Paul LePage, a Republican running to represent Maine’s 2nd Congressional District, is violating the Ethics in Government Act by failing to properly disclose details about his personal finances, a Washington Sun review of federal ethics documents indicates.
LePage, a former Maine governor who is facing Democratic State Auditor Matt Dunlap, is the latest in a string of high-profile politicians to break federal ethics rules designed to curb conflicts of interest and enhance public transparency.
Lauren LePage, a LePage campaign senior adviser and the candidate’s daughter, confirmed to The Sun on Monday that LePage had not yet filed his required annual financial disclosure, which was due to Congress on May 15. Lauren LePage called the delay “completely unintentional,” a “simple oversight” and a matter the campaign “took immediate steps to correct.”
The LePage campaign provided a FedEx receipt indicating the disclosure should’ve arrived at the Legislative Resource Center, a division of the Office of the U.S. House Clerk, by 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Brent Littlefield, a campaign general consultant, separately told The Sun that LePage’s financial disclosure “slipped through the cracks.”
Tom Rust, chief counsel for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment Monday when The Sun inquired about whether LePage had filed a financial disclosure report.
LePage last disclosed his personal finances in May 2025. At the time, he disclosed a bank account worth between $50,000 and 100,000 and an investment account worth between $100,000 and 250,000. LePage and his wife also reported about $122,000 of income during the previous year, most of which came from Social Security. Also disclosed: a liability of up to $15,000 on a rental property.
LePage, who served as Maine’s governor from 2011 to 2019, could have requested an extension on filing his 2026 financial disclosure but did not, according to congressional records.
Littlefield and Lauren LaPage say Paul LePage’s 2026 disclosure is “consistent” with his 2025 filing, but declined The Sun’s request to review a copy of the 2026 financial disclosure prior to its publication by the Clerk of the House. Paper filing submitted by candidates usually takes the House and Senate more time to publish than electronically submitted disclosures.
In a congressional debate in Maine on Thursday, both LePage and Dunlap, his opponent, said members of Congress shouldn’t be able to trade individual stocks.
This shared sentiment, coupled with LePage’s late disclosure, coincides with the U.S. Senate killing the latest effort to institute a ban on individual stock trading.
President Donald Trump has endorsed LePage, calling him a “winner” who will “not let you down,” and the Cook Political Report has rated the Maine 2nd District race as a “likely Republican” contest.
This isn’t the first time a Trump-endorsed congressional candidate violated federal financial disclosure laws this year: David Flippo, the Republican nominee to represent Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, failed to disclose his personal finances while self-funding his campaign, The Sun reported in August.
And since the summer of 2025, violators of federal financial disclosure laws in the House include Reps. Gil Cisneros (D-California), Michael Rulli (R-Ohio), Shri Thanedar (D-Michigan), Tracey Mann (R-Kansas), Julie Johnson (D-Texas), Linda Sánchez (D-California), Julia Letlow (R-Louisiana), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), Lisa McClain (R-Michigan), Pat Ryan (D-New York), Sheri Biggs (R-South Carolina), Derek Tran (D-California), Donald Norcross (D-New Jersey), Tim Walberg (R-Michigan), Rich McCormick (R-Georgia), Ritchie Torres (D-New York), Troy Nehls (R-Texas), Dan Meuser (R-Pennsylvania), Jonathan Jackson (D-Illinois), George Whitesides (D-California), Val Hoyle (D-Oregon), Austin Scott (R-Georgia), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida), Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington), Kelly Morrison (D-Minnesota), Christian Menefee (D-Texas), Daniel Webster (R-Florida), Ed Case (D-Hawaii), Laurel Lee (R-Florida) and Scott Franklin (R-Florida).
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Oklahoma) was also late, although his office denies it, and Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) violated the STOCK Act earlier this year by failing to properly disclose personal stock trades.
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