Matthew Dunlap
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| 47th and 49th Secretary of State of Maine | |
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Assumed office January 7, 2013 |
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| Governor | Paul LePage |
| Preceded by | Charlie Summers |
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In office January 1, 2005 – January 7, 2011 |
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| Governor | John Baldacci |
| Preceded by | Dan Gwadosky |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Summers |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 121st district |
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In office December 4, 1996 – January 1, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Keane |
| Succeeded by | Constance Goldman |
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November 26, 1964 Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Maine, Orono (BA, MA) |
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.
Matthew Dunlap was born and raised in Bar Harbor, Maine. He went through the Bar Harbor school system and graduated from Mt. Desert Island High School, where he was a captain of the track team. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in history and English respectively from the University of Maine. Dunlap also completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University. Prior to entering politics, he worked in a variety of jobs including textile worker, fur trapper, publishing editor, radio talk-show host, cook, waiter, and bartender.
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 unopposed.
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.
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