Jared Golden
American politician and veteran (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jared Forrest Golden (born July 25, 1982) is an American politician and a Marine Corps veteran serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district since 2019.
Jared Golden | |
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Co-Chair of the Blue Dog Coalition | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ed Case Stephanie Murphy Tom O'Halleran |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 2nd district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Bruce Poliquin |
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
In office December 3, 2014 – December 5, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Nate Libby |
Succeeded by | Kristen Cloutier |
Personal details | |
Born | Jared Forrest Golden (1982-07-25) July 25, 1982 (age 42) Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Isobel Moiles (m. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Bates College (BA) |
Website | House website |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 2002–2006 |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan War in Iraq |
A member of the Democratic Party, his district, the largest east of the Mississippi River by area, covers the northern four-fifths of the state, including Lewiston, Bangor, and Auburn. Golden's district was concurrently carried by Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election in Maine.
Golden, along with Angus King and Chellie Pingree, are the first members of Congress to be elected by ranked-choice voting. Golden is the only member of Congress elected after finishing second in the first round of tabulation.[1][2] He was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as a United States Marine.