Matt Moonen (born May 9, 1984) 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.

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Moonen, Chipman, Russell win House races on Portland peninsula" Deprecated link archived 2013-02-22 at archive.today. The Forecaster, November 7, 2012.
  2. ↑ Andrews, Caitlin (November 17, 2020). "The big changes eyed by 6 Democrats aiming to be Maine's next top election official". Bangor Daily News. Bangor Publishing Company. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Matthew Moonen".
  4. ↑ "Gay strategist runs for Maine state house". Washington Blade, June 26, 2019.
  5. ↑ Phelps, Rob (November 19, 2018). "Maine House elects openly gay reps Moonen and Fecteau as its majority and assistant majority leaders". Boston Spirit. Boston Spirit Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gender-affirming care providers lose proposed protections as Maine lawmakers vote down bill - Maine Beacon". January 26, 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Moonen