Maine Sec. of State, AG, and Treasurer engaged in prohibited fundraising

For obvious reasons, Constitutional Officers in Maine are prohibited from engaging in most political activities, including fundraising for others or political organizations (5 MRSA §7056-A.2.).

But as the invite below indicates, Secretary of State Charlie Summers, Attorney General William Schneider, and Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, did just that: participated in a fund raiser for the House Republican Majority Fund.

And what an event it was, with a policy briefing by Treasurer Poliquin ($1,000), a cruise on Casco Bay ($1,500), morning golf for the gents and shopping for the ladies, a lobster bake ($2,000) and skeet shooting in the gravel pit owned by AG Schneider ($1,000).

For $3,000 one could enjoy the entire program at this event – including hotel accommodations!

If Maine House Democrats were to schedule such an event (without the fundraising), I wonder if Sec. Summers, AG Schneider and Treasurer Poliquin would provide the same briefings (and skeet shooting) to those attending as they did for the House Republicans. Since they are ostensibly apolitical, I see no reason why they would decline such an invitation.