29 Facts About Dan Wolf

Daniel A Wolf was born on August 11,1957 and is an American entrepreneur, aircraft pilot, and politician.

Dan Wolf ran unopposed in 2012, and was re-elected to a third term in 2014.

In 2015, Wolf confirmed that he would not seek a fourth term by running for re-election in 2016.

Dan Wolf was born on August 11,1957, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and spent summers in Cape Cod with his family.

Dan Wolf attended the Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Wesleyan University in 1980.

Dan Wolf earned a private and commercial pilot's license while working in Boston as a community and union organizer.

In 1988 Dan Wolf founded the airline company Cape Air, which at the time flew solely between Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Since being elected to the Massachusetts Senate, Dan Wolf continues to pilot during the summer on weekends.

Dan Wolf's campaign set records for fundraising with a war chest of over $300,000, more than either of his opponents.

In 2014 Dan Wolf was re-elected to his third term, defeating Republican Ron Beaty in the general election.

In October 2015, The Boston Globe first reported that Dan Wolf was considering not running for re-election.

Weeks later in November, Dan Wolf confirmed that he would remain in office, but would not seek re-election in 2016.

An advocate for universal and single-payer health care, Dan Wolf is a supporter of both Massachusetts health care reform and President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

On July 10,2012, Dan Wolf testified before the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to discuss the effects of the two laws.

Dan Wolf supported a failed amendment in 2012 which would have implemented single-payer health care in Massachusetts if a study proved it was more effective in reducing costs than the state's current model.

Dan Wolf has been a consistent supporter of mandated paid sick days for employees, with his company Cape Air offering paid leave for all employees.

Consistently voting to increase the minimum wage, in 2014 Dan Wolf supported a bill eventually signed into law which would reform unemployment insurance and increase Massachusetts' minimum wage to $11 an hour by 2017.

In 2015, Dan Wolf joined the Fight for $15 and introduced legislation which would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2018.

In doing so, Dan Wolf acknowledged his "awkward, interesting place," being that the bill would increase wages of commercial employees at airports higher than his airline company, Cape Air, could pay its employees.

Dan Wolf has similarly received criticism for Cape Air's participation in the federal Essential Air Service program, which grants millions of dollars in subsidies to airlines in exchange for flying less-profitable routes considered essential.

On July 10,2013, Dan Wolf announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election via a YouTube video.

At the 2013 Massachusetts Democratic Convention, Dan Wolf was a keynote speaker, along with other declared gubernatorial candidates: Joseph Avellone, and Donald Berwick.

Dan Wolf has praised the work of incumbent Governor Deval Patrick and Senator Elizabeth Warren, promising to help grow the middle class.

On June 17,2014, Dan Wolf endorsed Don Berwick as the Democratic nominee for governor.

Dan Wolf is married to Heidi Schuetz, a chef on Cape Cod, and together they have three daughters: Stella, Zoe, and Ruby.

In 2010, Wolf was awarded an honorary doctorate from Daniel Webster College.

In March 2013, Dan Wolf was interviewed by New England Cable News for their ongoing series "The Boss", speaking about his life and rise to business and political success.

Dan Wolf has been a continuing contributor to the Barnstable Patriot.

Dan Wolf has served on a number of boards, including the Advisory Council for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Regional Airline Association, the Cape Cod Business Round Table, the Association for the Preservation of Cape Cod, the Housing Assistance Corporation of Cape Cod, and the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.