His gifts this two-year election cycle range from $250 to the Kennebec County Democratic Committee in Maine to $1.35 million contributed to the House Majority PAC in Washington, D.C. Asked why she had chosen to give to candidates and what she hoped to accomplish with her giving, Pingree responded: Ive been a long-time supporter of public financing of campaigns and a constitutional amendment that would roll back the Supreme Court decisions that have led to unlimited corporate spending on elections. But Margot Millikens advocacy for womens reproductive and economic rights in Maine and New England spans decades and has earned her the title of Founding Mother from one of the states prominent philanthropies dedicated to girls and women. But, Steele told Diamon, Ownership situations are very complex. Were giving people the ability to stay in place and hold on to what theyve got.. 3. Maine Gov. She primarily worked on accountability projects on public safety and state government. Shes also been a longtime supporter of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. 1 Sussman and No. We continue delivering the news our communities need during these ever-changing times. His contributions to Democratic and liberal candidates and campaigns were so big this past election cycle $2,971,741 that they were more than three times the total amount given by the other nine people on the list. Tourists in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. After working as a graphic artist with the New York City Department of Parks, Roberts Rockefeller married David Rockefeller, Jr., son of the head of Chase Manhattan Bank, a nephew of former vice president Nelson Rockefeller and great-grandson of John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil in the 19th Century, then the richest man in the world. His aim, he said, is to bolster tourism as a way of helping everyone in the community.. We, as with all of our local businesses, need your support, too. Its getting to be like Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous here now. The Lewiston natives wealth comes from the sale of White Rock Distilleries, the business that his family purchased in 1971, when son Paul was a teenager. Lived In Gorham NH, Errol NH, Las Vegas NV, Waltham MA. White Rock owns some 100 liquor brands and earned $185 million in 2010, according to Coulombe. And I know that change doesntbeginor end with giving; I also knock on doors, drive candidates and make phone calls. Become an online member today: To manage your account, just hover and click on your name above. Ken Fitch, spokesman for Friends of the Harbor, a group opposed to zoning changes along the Boothbay Harbors waterfront. To paraphrase the words of the Pachamama Alliance, I do my work with hope for an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on this planet.. A 61-year-old multi-millionaire, Coulombe is that rare bird in Maine politics: a rich guy who sides with the traditional party of businessmen. Various small buildings house a bait storage room, a processing facility and a new 16,000-gallon lobster tank, with temperature controls to keep the crustaceans in hibernation until they are sold. In between, she was head of Common Cause, where she earned a national profile advocating to get big money out of politics. Paul and Giselaine Coulombe and their daughter, Michelle Coulombe-Hagerty donated $7.5. A summer resident of Maine since she was a child, she has now made Mount Desert Island her home. I think entitlements have gone too far and people who are physically able to work should do so., He is also a big fan of Paul LePage, to whom he gave $750 four years ago. Those interested in supporting the capital campaign to build the Center of Excellence in Autism and Developmental Disorders can contact Michelle Zichella, VP Development at Maine Behavioral Healthcare, 207-661-6100 or zichem@mainebehavioralhealthcare.org. According to state campaign finance reports and federal reports available through Opensecrets.org, Sussman gave $2.3 million in political contributions from his Maine address during the entire 2011-12 election cycle. Roberts did not respond to a request for comments. Paul Coulombe, founder of Pinnacle Vodka, took out an $85 million loan to buy White Rock Distilleries and move his entire family out of the company. Mr. Marsh said he was looking to further diversify through partnerships with entrepreneurs interested in mussel and kelp farming. Or become an online supporter for as little as $2.99 per month. At the time, he had zero net worth. They may not be one-in-a-million, but they are ten-in-a-million. Maine Citizens for Clean Elections, which supports publicly-funded campaigns, struck a similar tone in a report this year, Private Money from Wealthy Contributors Dominates the Campaign for governor. Don't have a commenting profile? Coming in a distant second and third are the only two Republican donors to make the list. He estimates he has invested roughly $100 million into redevelopment efforts in the Boothbay region. Paul Coulombe estimates he has invested roughly $100 million into redevelopment efforts in and around Boothbay Harbor, Me. But while Millikens contributions on behalf of Democrats will make progressives happy, they could be making her late father-in-law turn over in his grave. Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. But we shouldnt assume there arent opportunities there. Coulombe graduated from the University of Maine in 1975 with a degree in business management and went to work for his father, first as a salesman in Columbus, Ohio. And you know what, as a rich person I pay 28 percent tax. BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Me. Gary has been found in 7 states including California, Ohio, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire. Maine Waterfront Quandary: Restoration or Redevelopment? I guess what changed, Pingree said in an interview with the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, was I got married.. Residents in several Maine coastal communities are debating how their shoreline should be developed. The $180,000 doesnt include $3,000 that Bosarge gave from his Texas address to the campaign to re-elect Gov. His island estate on six acres is almost 18,000 square feet, about 10-times bigger than the typical Maine home. The project is led by Maine Behavioral Healthcares Vice President of Medical Affairs for Autism and Developmental Disorders Dr. Matthew Siegel, who is a nationally recognized expert in building programs to treat the emotional and behavioral challenges of this population. The funding is being used to build two new floors for the oncology department and a heliport for critical patients coming in from across the state.Paul and Gislaine Coulombe - along with their daughter Michelle Coulombe-Hagerty - have pledged $7.5 million, the largest gift from a single family that Maine Med . In the current cycle, shes supported the bids of Shenna Bellows for U. S. Senate and Emily Cain for Congress, donating $2,000 and $2,500 respectively. Our vision is to provide Maine people with access to a lifespan-oriented, full-service integrated treatment, research, and training center that will not only meet the needs of Maine families, but it will also generate new treatment models, and advance autism science for the benefit of all, said Siegel. So ownership of the states dominant media outlet by such a Democratic party bigwig, let alone one married to a congresswoman, presented the papers with a conflict of interest. Introducing the debut of The Maine Monitors newest podcast offering. Paul Coulombe was born in Lewiston, and that's where he inherited his father's liquor business, White Rock Distilleries. Mon, 02/18/2013 - 4:00pm. Heres why. I was part of the first generation to benefit from the doors that were opening, she told the Maine Womens Fund, where she served as board chair. In this last election cycle, most of his contributions have been to efforts to elect Democratic U.S. Senate candidates, including those from Michigan, New Mexico, Alaska, Kentucky, Georgia, Alaska, Maine and Massachusetts, as well as to environmental PACs run by the national League of Conservation Voters and to progressive and Democratic party PACs and committees. His Republican grandfather, Horace A. Hildreth, Sr., was described in his New York Times obituary as a lawyer, broadcast executive, college president and two-term Governor of Maine whose career was capped with four years service as an Ambassador.. A dedicated sailor, she has raced on numerous boats over the past 60 years and owned her own sailboat since the mid-1970s, according to her biography on Acadia Senior Colleges website. Developer Paul Coulombe proposed a plan to re-zone Boothbay Harbor's Maritime District to allow for tourism related projects. Hes shelled out money on issues ranging from same-sex marriage to tax reform, including $10,000 to support the 2012 legalization of same-sex marriage in Maine and $50,000 to No Higher Taxes for Maine PAC in 2010, which opposed repealing a Democratic tax reform package. Paul's $35m net worth put him below the likes of John Cena, The Rock and even WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. Dinner guests, cocktails in hand, amble about the barnyard and soak up the glorious view before taking a place at the table. The company buys liquor in bulk, flavors and bottles it at a 75,000-square-foot plant in Lewiston, and ships it to 50 states and 15 countries. Later when he was elected, she traveled to D.C. with a group of friends for the inauguration. And given the towns aging population and efforts to expand the economic base and attract young families, many say it would be foolish to forgo the tens of millions in investment that Mr. Coulombe is dangling. Kenneth's ethnicity is Caucasian, whose political affiliation is . The business was started in 1926 in Alton, Maine, by Herb E. Sargent with just a used dumptruck and a dream. King backs Democratic senatorial candidate Shenna Bellows. Hes also given thousands to abortion rights and environmental groups, contributing $5,000 to Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund and $3,600 to Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund PAC. Its a great new flavor. That has meant they dont write about Pingree or Sussman without also disclosing his ownership; the paper has cited this as one reason they decided not to endorse candidates in 2014 after having done so for decades. To get one, go to the subscriptions page. Coulombe described himself as not a true Republican Im a fiscal conservative but a social moderate or liberal. In 2012, Maine media critic Al Diamon quoted another media critic, Bob Steele, as saying the purchase meant Sussman has a really big target on his back.. According to his profile on the University of Maine site (hes a 1975 grad and was class president) the Coulombe family built White Rock into a major industry player through acquisitions, expansion and the development of new technologies.. Giving was instilled in me a long time ago by my grandfather and parents. If you already subscribe in print or online, thank you. Login. His father, Horace A. Hildreth, Jr., known as Hoddy, is a lawyer and former Republican state legislator whose devotion to the environment has earned him the respect of, and seats on the boards of, Maines most prominent conservation groups, from Maine Audubon, to the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, The Nature Conservancy and the Maine League of Conservation Voters. His father, Ray, worked at the Bates textile factory in Lewiston before the plant closed. Coulombe is 65. She was long involved in beautification efforts in Boston, helping to redesign park benches in the 70s and working with eight other artists on a bronze sculpture of water lilies and dragonflies in Post Office Square Park. Please help sustain local journalism. 2: Ed Bosarge, former IBM and NASA scientist; co- founder of Quantlab Financial, a high-frequency trading firm, Southport: $180,000, No. Investigation finished in top 30 for Harvard Kennedy School award. //