Matthew Harrington is an American politician and police officer from Sanford, Maine
Early life and education Harrington is a fourth-generation Mainer who lives in Sanford, Maine. He is a graduate of Southern Main Community College, and the University of Southern Maine. After college Harrington became a police officer, and he is currently serving as a patrol officer in the Kennebuck police department, with over 15 years of service under his belt.
Political career Harrington's political career started in 2014, when he was chosen to replace Sarah Cognata after she withdrew from the race for Maine's 19 house district. However, he was unable to win the seat.
In 2015, the 19th district held a special election after William Noon died. For this election the GOP selected Harrington to run. He won a tight race against Jean Noon, securing a slight victory of under 1%.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=806295
In 2016, he ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and went on to win the general election by 3%.
In 2018, he ran unopposed in the Republican primary, and went on to win the general election by over 10%.
In 2020, he ran for the Maine House of Representatives' 19th district one last time, winning the general election by over 10% again.
In 2022, Harrington ran for Maine Senate's 33rd district, and won by almost 10%.
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