Eliot Cutler
American politician, lawyer, and convicted felon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eliot Raphael Cutler (born July 29, 1946) is an American former lawyer, political candidate, and convicted felon. He was twice an Independent candidate in Maine's 2010 and 2014 gubernatorial races.[1][2][3] In 2010, he placed second in a multi-way race, receiving 208,270 votes, equaling 35.9%, narrowly losing to Republican Paul LePage. In 2014 he garnered only 8.4%, placing third behind both the Democratic candidate as well as LePage, who was re-elected with 48.2% of the vote. Cutler had previously served in the Carter Administration as part of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. In May 2023, Cutler pled guilty to four counts of possessing child pornography, after being arrested in March 2022.[4][5]
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Born | (1946-07-29) July 29, 1946 (age 77) Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Melanie Stewart |
Children | 2 |
Education | Harvard University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |