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Matthew Dunlap's Biography

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19 Union Street 66 State House Station
Suite 223-A
Augusta, 04330

Full Name:

Matthew G. Dunlap

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Michelle; 1 Child: Emily

Birth Date:

11/26/1964

Birth Place:

Bar Harbor, ME

Home City:

Old Town, ME

Religion:

Episcopallian

Graduated, State and Local Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, 2000

MA, English Literature, University of Maine, 1991-1994, Grade Point Average of 3.5

BA, History, University of Maine, 1983-1987, Grade Point Average of 2.5

Auditor, State of Maine, 2021-present

Secretary of State, State of Maine, 2004-2010, 2013-2021

Candidate, United States Senate, 2012

Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, 1996-2004

Former Chair, Citizen's Advisory Commission to Secure Future of Maine's Fish and Wildlife, Maine State House of Representatives

Former Member, Elections Committee, Maine State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Government Oversight Committee, Maine State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Joint Standing Committee on Program Evaluation and Governmental Accountability, Maine State House of Representatives

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Mind and Behavior

Executive Director, Sportsman's Alliance of Maine, 2011

Waiter/Bartender, Pat's Pizza, 1994-2004

Proofreader, University of Maine Printing Services, 1994-2004

Cook, University of Maine Dining Services, 1989-1995

Editor, Northern Lights Publishing, 1992

Finisher, Dunlap Weavers, 1977-1988

Member, Editorial Board, National Poetry Foundation, 1987-1988

Board Member, Windover Art Center, 2011-present

Board Member, Sportsman's Alliance of Maine, 2009-present

Steering Committee Member, Russian-American Rule of Law Consortium, 2008-present

Founding Board Member, Maine's Youth Fish and Game Association, 2000-present

Vice-President, Friends of Maine Track

Member, Maine COLT

Co-Host, Maine Outdoors

Member, Narraguagus Bay Chapter, Waterfowl USA

Board Member, National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council

Member, National Poetry Foundation

Member, National Rifle Association

Member, New England Outdoor Writers Association of America

Columnist, Northwoods Sporting Journal

Chair, Old Town Democratic City Committee

Member, Old Town Grange

Member, Outdoor Writers Association of America

Member, Penobscot County Conservation Association

Member, National Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, 2017-2018

Commissioner, Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 2013-2015

Member, Keeping Maine's Forests Working Group, 2010-2011

Board Member, Overseas Vote Foundation, 2011

Vestry Member, St. James' Episcopal Church, 2011

Member, Domestic Violence Working Group, 2010

President, National Association of Secretaries of State, 2010

Facilitator/Administrator, Permanent Commission of the Status of Women, 2009-2010

President, University of Maine M-Club, 2005-2010

President, National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council, 2009

Convener, Working Group to Study State Residency Requirements, 2008

Chair, Maine State Employees Combined Charitable Appeal, 2006-2007

Chair, Cultural Building Task Force, 2006

Member, Negotiated Rulemaking Commission to Make Recommendations for Minimum Standards for State-Issued Driver Licenses and ID Cards, 2005

Chair, Old Town City Democratic Committee, 1998-2004

Member, Penobscot County Democratic Committee, 1998-2004

Chair, Marsh Island Community Deer Committee, 1999-2003

Democratic Chair, Legislative Apportionment Commission, 2002

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