Matt Moonen | |
---|---|
Majority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives | |
Assumed office December 3, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Maureen Terry |
In office December 5,2018 –December 2,2020 | |
Preceded by | Erin Herbig |
Succeeded by | Michelle Dunphy |
Member of the MaineHouseofRepresentatives from the 38th district | |
In office December 3,2014 –December 2,2020 | |
Preceded by | Louis Luchini |
Succeeded by | Barbara Wood |
Member of the MaineHouseofRepresentatives from the 118th district | |
In office December 5,2012 –December 3,2014 | |
Preceded by | Jane Giles Jon Hinck |
Succeeded by | Larry Dunphy |
Personal details | |
Born | May 9,1984 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Northwestern University (BA) |
Matt Moonen is an American politician from Maine. A Democrat from Portland,he was first elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 2012. [1] Moonen,who could not run for reelection to the House in 2020 due to term limits,was a candidate for Maine Secretary of State before losing to Shenna Bellows. [2]
Moonen,who is openly gay,was the Executive Director of EqualityMaine. [3] He is married to Jeremy Kennedy,Chief of Staff to Maine Governor Janet Mills. [4] Moonen returned to the Maine House of Representatives in 2022 after sitting out one term due to term limits,he ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections. [5] Moonen led efforts to defeat a bill that banned Maine from cooperating with law enforcement from states that ban gender affirming who are investigating people who access related medical treatment in Maine. [6]