Matthew Dunlap

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matthew Dunlap
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Nov 26, 1964(1964-11-26)
Age	60
Country	United States
Birth City	Maine
Horoscope	Scorpio

Matthew Dunlap Biography

Matthew Dunlap is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 26, 1964 in Maine, United States. He was a Democratic member of Maine’s House of Representatives in the 1990s and 2000s. He became Maine’s Secretary of State in 2005.

He entered the Maine primary race to fill the United States Senate seat held by Republican politician In 2011, he entered a Maine primary race for the United States Senate seat of Republican politician Olympia Snow. He was defeated in the primary by Cynthia Dill, who ultimately lost the Senate race to Independent politician Angus King.. In the primary, he was defeated by Cynthia Dill who lost the Senate race ultimately to Independent politician Angus King.

Dunlap served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1996 to 2004. He was actively involved in environmental and wildlife issues, including as House Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. In 1999, he proposed restructuring the Atlantic Salmon Authority. He also supported legislation that increased moose hunting permits and sponsored a bill that would allow the Department of Inland Fisheries to contract with a consulting firm for the fisheries evaluation. He opposed the banning of deer decoys and the ultimately unsuccessful 2004 Question 2 referendum, which in his opinion would end bear hunting in the state.

In 1996, Dunlap ran to represent Old Town in the Maine House of Representatives when incumbent Robert Keane retired after one term. Dunlap defeated Republican Sean Stillings with 48% of the vote. He won re-election in 1998 with 64% of the vote, in 2000 with 68% of the vote, and in 2002 ran unopposed.

He settled in Penobscot County Maine, with Michelle his wife and his daughter.

Matthew Dunlap Net Worth

Matthew Dunlap is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matthew Dunlap 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After receiving his degrees in English and history from the University of Maine, he entered Harvard University’s state leadership program.

He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives and chaired the House Committee on Fish and Game.

Matthew Dunlap (born November 26, 1964) is an American politician from Maine. A Democrat, Dunlap is the Secretary of State of Maine, serving since January 7, 2013, and previously served in that same post from 2005 to 2011. In 2012, he sought to become his party’s nominee to replace retiring Olympia Snowe, but lost in the primary to State Senator Cynthia Dill. Prior to his first election as Secretary of State in 2005, he represented Old Town in the Maine House of Representatives for four terms beginning in 1996.

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Who is Matthew Dunlap Dating?

According to our records, Matthew Dunlap married to Michelle Dunphy. As of December 1, 2023, Matthew Dunlap’s is not dating anyone.

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The Campaign To Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, a ballot initiative that sought to put the question of marijuana legalization before Maine voters in November 2016, sued the state of Maine for invalidating 26,779 signatures. The campaign had originally turned in 99,229 signatures from registered voters by the February 1 deadline in hopes of meeting the required number of 61,123 valid signatures to make the ballot. Dunlap invalidated the signatures because the signature of the notary who signed the petitions allegedly did not match the signature on file with staff. A court reversed Dunlap’s decision after petition circulators sued, stating it was an error of law, and requiring him to reconsider the petitions rejected. Dunlap declined to appeal the decision.

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