Matthew Dunlap

Matt Dunlap's working life included washing dishes, tending bar and trapping fur before it included state government.¹ Raised on a farm near Bar Harbor, he now lives in Old Town with his wife, Michelle Dunphy, and they have one daughter.¹ His community work includes helping establish the Maine Youth Fish and Game Association and serving his Episcopal church.¹

A University of Maine graduate with bachelor's and master's degrees, Dunlap served in the Maine House, spent multiple terms as secretary of state and is now state auditor.² He also led the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine and has defended gun ownership alongside conservation and public land protections.²³

In 2017, while serving on President Trump's election integrity commission, he sued to obtain its working documents; a federal court ruled that he was entitled to records needed to participate as a commissioner.⁴ In this campaign, his central health proposal is Medicare for All, alongside reversing Medicaid reductions and strengthening Social Security's financing by lifting the payroll tax cap.²

Dunlap also advocates universal child care, affordable housing investment, stronger labor protections and an end to broad tariffs he says raise household costs.⁵ He faces former Republican governor Paul LePage for the seat Jared Golden is leaving, making the contest a choice between two familiar Maine public officials and a target for both parties seeking control of the House.³