| Today, the DCCC announced that Matt Dunlap has been added to the committee’s highly competitive ‘Red to Blue’ program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Dunlap, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as he runs for ME-02.
“Matt Dunlap has spent his career delivering for Maine’s working families and standing up to special interests — earning the trust of Mainers across party lines. While Paul LePage cheers on cuts to Medicaid and Social Security and lines the pockets of big corporations, Matt has never forgotten who he works for. He’s the independent, Maine-first leader the Second District needs to lower costs, protect affordable health care, and stand up to the billionaires rigging the economy against working families,” said DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene.
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.
Despite ME-02 having a Republican tilt, Dunlap remains competitive, with a recent campaign poll showing Dunlap leading LePage on the initial ballot by one point.
Red to Blue is a highly competitive and battle-tested DCCC program that arms top-tier candidates with organizational and fundraising support to help them continue building winning campaigns. Additionally, through Red to Blue the DCCC provides strategic guidance, staff resources, candidate trainings, fundraising support, and more. |
