Matthew Harrington (Maine)

Matthew Harrington

Republican Party

Maine State Senate District 33

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor

David Woodsome

Prior offices

Maine House of Representatives District 19

Successor: Richard Campbell

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Compensation

Base salary

16,245.12 for the first regular session. $11,668.32 for the second regular session.

Per diem

$70/day for lodging (or round-trip mileage up to $0.55/mile in lieu of housing, plus tolls). $50/day for meals.

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Associate

Southern Maine Community College, 2007

Bachelor's

University of Southern Maine, 2010

Personal

Profession

Law enforcement officer

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Matthew Harrington (Republican Party) is a member of the Maine State Senate, representing District 33. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Harrington (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Maine State Senate to represent District 33. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Matthew Harrington lives in Sanford, Maine. Harrington earned an A.S. in fire science from Southern Maine Community College in 2007 and a B.A. in criminology from the University of Southern Maine in 2010. His career experience includes working as a police officer with the Town of Kennebunk, Maine, and a firefighter/EMT with the Towns of Windham, Maine, and Gray, Maine. Harrington has served on the board of Sanford Mainers and has been affiliated with the Kora Temple, the Sanford Elks Club, and the Maine Association of Police.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Harrington was assigned to the following committees:

• Senatorial Vote Committee
• Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
• Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee

2021-2022

Harrington was assigned to the following committees:

• Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee

2019-2020

Harrington was assigned to the following committees:

• Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee (decommissioned)

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Maine committee assignments, 2017
• Government Oversight
• State and Local Government

Elections

2024

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 33

Incumbent Matthew Harrington defeated Daniel J. Lauzon in the general election for Maine State Senate District 33 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Harrington (R)	60.6	12,432
		Daniel J. Lauzon (D)	39.4	8,076

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,508
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 33

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Daniel J. Lauzon in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Daniel J. Lauzon	100	1,001	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,001
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 33

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Matthew Harrington in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Matthew Harrington	100	1,400	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,400
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Harrington in this election.

Pledges

Harrington signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: Maine State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Maine State Senate District 33

Matthew Harrington defeated Kendra Williams in the general election for Maine State Senate District 33 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Harrington (R)	54.1	8,509
		Kendra Williams (D)	45.9	7,228

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,737
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine State Senate District 33

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Kendra Williams in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Kendra Williams	100	1,137	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,137
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine State Senate District 33

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Matthew Harrington in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Matthew Harrington	100	1,263	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,263
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2020

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Matthew Harrington defeated Patricia Kidder in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 19 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Harrington (R)	57.2	2,626
		Patricia Kidder (D)	42.8	1,962

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,588
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Democratic primary election

Democratic Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Patricia Kidder in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Patricia Kidder	100	672	0	Advanced (1)

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 672
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Republican primary election

Republican Primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Matthew Harrington in round 1 .

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
✔		Matthew Harrington	100	320	0	Advanced (1)

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 320
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2018

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Maine House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Matthew Harrington defeated Jeremy Mele in the general election for Maine House of Representatives District 19 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Harrington (R)	56.0	1,879
		Jeremy Mele (D)	44.0	1,477

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,356 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19

Jeremy Mele advanced from the Democratic primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeremy Mele	100.0	553

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 553
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19

Incumbent Matthew Harrington advanced from the Republican primary for Maine House of Representatives District 19 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Harrington	100.0	496

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 496
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2016

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 15, 2016.

Incumbent Matthew Harrington defeated Nalbert Tero in the Maine House of Representatives District 19 general election.

Maine House of Representatives, District 19 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matthew Harrington Incumbent	51.22%	2,288
	Democratic	Nalbert Tero	48.78%	2,179
Total Votes				4,467
Source: Maine Secretary of State

Nalbert Tero ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 19 Democratic primary.

Maine House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Nalbert Tero  (unopposed)

Incumbent Matthew Harrington ran unopposed in the Maine House of Representatives District 19 Republican primary.

Maine House of Representatives, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Matthew Harrington Incumbent (unopposed)

2015

See also: Maine state legislative special elections, 2015

A special election for the position of Maine House of Representatives District 19 was called for November 3. Candidates were nominated by parties rather than chosen in primaries and had until August 28 to nominate their candidates.

