Matt Dunlap

Campaign finance — Dunlap for Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Raised $1,205,431.88 this cycle · spent $976,782.73 · cash on hand $228,649.15 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,181,075.25 (98%); PACs and other political committees $13,500.00 (1%); Loans made or guaranteed by the candidate $10,000.00 (1%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media/ad buying $331.9K; digital $160.0K; other $134.5K; fundraising $69.7K; polling $44.5K; direct mail $13.0K.

Financial disclosure — Candidate report 2026

Candidate report (2026), covering 01/01/2025–04/15/2026; filed 05/15/2026. Reports 48 assets; highest reported ranges: Maine Public Employees Retirement System Defined Benefit Plan $100,001–$250,000; First Eagle Overseas Fund Class I (SGOIX) (spouse) $50,001–$100,000; JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund I Class (JGASX) (spouse) $50,001–$100,000; Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund - Retirement Class (HNACX) $50,001–$100,000; 44 others at or below $50,001–$100,000. Liabilities: Auto Loan (Empeople, spouse) $15,001–$50,000; Home Equity Line of Credit (University Credit Union, joint) $15,001–$50,000; Auto Loan (University Credit Union, joint) $15,001–$50,000. Earned income: Salary, State of Maine $49,113.43; Spouse Salary, Maine House of Representatives. Also: 9 positions listed (e.g. State Auditor, State of Maine); 1 agreement(s).

Financial disclosure — Candidate report 2025

Candidate report (2025), covering 01/01/2024–10/06/2025; filed 01/29/2026. Reports 50 assets; highest reported ranges: Maine Public Employees Retirement System Defined Benefit Plan $100,001–$250,000; First Eagle Overseas Fund Class I (SGOIX) (spouse) $50,001–$100,000; JPMorgan Growth Advantage Fund I Class (JGASX) (spouse) $50,001–$100,000; MFS Growth Fund Class I (MFEIX) (spouse) $50,001–$100,000; 46 others at or below $50,001–$100,000. Liabilities: Auto Loan (Empeople, spouse) $15,001–$50,000; Home Equity Line of Credit (University Credit Union, joint) $15,001–$50,000; Auto Loan (University Credit Union, joint) $15,001–$50,000. Earned income: Salary, State of Maine $135,566.79; Spouse Salary, Maine House of Representatives. Also: 9 positions listed (e.g. State Auditor, State of Maine); 1 source(s) paying over $5,000; 1 agreement(s).

Jim Acosta & Matt Dunlap — Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

Podcast interview · Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast Excerpts from GOTV Intel's transcription: [36:24] “Yeah, Oh yeah, well it's 26,000 square miles. It's the largest district by geography east of the Mississippi River. It's huge. So, you know, much of New England would fit in the to the second district that gives you an idea of how big it is. So a lot of this, you know, farm land, uh working forests, small towns, and uh you know, the natural resources and the rural economy are very, very important in the second district. And that's something that I've always felt very attracted to. I feel like these people are my neighbors and my friends. So I don't thought feel like it's a hostile territory at all, politically certainly.” [40:23] “They really care about being heard. People feel left behind. You know, that was one of the things that was brought to my feet when I was before I was even thinking about running. And there was, you know, there is a lot of frustration uh with what was happening in Washington and there is a group of people that asked me come speak to them when I put it out there that I was just going to explore the idea of a run and down in the Mid Coast region, down in Belmont, I met with about 15 people in a barn for about three hours and I was ready for the tough questions on social issues, on foreign policy, and all they really wanted to talk about was how they felt like nobody heard them. And that's something that is very important to people. They want to know that somebody listens to them and that they're going to take that we're going to that we're going to take those concerns and make it part of the policy debate in Washington. You know, the the you know, I I talked to a couple of former senior members of the legislature, now long retired, and they were frustrated. I said, when do we stop fighting for working families? What's all this other stuff, you know? And and that's really where it where the heartwood of this whole thing is is what hard working people are are facing and how the playing field has been gradually tilted against them over the last few decades where we've cut the top nominal tax rate 50% from 78% to 39%. The minimum wage hasn't been raised at the federal level since 20. and what you hear is a lot of rhetoric like you're hearing from Paul Page, which is all about, you know, the identity issues that people find so divisive, and it's a handy distraction from the fact that, you know, thousands of people in Maine lost their healthcare on January 1st when the ACA tax subsidies expired. You know, a friend of mine, well I've told this story many times, you know, he used to be the president of the Paperworkers union here, uh well, the mill was still operational and went out as an independent consultant afterwards and he said his health insurance went from 500 a month to 2700 a month. He said, I've got to have it. I've got a heart condition, I can't be without health insurance. And I hear those stories every single day and I think if we can find a a vector, a pathway to providing like a Medicare for All system which is going to take some time, I'll have to probably happen in several steps, but if we can do that, we can take a huge burden off of shoulders of working people, not just in Maine but across the country.” [45:13] “Well, that brings up the operative question as to who pays tariffs, and it's we pay the tariffs. It's not some some importer pays the tariffs. The consumer pays the tariffs. So you know, I mean tariffs have a place in public policy and that's to protect an industry that may have seen some unfair dumping competition from abroad. That's what tariffs always were became meant for. I mean it used to be the the prime source of revenue for the federal government before we had the income tax. We're going back over 130 years ago now. But you know and you know you use tariffs to protect an industry. Blanket tariffs just hurt everybody and um you know there's a fellow I know who has a business here in Maine that uses a lot of aluminum and his his his costs before this latest round of tariffs have gone up 50% and that affects everything, that affects your ability to grow a business, and even start a business, or to keep a business going. It's it those are huge issues too.”