Eliot Cutler
| Eliot Cutler | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 29, 1946 Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Melanie Stewart |
| Children | Abigail Zachary |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University Georgetown University |
| Religion | Judaism |
Eliot Cutler (born July 29, 1946) is an American lawyer who was an Independent candidate in Maine's 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial races.
Eliot was born and raised in Bangor, Maine, the eldest son of Lawrence and Catherine Cutler. His father was a physician and his mother was an economist.
Eliot graduated from Harvard College and later earned a degree from Georgetown Law.
Cutler began his career as a legislative assistant to Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, helping craft the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.
He served as associate director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science in the Office of Management and Budget in the Carter administration, and was the principal White House official for energy.
He was a founding partner of Cutler & Stanfield LLP, which became the second largest environmental law firm in the country, eventually merging that practice with international firm Akin Gump in 2000.
Cutler resides in Cape Elizabeth with his wife, Melanie Stewart Cutler. They have two adult children.
On December 9, 2009, Cutler officially launched his campaign for governor of Maine. Had he been elected, he would have been Maine’s third Independent governor. He was endorsed by Maine's second Independent governor, Angus King.
In a close election night race, Cutler took an early lead. As the results came in from Maine's smaller and more rural communities, Cutler's lead shrank, and eventually opponent Paul LePage took the lead. Based on early, unofficial results, the Bangor Daily News projected that LePage would win, and Cutler conceded on the morning after the election.
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