Matthew Beaton | |
Birth Place: | 27 July 1978 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation: | Political figure |
Residence: | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Laura Beaton |
Children: | 3 |
Alma Mater: | Worcester Polytechnic Institute (B.S.) Boston University (M.S.) |
Website: | Massachusetts legislature website Campaign website |
Office: | Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs |
Governor: | Charlie Baker |
Term Start: | January 8, 2015 |
Term End: | May 3, 2019[1] |
Predecessor: | Maeve Vallely Bartlett |
Successor: | Kathleen Theoharides |
State House1: | Massachusetts |
District1: | 11th Worcester |
Term Start1: | 2011 |
Term End1: | 2015 |
Predecessor1: | Karyn Polito |
Successor1: | Hannah Kane |
Matthew A. Beaton is an American political figure and business executive.
In May, 2019, he became senior vice president of renewable energy and emerging technology at TRC Companies.[1] His most recent public office was serving as the Secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs from 2015 to 2019. He previously elected in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. He is a Shrewsbury resident and a member of the Republican Party.[2] Beaton graduated from St. John's High School in Shrewsbury in 1996. Beaton represented the United States in the 2001 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne, Switzerland in the men's lightweight double.