Candidate · November 3, 2026
Matthew G. Dunlap
On the ballot for U.S. House · Maine's 2nd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $3.0M
- cash on hand
- $444K
- issues with public statements
- 8
- outside spending for or against
- $5.6M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Maine's 2nd District1, |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Democratic1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| How it's decided | Maine uses ranked-choice voting for federal races in the general election, and extra counting rounds are only needed when a race has more than two candidates and no one wins a majority.3, |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says he grew up on a farm near Bar Harbor and worked jobs washing dishes, tending bar and trapping fur before entering government service.5 It says he is Maine's State Auditor, a founding board member of the Maine Youth Fish and Game Association, and a former executive director of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine.5 Ballotpedia says he served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1996 to 2004, and as Maine's secretary of state from 2005 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2021.6 His campaign website says he is a graduate of the University of Maine; Ballotpedia says he earned a bachelor's degree in history there in 1987 and a master's degree in English literature in 1994.5,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running for Maine's 2nd Congressional District because voters deserve a representative who will work to bring prices down, stand up to billionaires and fight for working families.5
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitemattdunlapforuscongress.com5
- X (Twitter)x.com/dunlap4congress5
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/dunlap4congress.bsky.social5
- Facebookfacebook.com/people/Matt-Dunlap-For-Congress/615813295379395
- Instagraminstagram.com/mattforcongress5
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@dunlapforcongress5
- TikToktiktok.com/@mattforcongress5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Economy, Jobs and Trade
His campaign website says he would fight to lift President Trump's blanket tariffs, saying they are raising prices for families.5,
- Lower or remove most tariffs
- Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
- Broad tariffs on most imports
His campaign website says he is pro-labor and would fight for workers' rights through legislation like the PRO Act, including the right to organize.7
- Make it easier to form a union (for example, the PRO Act)
- Keep current rules
- Add requirements such as a secret-ballot election before every union is recognized
Health Care
His campaign website says he would be a champion for protecting Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid and would work to expand coverage, and that Medicare for All would help ensure tax dollars are spent on health care for Mainers.7
- One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
- Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
- Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
- Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals
His campaign website says he wants to reverse the Medicaid cuts that it says are hurting rural hospitals.5
- Reduce federal Medicaid spending further, such as by giving states fixed yearly amounts (block grants or per-person limits)
- Keep the funding rules set by the 2025 law
- Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website, in a section on a woman's right to choose that treats ending a pregnancy as the woman's own decision, says the Constitution should guarantee safe access to reproductive health care.7
- A national law making abortion legal in every state, at least until viability, as under Roe v. Wade
- Leave abortion law to each state
- A national law limiting abortion (for example, after 15 weeks of pregnancy)
His campaign website says the choice to end a pregnancy is the woman's to make, and that no one should be able to decide her health choices for her ahead of time.7
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.8
| Raised | $2,964,964 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $2,520,996 |
| Cash on hand | $443,968 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $1,078,758 supporting and $4,564,665 opposing Matthew G. Dunlap this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.9
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| SAFETY & AFFORDABILITY PAC INC. | — | $3,680,016 |
| CFFE PAC | $453,856 | — |
| National Nurses United for Patient Protection | $435,606 | — |
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC. | — | $302,195 |
| America PAC | — | $283,846 |
| Poverty To Prosperity | — | $190,000 |
| MAGA INC. | — | $105,033 |
| Progressive Turnout Project | $69,450 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report10filed May 15, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report11filed Jan 29, 2026