The seat was vacant following William Noon's (D) death on July 15, 2015.

Matthew Harrington (R) defeated Jean Noon (D) and Victor DiGregorio (I) in the special election.

Maine House of Representatives, District 19, Special Election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Matthew Harrington	46.7%	767
	Democratic	Jean Noon	45.9%	754
	Independent	Victor DiGregorio	6.8%	111
	Other	Blank	0.7%	11
Total Votes				1,643

2014

See also: Maine House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Maine House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for party candidates wishing to run in this election was March 17, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the primary election was April 28, 2014, and the deadline for non-party candidates to run in the general election was June 2, 2014. The deadline for write-in candidates to run in the general election was September 22, 2014. District 144 incumbent William Noon was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Sarah Cognata was unopposed in the Republican primary but withdrew afterwards; Matthew Harrington was selected as her replacement. Noon defeated Harrington in the general election.

Maine House of Representatives District 19, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William Noon Incumbent	49.2%	1,698
	Republican	Matthew Harrington	45.1%	1,556
	None	Blank Votes	5.7%	195
Total Votes				3,449

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Matthew Harrington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Matthew Harrington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Matthew Harrington campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Maine State Senate District 33	Won general	$41,787	$37,520
2022	Maine State Senate District 33	Won general	$51,161	$42,118
2020	Maine House of Representatives District 19	Won general	$16,795	N/A**
2018	Maine House of Representatives District 19	Won general	$13,189	N/A**
2016	Maine House of Representatives, District 19	Won	$9,000	N/A**
2015	Maine House of Representatives District 19 special election	Won	$5,222	N/A**
2014	Maine House of Representatives District 19	Lost	$3,780	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 17. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Maine Women's Lobby Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. Wabanaki Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.

2023

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In 2023, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 7 to March 30. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Maine Women's Lobby Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues.

2022

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In 2022, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 9. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Maine Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their votes on 14 bills supported or opposed by the organization. Maine Women's Lobby Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to gender equity. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Wabanaki Alliance: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.

2021

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In 2021, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 2 to March 30. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 17. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Wabanaki Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that would put the tribes in Maine on equal footing with the other federally recognized tribes across the country.

2019

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In 2019, the Maine State Legislature was in session from December 5 through June 19. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine Citizens for Clean Elections Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to election issues. Maine League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine People's Alliance Legislators are scored by MPA on "where they stand on community, investing in the future, fairness, equality, and justice for all Maine people." Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Maine State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 2. The legislature held a special session from June 19 to September 13. Maine AFL-CIO Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Maine League of Conservation Voters Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Maine Right to Life: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Political offices
Preceded by David Woodsome (R)	Maine State Senate District 33 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Maine House of Representatives District 19 2015-2022	Succeeded by Richard Campbell (R)

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Current members of the Maine State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Matthea Daughtry

Majority Leader:Teresa Pierce

Senators

District 1

Susan Bernard (R)

District 2

Harold Stewart (R)

District 3

Bradlee Farrin (R)

District 4

Stacey Guerin (R)

District 5

Russell Black (R)

District 6

Marianne Moore (R)

District 7

Nicole Grohoski (D)

District 8

Mike Tipping (D)

District 9

Joe Baldacci (D)

District 10

David Haggan (R)

District 11

Glenn Curry (D)

District 12

Anne Beebe-Center (D)

District 13

Cameron Reny (D)

District 14

Craig Hickman (D)

District 15

Richard Bradstreet (R)

District 16

Scott Cyrway (R)

District 17

Jeffrey Timberlake (R)

District 18

Richard Bennett (R)

District 19

Joseph Martin (R)

District 20

Bruce Bickford (R)

District 21

Margaret Rotundo (D)

District 22

James Libby (R)

District 23

Matthea Daughtry (D)

District 24

Denise Tepler (D)

District 25

Teresa Pierce (D)

District 26

Timothy Nangle (D)

District 27

Jill Duson (D)

District 28

Rachel Talbot Ross (D)

District 29

Anne Carney (D)

District 30

Stacy Brenner (D)

District 31

Donna Bailey (D)

District 32

Henry Ingwersen (D)

District 33

Matthew Harrington (R)

District 34

Joseph Rafferty (D)

District 35

Mark Lawrence (D)

Democratic Party (20)

Republican Party (15)