Golden, Jared
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Jared Forrest Golden (born July 25, 1982) is an American politician and Marine Corps veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district since 2019. A Democrat, he represents a district encompassing the northern four-fifths of the state, including the cities of Lewiston, Bangor, and Auburn, along with the state capital of Augusta. It is the largest district east of the Mississippi River. His district was carried by Donald Trump in both the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections, making it a politically competitive area. Golden concurrently won his district both times. Golden was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as a United States Marine. He was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his performance during Operation Steel Curtain in the Iraq War. Golden, along with Angus King and Chellie Pingree, were the first members of Congress to be elected by ranked-choice voting. He is the only representative to win after initially placing second in the first round of tabulation. A self-described progressive conservative, Golden previously served as a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition. On November 5, 2025, Golden announced he would not seek re-election in 2026.
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Core attributes
- Current office
- Representative
- Office level
- federal
- Canonical name
- Golden, Jared
- First name
- Jared
- Last name
- Golden
- Occupation
- —
- Education
- —
- Year of birth
- —
Races
- Maine 2nd Congressional District — 2026 General Election 2026-11-03 DEM C
- Maine 2nd Congressional District — 2024 General Election 2024-11-05 DEM C
- Maine 2nd Congressional District — 2022 General Election 2022-11-08 DEM C
Campaign finance
Money at a glance
2024 cycle
- Coverage
- 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Source
- Official FEC candidate summary
- Outside spending
- Outside spending details
- Total receipts
- $7,943,838.27
- Total disbursements
- $7,851,798.65
- Cash on hand
- $126,729.88
- Net self-funded
- $0.00
- Debts owed by the committee
- $0.00
Receipt components disclose $7,943,838.27 in total receipts for the 2024 cycle.
Sources: FEC candidate and committee summaries
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| Individual contributions | Dollars: $6,258,176.78;Share: 78.8%;Denominator: $7,943,838.27 |
| PAC/other committee contributions | Dollars: $1,003,326.00;Share: 12.6%;Denominator: $7,943,838.27 |
| Party committee contributions | Dollars: $9,529.86;Share: 0.1%;Denominator: $7,943,838.27 |
| Candidate funding | Dollars: $0.00;Share: 0%;Denominator: $7,943,838.27 |
| Transfers from other authorized committees | Dollars: $528,126.40;Share: 6.6%;Denominator: $7,943,838.27 |
| Other receipts | Dollars: $144,679.23;Share: 1.8%;Denominator: $7,943,838.27 |
Fundraising detail
Itemized totals do not match committee summary totals, so this view uses itemized-only contribution facts.
- Small-dollar share
- Small-dollar share unavailable
- Small-dollar amount
- Committee summary totals are not available yet.
- Coverage
- 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Individual contribution totals
- 2024 cycle
- $5,095,394.00
- Itemized
- $5,095,394.00
- Unitemized
- $0.00
- Itemized transactions
- 10624 transactions
Only itemized individual contributions are included; unitemized totals are unavailable for this view.
Itemized individual contributions total $5,095,394.00 in the 2024 cycle.
Monthly contribution columns
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | Dollars: $28,801.00;Transactions: 37;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2023 | Dollars: $55,251.00;Transactions: 45;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2023 | Dollars: $98,322.00;Transactions: 100;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2023 | Dollars: $60,319.00;Transactions: 98;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2023 | Dollars: $172,781.00;Transactions: 145;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2023 | Dollars: $123,296.00;Transactions: 140;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2023 | Dollars: $154,643.00;Transactions: 203;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2023 | Dollars: $133,609.00;Transactions: 269;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2023 | Dollars: $127,033.00;Transactions: 262;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2023 | Dollars: $82,279.00;Transactions: 309;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2023 | Dollars: $207,494.00;Transactions: 372;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2023 | Dollars: $237,426.00;Transactions: 461;Coverage: Covered |
| January 2024 | Dollars: $103,899.00;Transactions: 331;Coverage: Covered |
| February 2024 | Dollars: $173,522.00;Transactions: 480;Coverage: Covered |
| March 2024 | Dollars: $478,404.00;Transactions: 717;Coverage: Covered |
| April 2024 | Dollars: $205,432.00;Transactions: 394;Coverage: Covered |
| May 2024 | Dollars: $249,809.00;Transactions: 675;Coverage: Covered |
| June 2024 | Dollars: $431,783.00;Transactions: 874;Coverage: Covered |
| July 2024 | Dollars: $291,484.00;Transactions: 830;Coverage: Covered |
| August 2024 | Dollars: $350,432.00;Transactions: 969;Coverage: Covered |
| September 2024 | Dollars: $557,584.00;Transactions: 1,291;Coverage: Covered |
| October 2024 | Dollars: $708,466.00;Transactions: 1,471;Coverage: Covered |
| November 2024 | Dollars: $54,450.00;Transactions: 140;Coverage: Covered |
| December 2024 | Dollars: $8,875.00;Transactions: 11;Coverage: Covered |
Unitemized contributions are excluded from count and geography charts.
