Matthew McMullin

Matthew Edwards McMullin (born May 7th 1975) is a Cheyennian politican, author, and political pundit who has served as the Governor of Cheyenne since 2022. In January 2025, he announced his intention to run for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2028.

### Occupation

Governor of CheyenneNovember 2022-January 2029

President of the United States

January 2029-January 2033

Governor of Savannah

June 2036-January 2037

Senator from Savannah

March 2033-January 2035

January 2037-January 2043

Secretary of State

January 2045-incumbent

## Early Life and Education

Matthew was born in Helena, Cheyenne (then Montana), to John and Darlene McMullin. His father was heavily involved with logging in the Unionville area, and became local forest marshal in 1978. His mother, Darlene, was a milkmaid and full-time mother on the ranch on which he grew up. Matthew attributes many of his values to his traditional upbringing, and close family.

McMullin studied at Capital Hill High School in Helena before moving to the University of Nebraska to gain an undergraduate degree in Economics with a minor in Agronomy, before subsequently obtaining a masters in the field, graduating in 1988.

## Career

### Local Politics =

Upon graduation McMullin returned to Helena to work for the city council. Due to such a close proximity to politics and politicians, McMullin registered with the Republican Party in 1990. Further involvement with local politics and local issues then lead him to become the Republican nominee for Helena Mayor in 1998, following the incumbent's resignation. McMullin won the election with 76.4% of the vote. His tenure as mayor lasted seven years until 2005, in which he introduced legislation to reduce fuel costs and increase agricultural output in the region. McMullin was then re-elected in 2000, and stood down at the following election in 2005.

### Break from Politics

Following his seven-year tenure as mayor, McMullin returned to full-time ranching as a way to spend more time with his children, Chris and Mary, and with his then-pregnant wife. McMullin reflected in his first memoir that he "learnt the value of family and love (...) in this time and realized it's what we've been missing in politics for years". Matthew and wife Abigail welcomed their third child, George, in 2006 and their fourth, Thomas, in 2010.

### Return to Politics

In 2015, McMullin returned full-time to state politics in Cheyenne, as a prominent councillor in the majority state government. Following strong debate performances and legislative actions, he was encouraged to run for Governor of Cheyenne in 2022. He declared his candidacy in 2020, and won election unopposed in 2022, McMullin then appointed former senator Steve Daines as his Lt Governor in 2025. McMullin was invited to be a guest speaker at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Detroit, Erie. McMullin was also invited to Quinn Simaitis's 2nd presidential inauguration.

### Presidential Candidacy

In May 2024, McMullin announced on Twitter the formation of an exploratory committee for a presidential campaign in the 2028 United States Presidential Election. His committee was suspended in August 2024 due to "suspicions of collusion and plotting", but was officially reopened in November 2024.

## Personal Life

Matthew lives in Cheyenne, with wife Abigail McMullin. Matthew is socially very conservative, and economically moderately conservative. He was awarded the Simaitis Medal of Freedom in 2023. He has four children: Christopher (born 1996), Mary (born 2001), George (born 2006), and Thomas (born 2010). McMullin states his beliefs center on traditional family values and a better future for his children, owing to his humble beginnings and close family.