Background
Eliot was born and raised in Bangor, Maine, the eldest son of Lawrence and Catherine Cutler. His father was a physician and his mother was an economist.
Eliot was born and raised in Bangor, Maine, the eldest son of Lawrence and Catherine Cutler. His father was a physician and his mother was an economist.
Eliot graduated from Harvard College and later earned a degree from Georgetown Law.
He ran for the same office in the 2010 election. Cutler began his career as a legislative assistant to Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, helping craft the Clean Water Acting and the Clean Air Acting. He served as associate director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science in the Office of Management and Budget in the Carter administration, and was the principal White House official for energy.
They have two adult children.
On December 9, 2009, Cutler officially launched his campaign for governor of Maine. Had he been elected, he would have been Maine’s third Independent governor.
He was endorsed by Maine"s second Independent governor, Angus King. In a close election night race, Cutler took an early lead.
As the results came in from Maine"s smaller and more rural communities, Cutler"s lead shrank, and eventually opponent Paul LePage took the lead.
On June 6, 2013, Cutler announced on radio station WGAN"s morning show that he would again run for governor, with a formal announcement coming after Labor Day. While he was again endorsed by Angus King on August 18, 2014 King withdrew his endorsement on October 29, 2014 in favor of the Democratic Party candidate, Mike Michaud. Cutler finished a distant third, with LePage winning reelection.
Though many Democrats believe that Cutler was a two-time spoiler, it is a label he and his supporters reject.
He has served on the Board of Directors of Americans Elect, a nonprofit 501(c)(4) corporation which sought to gain ballot access for a bi-partisan presidential ticket in every state in the 2012 Presidential Election. Cutler endorsed Angus King in the United States. Senate election to succeed the retiring Olympia Snowe.
Cutler announced on April 2, 2015 that he would not run for Governor again, stating that he was taking a "vow of abstinence" from doing southern He also announced his appointment by the University of Maine System to lead the creation of a new graduate center unifying existing graduate programs at the University of Southern Maine, University of Maine, and the University of Maine School of Law.
Based on early, unofficial results, the Bangor Daily News projected that LePage would win, and Cutler conceded on the morning after the election. He dismissed the suggestion that his candidacy would result in another LePage victory, stating that he wouldn"t run if he didn"t think he could win. King won the election.
