Matthew Gary Pouliot (born 1986) is an American politician and realtor from
Maine
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. A
Republican
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Political ideology
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from Augusta, he is member of the
Maine State Senate
The Maine Senate is the upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. The Senate currently consists of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, though the Maine Constitution ...
, representing District 15, which includes Augusta, China, Oakland, Sidney, and Vassalboro. Elected in November 2012 at the age of 25, Pouliot is one of the youngest members of the
Maine Legislature
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. He graduated from
Cony High School in Augusta, received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the
University of Maine at Augusta
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMaine Augusta or UMA) is a public college in Augusta, Maine. It is part of the University of Maine System. UMA provides Bachelor's degree, baccalaureate and select associate degrees for residents of Central M ...
, and works as a Realtor. In December 2020, he was elected by other Republicans to serve as Assistant Minority Leader.
Pouliot serves on the Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, where he has introduced several bills, passing measures to advance
financial literacy
Financial literacy is the possession of the set of skills and knowledge that allows an individual to make informed and effective decisions with all of their financial resources. Raising interest in personal finance is now a focus of state-run progr ...
in Maine's high school curriculum and allow municipalities to
prohibit sex offenders from living within 750 feet of a recreational area.
Pouliot is a native of Augusta. He serves on the Kennebec Valley Board of Realtors, the Augusta Rotary Club, the Augusta Downtown Alliance, and Junior Achievement of Maine. He is a member of the Franco-American Calumet Club. Pouliot married the former Heather Marie Veilleux on August 17, 2013.
References
1986 births
Living people
Politicians from Augusta, Maine
University of Maine at Augusta alumni
Republican Party Maine state senators
Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
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