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Having successfully sued the Trump administration to dismantle a sham “election integrity” panel, Matt will bring that same independent, fighting spirit to Washington to protect voting rights and push back against authoritarian threats.

But what truly sets Matt apart is his willingness to stand up to power — no matter where it comes from. During the Trump administration, he served on the so-called “election integrity” commission and took it head-on when it became clear it was a partisan effort to undermine voting rights, ultimately helping expose it and force its dissolution.

Maine Education Association Announces Support for Matt Dunlap in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.

Rep. Jared Golden's retirement opens up a sprawling rural district that Trump carried by nearly 10 points in 2024, while Golden himself won re-election by less than one percent, making it the reddest district represented by a Democrat in the country. Polling shows Democrat Matt Dunlap, a former secretary of state, in a tight race with controversial former Governor Paul LePage.

The member-led board of directors of Maine People’s Alliance has voted to endorse Matt Dunlap for election to Congressional District 2.

Endorsement announced August 3, 2026.

Matt Dunlap is a lifelong Mainer who worked as a dishwasher, bartender, and fur-trapper before dedicating his career to serving the people of Maine and being elected to the state legislature. A former labor union member born and raised on a farm near Bar Harbor, Matt has served in statewide office twice, first as Secretary of State and now as State Auditor, where he’s worked to root out government waste, fraud, and inefficiency. As a gun owner and former executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, Matt has built a coalition that transcends parties and has consistently earned the trust of voters across the political spectrum. Now, Matt is running for Congress because Mainers deserve a representative who will lower costs, protect Social Security and Medicaid, and take on the billionaires rigging the economy against working families — not an extremist like Paul LePage who cheers on health care cuts and lines the pockets of his ultra-wealthy donors. Matt is the independent, Maine-first fighter the Second District deserves in Congress.