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Greg Matthews
| Greg Matthews | ||
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| Oregon House of Representatives District 50 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2009-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 12, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $21,936/year | |
| Per diem | $123/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2008 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| High school | Gresham High School | |
| Military service | ||
| Service/branch | United States Army | |
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | Gresham, OR | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Matthews' experience has been as a Firefighter for the Gresham Fire Department, Police Officer for the Gresham Police Department and a Military Police Officer in the Army.
Matthews and his wife, Suzette, have three children.[1]
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Matthews served on the following committees:
| Oregon Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Business and Labor | ||||
| • Veterans and Emergency Preparedness, Chair | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Matthews served on these committees:
| Oregon Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Business and Labor | ||||
| • General Government and Consumer Protection | ||||
| • Veterans and Emergency Services, Vice Chair | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Matthews served on these committees:
| Oregon Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Business and Labor | ||||
| • Consumer Protection | ||||
| • Veterans and Emergency Services, Vice Chair | ||||
Elections
2012
Matthews won re-election in the 2012 election for Oregon House of Representatives District 50. Matthew was unopposed in the May 15 Democratic primary and defeated Logan Boettcher (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[2][3]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 50, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Greg Matthews Incumbent |
66.3% | 13,856 | |
| Republican | Logan Boettcher | 33.7% | 7,037 | |
| Total Votes | 20,893 | |||
2010
Matthews won re-election to the 50th District Seat in 2010. He had no primary opposition but was challenged by Andre Wang in the general election which took place on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Oregon State House, District 50 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Greg Matthews (D)
|
10,550 | |||
| Andre Wang (R) | 8,983 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Matthews was elected to Oregon State House District 50.[5]
| Oregon State House District 50 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Greg Matthews (D)
|
13,868 | |||
| Lim (R) | 11,487 | |||
| Misc. | 70 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
Matthews collected $147,588 in campaign donations in 2010. The largest donors to the campaign are listed below.[6]
| Oregon House of Representatives 2010 election - Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Top contributors to Greg Matthews's campaign in 2010 | |
| Portland Metro Fire Fighters Association | $7,500 |
| Future PAC House Builders | $7,036 |
| Oregon Bankers Association | $5,000 |
| Professional Firefighters | $5,000 |
| Portland General Electric | $5,000 |
| Total Raised in 2010 | $147,588 |
2008
In 2008 Matthews collected $510,684 in donations.[7]
These were the largest contributions in 2008.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| OREGON HOUSE DEMOCRATS | $200,880 |
| OREGON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION | $45,017 |
| OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LOCAL 503 | $44,706 |
| OREGON AFL-CIO | $17,250 |
| OREGON TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION | $16,025 |
| OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION | $15,859 |
External links
- Representative Matthews's campaign
- Oregon House of Representative - Rep. Greg Matthews
- Project Vote Smart biographical legislative profile
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Campaign Contributions: 2008
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Matthews
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings for the Senate," Accessed April 11, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, Official Primary Results
- ↑ Oregon Live Election, Election Results
- ↑ "Oregon State House official election results for 2008"
- ↑ Follow the Money - 2010 donors
- ↑ 2008 campaign contributions
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