 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $69,003.10 | $82,710.03 |
| Other political committees | $237,050.00 | $331,282.22 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- PINGREE FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00433391
- FARM TO TABLE PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00840918
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Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official record2 reports saved. 2 typed reports: rows Not checked yet.
- Report 20033402, filed November 4, 2025 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint a1a5126ae0f36718 - Report 20030492, filed June 11, 2025 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
Our copy saved October 8, 2026 · Fingerprint 22bdce126888072c
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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