1. Matthew Dunlap was born on November 26,1964 and is an American politician from Maine who has served as the Maine State Auditor since November, 2022, and previously from January to October, 2021.
27 Facts About Matthew Dunlap
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On December 2,2020, Matthew Dunlap was elected Maine State Auditor by the Maine Legislature and took office on January 4,2021.
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Matthew Dunlap did later meet the requirements and was selected for the position again on November 14,2022.
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Matthew Dunlap was born and raised in Bar Harbor, Maine.
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Matthew Dunlap attended the Bar Harbor school system and graduated from Mount Desert Island High School, where he was a captain of the track team.
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Matthew Dunlap completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University.
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In 1996, Matthew Dunlap ran to represent Old Town in the Maine House of Representatives when incumbent Robert Keane retired after one term.
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Matthew Dunlap served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1996 to 2004.
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Matthew Dunlap was actively involved in environmental and wildlife issues, including serving as House Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.
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Matthew Dunlap 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.
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Matthew Dunlap 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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In 2004, Matthew Dunlap was elected Secretary of State of Maine by the Maine Legislature, a role in which he served from 2005 until 2011.
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Matthew Dunlap served as president of the National Association of Secretaries of State from 2010 until 2011.
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Matthew Dunlap was again selected to be secretary of state by the Legislature after Democrats regained control of both chambers in the 2012 elections.
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Matthew Dunlap took the oath of office on January 7,2013.
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Matthew Dunlap was re-elected to his position in 2014,2016, and 2018.
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Matthew Dunlap invalidated the signatures because the signature of the notary who signed the petitions allegedly did not match the signature on file with staff.
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Matthew Dunlap reached the term limit for the office of secretary of state in 2020, and announced that he would seek the position of state auditor for the following term.
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Matthew Dunlap was elected as state auditor on December 2,2020, by the Maine Legislature.
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Matthew Dunlap announced on October 1,2021, that he had failed the exams required to become a CPA, and was required to resign as State Auditor because he was not permitted to retake the exams for 60 days.
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Matthew Dunlap did obtain the credentials needed for the position, and was selected by the Legislature again on November 14,2022.
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In November 2011, Matthew Dunlap took out the necessary paperwork to run against incumbent three-term Republican Olympia Snowe, who subsequently announced on February 28,2012, that she had decided not to seek reelection.
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On March 14,2012, Matthew Dunlap filed with the office of the Maine Secretary of State the signatures necessary to qualify for the June primary ballot.
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Matthew Dunlap was endorsed by former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives Glenn Cummings, the Maine chapter of the League of Young Voters and the Communications Workers of America Local 1400, among others.
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Matthew Dunlap finished second in the primary with 18,202 votes, behind State Representative Cynthia Dill, who won with 22,629 votes.
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Matthew Dunlap is a founder of the Maine Youth Fish and Game Association and has served on the vestry of St James' Episcopal Church in Old Town.
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Matthew Dunlap has served as announcer for the Bangor Band.