Matthew Dunlap - Early Life, Education, and Early Career

Early Life, Education, and Early Career

Matthew Dunlap was born and raised in Bar Harbor, Maine. He went through the Bar Harbor school system and graduated from Mt. Desert Island High School, where he was a captain of the track team. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in history and English respectively from the University of Maine. Dunlap also completed the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University. Prior to entering politics, he worked in a variety of jobs including textile worker, fur trapper, publishing editor, radio talk-show host, cook, waiter, and bartender.