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Matthew PouliotREPRepublican State Senator, District 15
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Matthew Gary Pouliot (born 1986) is an American politician and realtor from Maine. A Republican from Augusta, he is member of the Maine State Senate, 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. He graduated from Cony High School in Augusta, received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Maine at Augusta, 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 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.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Maine
Cony High School
Past Positions1 - 9 of 9
Assistant Minority Leader
Maine State Senate
2020 - 2023
Senator
Maine State Senate
2018 - Current
Representative
Maine State House of Representatives
2012 - 2018
Corporator
Kennebec Savings Bank
Current
Owner
Pouliot Real Estate, Incorporated
Current
Realtor
RE/MAX Capital
2010 - Current
Account Manager
Hammond Lumber Company
2006 - 2010
Former Sales Employee
Hammond Lumber
Owner
Alliance Properties Limited Liability Company
Other Experience1 - 17 of 17
Board of Directors Member
Augusta Housing Service Corporation
Current
Toll Fellow
Council of State Governments
2019
Co-Chair
National Network of State Legislators, National Institute of Civil Discourse
2016
Graduated Member
Leadership Maine
2016
Former Chair
Economic Restructuring Committee, Augusta Downtown Alliance
2014
Vice Chair
Augusta Planning Board
2009 - 2013
Former Allocations Committee Member
United Way
Former Board Member
Rotary Club of Augusta
Former Board of Visitors Member
University of Maine at Augusta
Former Member
Junior Achievement of Maine
Former Member
Kennebec Valley Board of Realtors
Member
Augusta Good Government Committee
Participant
Kennebec Leadership Institute
Former Member
Education and Cultural Affairs Committee, Maine State House of Representatives
Former Member
Elections Committee, Maine State House of Representatives
Former Member
Taxation Committee, Maine State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, Maine State Senate