Matt Moonen
American politician
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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] He returned to the House of Representatives in the 2022 election, winning in the 117tth district,[3] and was re-elected unopposed in 2024.
Matt Moonen | |
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| 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 Maine House of Representatives from the 117th district | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Wood |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 38th district | |
| In office December 3, 2014 – December 2, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Luchini |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Wood |
| Member of the Maine House of Representatives 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 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Northwestern University (BA) |
Moonen, who is openly gay, was the executive director of EqualityMaine.[4] He is married to Jeremy Kennedy, Chief of Staff to Maine Governor Janet Mills.[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]
