Nathan Carlow

{{short description|American Republican politician from Maine}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Nathan Carlow | image = | office = Member of the Maine House of Representatives | term_start = December 7, 2022 | term_end = | predecessor = Meldon Carmichael | successor = | constituency = 137th district | term_start1 = December 2, 2020 | term_end1 = December 7, 2022 | predecessor1 = Donald Marean | successor1 = Nina Milliken | constituency1 = 16th district | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|05|18}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | party = Republican | relations = | children = | alma_mater = University of Southern Maine | occupation = | profession = Accountant, politician | signature = | signature_alt = | website = [https://nathancarlow.com/ Campaign website] | footnotes = }}

'''Nathan Michael Carlow''' is an American Republican politician and state legislator from Maine. Carlow represents Maine House District 137, including the towns of Hollis and Buxton. During his first term from 2020-2022, Carlow was the youngest member of the Maine House.

==Early life and education== Carlow was born on 18 May 1999. When he was an infant, Carlow's father died by suicide.{{R|mehousegop}} Carlow is a graduate of Bonny Eagle High School,{{R|mehousegop}} and was first elected to the Maine School Administrative District 6 Board of Directors while he was still a student there.{{R|ballotpedia}}

Carlow studied political science at the University of Southern Maine and was elected to the Maine House while attending.{{R|ballotpedia}}{{R|sacobaynews}}

==Maine House== Carlow first ran for the Maine House in 2020, filling a seat vacated by Donald Marean, who had termed out.{{R|pph2020}} He defeated veteran Republican Stavros Mendros in the primary 58%-42% and Democrat David Durrell in the November general election 52%-48%.{{R|ballotpedia}} Carlow was the youngest legislator ever elected in Maine.{{R|mehousegop}}

Carlow was the author of a bipartisan letter signed by more than 50 other legislators which asked Maine officials to ease restrictions in schools implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19.{{R|lemelinemail}}

On June 9, 2021, the Maine House unanimously approved legislation Carlow introduced titled ''An Act Authorizing an Increase to the Maximum Annual Fund Balance for Public School Districts''. The bill was unanimously approved by the Maine Senate on June 10, 2021, and was signed into law by Governor Janet Mills on June 15, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Summary of LD 1198|url=https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280079780|access-date=2021-12-03|website=legislature.maine.gov}}</ref> In a statement to the Legislature's Joint Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, Carlow said that the bill would help public school districts in Maine save money to use for voter approved expenses, Carlow further said the legislation would provide those districts with an additional tool to lower property taxes.

==Personal life and community service== Carlow lives in Buxton{{R|ballotpedia}} and continues to serve on the Maine School Administrative District 6 Board of Directors as its Chairperson and former Vice Chairperson and Chairperson of the 2022 Superintendent Search Committee.{{R|mehousegop}} He works as an accountant, and is the Secretary/Director of Public Relations of the Portland Kiwanis Club, Chairperson of the Buxton Republican Committee, and a former USM student representative to the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, and the Board of the Maine Association for Middle Level Education.{{R|ballotpedia}}

==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title=2020 Maine House District 16 Republican Primary}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Nathan Carlow |votes = 457 |percentage = 57.8% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Stavros Mendros |votes = 334 |percentage = 42.2% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 791 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2020 Maine House District 16 General Election}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Nathan Carlow |votes = 3,173 |percentage = 51.8% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = David Durrell |votes = 2,954 |percentage = 48.2% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 6,127 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2022 Maine House District 137 General Election}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Republican Party (United States) |candidate = Nathan Carlow |votes = 2,757 |percentage = 57.3% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Robert Faucher |votes = 2,053 |percentage = 42.7% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 4,810 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}}{{R|ballotpedia}}

==References== <references>

<ref name=mehousegop>{{cite web |title=Rep. Nathan Carlow |url=https://mehousegop.org/reps-a-f/rep-nate-carlow/ |website=Maine House Republicans |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210825131516/https://mehousegop.org/reps-a-f/rep-nate-carlow/ |archive-date=25 August 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web |title=Nathan Carlow |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Nathan_Carlow |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210825133657/https://ballotpedia.org/Nathan_Carlow |archive-date=25 August 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=pph2020>{{cite web |last1=Viles |first1=Chance |title=Candidates line up for legislative seats in November |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2020/03/26/candidates-line-up-for-legislative-seats-in-november/ |website=Portland Press Herald |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210825141354/https://www.pressherald.com/2020/03/26/candidates-line-up-for-legislative-seats-in-november/ |archive-date=25 August 2021 |date=26 March 2020}}</ref>

<ref name=lemelinemail>{{cite web |last1=Wolfe |first1=Rob |title=Maine lawmaker criticized for racist email |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/12/maine-lawmaker-criticized-for-racist-email/ |website=Portland Press Herald |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210825150407/https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/12/maine-lawmaker-criticized-for-racist-email/ |archive-date=25 August 2021 |date=12 April 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=sacobaynews>{{cite web |last1=Gotthelf |first1=Liz |title=Carlow beats Mendros in Republican House District 16 primary |url=https://sacobaynews.com/carlow-beats-mendros-in-republican-house-district-16-primary-p456-1.htm |website=Saco Bay News |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210825151659/https://sacobaynews.com/carlow-beats-mendros-in-republican-house-district-16-primary-p456-1.htm |archive-date=25 August 2021 |date=15 July 2020}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://legislature.maine.gov/house/house/MemberProfiles/Details/1411 Maine House of Representatives: Nathan M. Carlow] *[https://www.facebook.com/repnathancarlow Representative Nathan Carlow on Facebook] *[https://nathancarlow.com/ Official campaign website]

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