Matt Gress
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July 8, 1988
Syracuse University (MPA)
Matt Gress | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 4th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Joel John |
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| Born | Matthew Owen Gress July 8, 1988 Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Oklahoma (BA) Syracuse University (MPA) |
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| Website | Campaign website |
Matthew Owen Gress[1] (born July 8, 1988) is an American politician and Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives elected to represent District 4 in 2022.
Gress grew up in rural Oklahoma in a trailer park, the youngest of four children of a divorced mother,[2] and graduated from the University of Oklahoma, where he was selected for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship.[3][4] Gress was accepted into the Teach for America program, and he gained certification to teach in English, history, government and economics.[5][6] He also received his master's degree from Syracuse University.
In Arizona, Gress worked as an analyst for the non-partisan Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and later as Director of the Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting, under former Governor Doug Ducey.[7] From 2017 until 2021, Gress served as a governing board member in the Madison Elementary School District, in central Phoenix.[8] Gress is openly gay.[9][10]
Elections
In the 2022 general election, Gress was elected to the legislature, becoming the top vote getter in District 4 with 61,527 votes.[11]
Gress served with Democrat Laura Terech, who came in second with 59,292 votes. Former Republican state Representative Maria Syms came in third in the general election, falling short with 56,383 votes.[12][13]
