Heather Matson
American politician
Heather Matson | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 42nd district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Kristin Sunde |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 38th district | |
In office January 14, 2019 – January 10, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Koester |
Succeeded by | Garrett Gobble |
Personal details | |
Born | North Smithfield, Rhode Island[1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Chris[1] |
Children | 2[1] |
Residence | Ankeny, Iowa[1] |
Alma mater | Western New England College George Washington University[1] |
Heather Matson is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing District 42 in the Iowa House of Representatives. She also served a non-continuous term from 2019 to 2021.
Political career
In 2016, Matson challenged Republican incumbent Kevin Koester for the 38th district seat in the Iowa House of Representatives, but lost. In 2018, she ran again, and won. She ran for a second term in 2020.[2]
As of June 2020, Matson sat on the following House committees:[3]
- Economic Growth
- Education
- Environmental Protection
- Human Resources
- Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee
Electoral record
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kevin Koester | 8,793 | 52.18% | |
Democratic | Heather Matson | 7,264 | 43.11% | |
Libertarian | Jeff Meyers | 610 | 3.62% | |
Unaffiliated | Brett Nelson | 183 | 1.09% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Heather Matson | 1,914 | 79.8% | |
Democratic | Reyma McCoy McDeid | 485 | 20.2% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Heather Matson | 8,216 | 51.5% | |
Republican | Kevin Koester | 7,710 | 48.4% | |
Other/Write-in | 15 | 0.1% |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Heather Matson's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Heather Matson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Representative Heather Matson". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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Preceded by Kristin Sunde | 42nd District 2023 – present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
Preceded by Kevin Koester | 38th District 2023 – present | Succeeded by Garrett Gobble |
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90th General Assembly (January 9, 2023 – January 12, 2025)
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- Pat Grassley (R)
- Speaker pro tempore
- John Wills (R)
- Majority Leader
- Matt Windschitl (R)
- Minority Leader
- Jennifer Konfrst (D)
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- ▌Robert Henderson (R)
- ▌Thomas Jeneary (R)
- ▌Skyler Wheeler (R)
- ▌Zach Dieken (R)
- ▌Megan Jones (R)
- ▌Mike Sexton (R)
- ▌Ann Meyer (R)
- ▌Henry Stone (R)
- ▌John Wills (R)
- ▌Brian Best (R)
- ▌Steven Holt (R)
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- ▌Jon Dunwell (R)
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- ▌Bill Gustoff (R)
- ▌Molly Buck (D)
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- ▌Eddie Andrews (R)
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- ▌Jerome Amos Jr. (D)
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- ▌Ken Croken (D)
- ▌Monica Kurth (D)
- ▌Matthew Rinker (R)
- ▌Martin Graber (R)
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