1. Eliot Cutler was twice an Independent candidate in Maine's 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial races.
23 Facts About Eliot Cutler
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In May 2023, Eliot Cutler pled guilty to four counts of possessing child pornography, after being arrested in March 2022.
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Eliot Cutler was born and raised in a Jewish family in Bangor, Maine, the eldest son of Lawrence and Catherine Eliot Cutler.
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Eliot Cutler's father was a physician and his mother was an economist.
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Eliot Cutler then proceeded to graduate from Harvard College and later earned a degree from Georgetown Law.
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Eliot 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.
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Eliot Cutler 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.
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In 1990, Eliot Cutler purchased property on Shore Road in Cape Elizabeth.
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In 2006, Eliot Cutler moved to Beijing, where he acquired a collection of Chinese vernacular furniture and antiques.
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In May 2017, Eliot Cutler put his 15,455 square feet oceanfront home in Cape Elizabeth for sale for $11 million, citing his intention to move to a condominium in nearby Portland and to look for a place on the water in Maine.
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On December 9,2009, Eliot Cutler officially launched his campaign for governor of Maine.
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Eliot Cutler was endorsed by Maine's second Independent governor, Angus King.
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On June 6,2013, Eliot Cutler announced on radio station WGAN's morning show that he would again run for governor, with a formal announcement coming after Labor Day.
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Eliot Cutler dismissed the suggestion that his candidacy would result in another LePage victory, stating that he wouldn't run if he didn't think he could win.
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Eliot Cutler served on the board of directors of Americans Elect, a nonprofit 501 corporation which sought to gain ballot access for a presidential ticket, to be chosen through an online national primary, in every state in the 2012 Presidential Election.
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Eliot Cutler endorsed Angus King in the 2012 US Senate election to succeed the retiring Olympia Snowe.
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Eliot Cutler had been a proponent of this system during the 2010 election, believing he would have won if it had been implemented then.
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Eliot Cutler announced on April 2,2015, that he would not run for governor again, stating that he was taking a "vow of abstinence" from doing so.
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Eliot Cutler announced his appointment by the University of Maine System to lead the creation of a new graduate center unifying existing graduate programs at the University of Southern Maine, University of Maine, and the University of Maine School of Law.
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In May 2017, Eliot Cutler announced that he would work with the political organization Maine Independents to recruit candidates for the 2018 elections.
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Eliot Cutler announced his support for State Treasurer Terry Hayes for governor in the following year's gubernatorial election.
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In March 2022, Eliot Cutler was arrested in Hancock County and charged with four counts of possessing child pornography.
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Eliot Cutler was released early on January 18,2024, on good conduct time.