Matt Moonen

Matt Moonen
Majority Leader of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
December 5, 2018 – December 2, 2020
Preceded byErin Herbig
Succeeded byMichelle Dunphy
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 38th district
In office
December 3, 2014 – December 2, 2020
Preceded byLouis Luchini
Succeeded byBarbara Wood
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 118th district
In office
December 5, 2012 – December 3, 2014
Preceded byJane Giles
Jon Hinck
Succeeded byLarry Dunphy
Personal details
Born (1984-05-09) May 9, 1984 (age 40)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationNorthwestern 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]

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