Dan Wolf

Who is Dan Wolf?

Daniel A. "Dan" Wolf is an American entrepreneur, pilot, and politician. In 1989 he founded the Cape Cod-based airline Cape Air, which originally flew between Provincetown and Boston in Massachusetts, and has since expanded internationally. In 2010 he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate to represent the Cape and Islands district. He ran unopposed in 2012 and was subsequently re-elected to a second term. During his tenure in the Senate, he emerged as a progressive voice, advocating for renewable energy, workers' rights, and universal health care.

On June 10, 2013 he announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election. Following an injunction by the State Ethics Commission over his ownership of Cape Air, he announced the suspension of his campaign and his intent to appeal the ruling. On October 21, Wolf announced he would withdraw from the nomination, over ongoing issues with the Ethics Commission.