Itemized contribution-size buckets discloses $5,095,394.00 across 10,624 reported transactions in the 2024 cycle.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| $200 and under | Dollars: $343,081.00;Transactions: 6,639 |
| $200.01-$499.99 | Dollars: $323,098.00;Transactions: 1,213 |
| $500-$999.99 | Dollars: $454,896.00;Transactions: 857 |
| $1,000-$1,999.99 | Dollars: $1,050,081.00;Transactions: 961 |
| $2,000 and over | Dollars: $2,924,238.00;Transactions: 954 |
Reported rows exclude unitemized counts and do not equal unique donors.
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
- District share
- 8% in district
- District share basis
- $396,906.00 in district and $4,612,714.00 out of district; $85,774.00 unknown district excluded from the share.
Unknown is included in the visible geography denominator. Unknown is $85,774.00 with 160 reported transactions; visible denominator is $5,095,394.00.
Geography dollar share
District geography uses a Census 119th-Congress / 2020-ZCTA approximation.
Sources: FEC Schedule A itemized individual contributions
View chart data
| Label | Values |
|---|---|
| In district | Dollars: $396,906.00;Transactions: 2,753;Denominator: $5,095,394.00 |
| Elsewhere in state | Dollars: $463,468.00;Transactions: 1,759;Denominator: $5,095,394.00 |
| Out of state | Dollars: $4,149,246.00;Transactions: 5,952;Denominator: $5,095,394.00 |
| Unknown | Dollars: $85,774.00;Transactions: 160;Denominator: $5,095,394.00 |
Top reported contributor names
| Reported contributor name | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| EVANS, ROGER | $19,403.00 | 4 transactions |
| WEINER, KANE | $14,138.00 | 6 transactions |
| CROTTY, THOMAS | $13,200.00 | 4 transactions |
| MCCLAIN, MARK | $13,200.00 | 4 transactions |
| SECUNDA, CINDY | $13,200.00 | 3 transactions |
| SECUNDA, THOMAS | $13,200.00 | 3 transactions |
| BUERGER, ALAN | $12,802.00 | 5 transactions |
| MCLEAN, TERRENCE | $12,802.00 | 5 transactions |
| ROBERTSON, WILHELMINA | $12,406.00 | 4 transactions |
| LEIFER, ALAN | $9,900.00 | 4 transactions |
Top reported employer names
Top employers aggregate raw employer names from itemized individual contributions only.
The raw ranking remains employer-name data; see Methodology for source-linking and evidence limitations.
| Employer | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unclassified / not provided | $2,721,652.00 | 7446 transactions |
| GREYLOCK PARTNERS | $19,403.00 | 4 transactions |
| BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE GROUP | $14,802.00 | 6 transactions |
| TEXAS CRUDE ENERGY, LLC | $14,138.00 | 6 transactions |
| MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL | $13,200.00 | 4 transactions |
| SAILPOINT | $13,200.00 | 4 transactions |
| BLOOMBERG, LP | $13,200.00 | 3 transactions |
| SAGESURE | $12,802.00 | 5 transactions |
| APOLLO | $12,000.00 | 12 transactions |
| FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP | $11,335.00 | 4 transactions |
Industries among top reported employer names
Industries are assigned from reported employer names by the server. This rollup covers only eligible returned top-employer rows for the selected cycle.
| Industry | Total | Transactions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown / unclassified | $124,080.00 | 48 transactions |
Classified: $0.00 and 0 transactions out of $124,080.00 and 48 transactions among eligible top-employer rows.
Finance data loading
Source and freshness
Last pulled: 5 days ago (2026-08-25)
Data is current.
FEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2024:H8ME02185
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2026:H8ME02185
View source recordFEC Bulk Data (campaign_finance/federal/fec)
Source record ID: cn:2022:H8ME02185
View source recordUS Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: house:G000592
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H8ME02185:2022
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H8ME02185:2026
View source recordFEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)
Source record ID: fec_races:H8ME02185:2024
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Key metrics
- Identifiers
- 5
Identifiers
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- fec_candidate_id
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- wikidata_id
- Q41694157