
STATE SENATOR – DISTRICT 33
(R – York)
Contact:
Office: (207) 287-1505
3 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Towns
YORK county:
Alfred; Lebanon; Sanford; and Waterboro
Current Committee Assignments
Legislative Council
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Past Committee Assignments
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS
Prior Service
HOUSE: 127th-130th
SENATE: 131ST
Sen. Matt Harrington is serving his second term in the Maine State Senate representing the people of Senate District 33. The district includes the municipalities of Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford and Waterboro.
Upon his reelection in November 2024, his Senate Republican colleagues chose him as the Caucus’s Assistant Senate Republican Leader for the 132nd Legislature. As part of the leadership team, he became a member of the Legislative Council, which is the governing body of the Maine Legislature.
Prior to his service in the Senate, Sen. Harrington represented the people of District 19 for four terms in the Maine House of Representatives. While there, he served on the State and Local Government Committee; Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business Committee; Government Oversight Committee; and the Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee.
After joining the Senate, he served as the Senate Republican Lead on the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee as well as the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee.
Sen. Harrington is a real estate agent working primarily in York County. A 17-year veteran of law enforcement, he is also a reserve police officer for the Kennebunk Police Department. He is a graduate of Southern Maine Community College and earned his bachelor’s degree in criminology from the University of Southern Maine.
Active in his community, Sen. Harrington serves as a board member for the Sanford Mainers, a New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) team. He is also a Freemason and Shriner with the Kora Temple and a member of the Sanford Elks Club. He is a former member of the Maine Association of Police and his church’s board of trustees.
A fourth-generation Mainer, he and his wife, Lauren, have two dogs – Bailey and Bullet. Sen. Harrington enjoys golf, fishing and spending time with family.
Current Posts
Red Flag proposal endangers Maine’s police and public
By Sen. Matthew Harrington (Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in the Maine Sunday Telegram.)…
Republican Vision for Maine: Supporting law enforcement, prioritizing public safety and helping those struggling with addiction
Staff Report Senate Republican Leader Trey Stewart interviews Assistant Senate Republican Leader Matt Harrington about…
The public has a right to know about prosecutorial charging decisions
By Sen. Matthew Harrington (Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in the Portland Press Herald.)…
We must end Maine’s job-killing solar tax
By Sen. Matt Harrington Have you driven around the state and noticed the massive solar…
The gun control bills before the Legislature are about politics, not policy
By Sen. Matt Harrington Hello. This is Sen. Matt Harrington of York County. I thank…
Mainers are bearing the brunt of the left’s climate agenda
By Sen. Matt Harrington We usually focus on matters happening in our state, but some…
