Maine ethics staff want to require candidates for governor to file personal financial statements

Maine ethics staff want to require candidates for governor to file personal financial statements

Under current Maine law, state legislative candidates have to file a personal financial statement before the election but candidates for governor do not. The Maine Ethics Commission is considering a proposal that could change that. Photo by John Forbes.Maine’s ethics watchdog could start the process to close an apparent campaign finance reporting gap at a meeting next week.  Under current Maine law, state legislative candidates have to file a pe…