“Your $5 Gives Maine Its Voice Back.”
- The Clean Elections Movement — Powered by You, Led by Derek, Shared by Us
A Message From a Mainer
I’m not a politician. I’m not wealthy. I’m a dad from Maine who needed help — someone to finally see me, hear me, and stand with me when the system didn’t.
Derek did.
He showed up for me when nobody else would.
Not because he had something to gain — but because he believes every Mainer deserves to be heard.
That’s why I’m fighting for him.
Because fighting for Derek is fighting for all of us.
And all it takes to give Maine its voice back… is $5.
WHAT IS CLEAN ELECTIONS?
Plain English. No political jargon. Just truth.
Maine’s Clean Election Act is the only system that lets regular people — not the wealthy, not corporations — run for Governor without selling themselves to big donors or political insiders.
Clean Elections means a candidate like Derek:
✔ Doesn’t take corporate money
✔ Doesn’t accept PAC money
✔ Doesn’t owe favors to wealthy donors
✔ Isn’t controlled by special interests
Instead, he must collect $5 contributions from real Maine voters to prove public support.
👉 Your $5 does NOT go to Derek.
It goes to Maine’s Clean Election Fund, which keeps politics clean and fair.
This is democracy the way it was meant to be.
HOW MUCH CAN YOU GIVE?
Only ONE $5 Clean Elections contribution per voter — total.
No repeats.
No big checks.
No loopholes.
This keeps every voice equal.
Your $5 = a billionaire’s $5.
WHAT YOUR $5 ACTUALLY DOES
Clean Elections has two major thresholds. Here’s the simple explanation:
TIER 1 — 3,200 People × $5
This is the qualification tier.
Money raised: $16,000
(All goes to the state Clean Election Fund — none to Derek.)
What this unlocks:
✔ Derek becomes an officially certified Clean Elections candidate
✔ He is now banned from taking any private money
✔ He qualifies for state-funded campaign support
✔ He becomes a candidate for the people — and only the people
This gets him into the race.
Fairly. Cleanly. Without influence.
TIER 2 — 6,400 People × $5
This is where Derek becomes fully competitive statewide.
Money raised: $32,000
(Again — none goes to Derek.)
What this unlocks:
✔ Access to full public campaign funding (historically hundreds of thousands or more)
✔ Ability to run a real statewide campaign
✔ Travel, outreach, events across Maine
✔ Materials, advertising, voter contact
✔ Participation in debates
✔ A fighting chance against establishment candidates
Tier 2 is where people-powered democracy becomes unstoppable.
WHAT IF WE ONLY HIT TIER 1?
Then we STILL win.
Because even with 3,200 contributions:
✔ Derek qualifies
✔ He gets public funding
✔ He runs a clean, honest campaign
✔ Your $5 strengthens democracy
✔ Maine stays protected from big-money politics
There is no downside.
Every $5 builds a cleaner future.
WHY THIS MATTERS FOR MAINE
Without Clean Elections:
❌ Only the wealthy run
❌ Corporations influence policy
❌ Regular Mainers get ignored
❌ Real issues never get addressed
With Clean Elections:
🌟 Your $5 is equal to a billionaire
🌟 Candidates answer only to voters
🌟 Working parents, veterans, survivors, and small-town Mainers have power again
🌟 Someone like Derek — who actually shows up for people — can finally win
This isn’t political.
This is Maine’s voice.
HOW TO GIVE YOUR $5
Takes 60–90 seconds.
👉 Visit Maine’s official Clean Election portal:
https://apps1.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/ethics/cleanelection/home.pl
or click this button:
Choose:
Governor → Derek Levasseur
Use your own personal funds (required).
Submit.
Done.
You just changed the future of Maine.
WHY I’M ASKING — AND WHY DEREK WON’T
Derek isn’t funded by:
✘ Corporations
✘ Lobbyists
✘ PACs
✘ Wealthy insiders
He is supported by:
✔ Working Mainers
✔ Parents
✔ Veterans
✔ Survivors
✔ People who feel unheard
✔ People who want honesty in Augusta
We hate asking for money. Truly.
But this isn’t really a donation.
This is:
⭐ A $5 vote for clean democracy
⭐ A $5 stand against corruption
⭐ A $5 act of unity and truth
⭐ A $5 declaration that Maine belongs to the people
FINAL WORD
My name is Ryan.
I’m a Mainer fighting for Derek because Derek fights for us.
He listened when nobody else did.
He showed up when everyone else turned away.
And he wants to hear your story, too — your fears, your hopes, your struggles, your ideas.
If something matters to you, it matters to him.
Your $5 doesn’t support a politician.
It supports a movement.
It supports Maine.
It supports truth.
It supports YOU.
Thank you for believing in a cleaner, fairer, more honest future.
Who We Are
We are everyday Mainers who believe that democracy still belongs to the people — not corporations, not lobbyists, not political machines. This campaign is powered by voices like yours and stories like mine.
My name is Ryan, and I’m not a politician. I’m a Mainer who has lived through hardship, felt invisible, and needed someone to finally listen. Derek did. He showed up when nobody else would, not because it was convenient or politically beneficial, but because that’s who he is — someone who leads with heart, compassion, and courage.
This movement exists because Mainers deserve a governor who listens, who shows up, and who fights for people who feel unheard.
Derek believes your story matters.
He believes your voice matters.
And together, we are proving that real change begins with ordinary people choosing to stand up.
This isn’t just a campaign.
This is a community.
A family.
A movement for truth, accountability, and a better Maine.
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