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Matt Hawkins
Matt Hawkins (Republican Party) ran for election for Washington State Auditor. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Hawkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Matt Hawkins was born in Spokane, Washington. Hawkins earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Brigham Young University in 1982. His career experience includes working as a CEO and senior business consultant.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Washington Auditor election, 2024
General election
General election for Washington State Auditor
Incumbent Pat McCarthy defeated Matt Hawkins in the general election for Washington State Auditor on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pat McCarthy (D) | 58.0 | 2,170,306 |
 | Matt Hawkins (R)  | 41.9 | 1,568,750 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3,262 | ||
| Total votes: 3,742,318 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Auditor
Incumbent Pat McCarthy and Matt Hawkins advanced from the primary for Washington State Auditor on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pat McCarthy (D) | 58.8 | 1,125,904 |
| ✔ | | Matt Hawkins (R) | 41.1 | 786,529 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,648 | ||
| Total votes: 1,914,081 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hawkins in this election.
2018
General election
Incumbent Maria Cantwell defeated Susan Hutchison in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Washington
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maria Cantwell (D) | 58.4 | 1,803,364 |
 | Susan Hutchison (R) | 41.6 | 1,282,804 | |
| Total votes: 3,086,168 | |||
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Top-two primary
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Cantwell (D) | 54.7 | 929,961 |
| ✔ | | Susan Hutchison (R) | 24.3 | 413,317 |
 | Keith Swank (R) | 2.3 | 39,818 | |
 | Joseph Gibson (R) | 2.3 | 38,676 | |
 | Clint Tannehill (D) | 2.1 | 35,770 | |
| David R. Bryant (R) | 2.0 | 33,962 | ||
 | Arthur Coday Jr. (R) | 1.8 | 30,654 | |
 | Jennifer Ferguson (Independent) | 1.5 | 25,224 | |
| Tim Owen (R) | 1.4 | 23,167 | ||
| Matt Hawkins (R) | 0.8 | 13,324 | |
 | Don Rivers (D) | 0.7 | 12,634 | |
 | Mike Luke (L) | 0.7 | 12,302 | |
| Glen Stockwell (R) | 0.7 | 11,611 | ||
 | Thor Amundson (Independent) | 0.6 | 9,393 | |
 | Mohammad Said (D) | 0.5 | 8,649 | |
 | Matthew Heines (R) | 0.5 | 7,737 | |
 | Steve Hoffman (Freedom Socialist Party) | 0.4 | 7,390 | |
 | GoodSpaceGuy (R) | 0.4 | 7,057 | |
 | John Orlinski (R) | 0.4 | 6,905 | |
| David Lee Strider (Independent) | 0.4 | 6,821 | ||
 | Roque De La Fuente (R) | 0.3 | 5,724 | |
 | James Robert Deal (G) | 0.2 | 3,849 | |
| Sam Wright (The Human Rights Party) | 0.2 | 3,761 | ||
 | Brad Chase (FDFR Party) | 0.2 | 2,655 | |
| George Kalberer (D) | 0.1 | 2,448 | ||
 | Charlie Jackson (Independent) | 0.1 | 2,411 | |
| RC Smith (R) | 0.1 | 2,238 | ||
 | Jon Butler (Independent) | 0.1 | 2,016 | |
 | Alex Tsimerman (Standup-America Party) | 0.1 | 1,366 | |
| Total votes: 1,700,840 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clay Johnson (Independent)
Campaign themes
2024
Video for Ballotpedia
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matt Hawkins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hawkins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I want to restore Transparency to all processes within Washington State. Current administrators have legislated and denied the public access to all information, which is Constitutionally wrong.
- With Transparency, we need to address and consider all options as we look to reduce the bloat of government and improve results and efficiencies. Our Education should be seeing an improvement in testing scores, our Farmers, Ranchers and Contractors, should not be overregulated. Our Energy costs should not be climbing in the manner that they are currently. There is more, but that is good for a starter.
- Restoring and weighing all decisions on Constitutional principles. The Constitution is what I am being asked to defend and support. I believe that all of our problems as a society can be solved by adherence to the Constitution.
Simply, the Constitution as well as the Constitutional debates that occurred between the Founding Fathers.
In reality this is no different than what is encountered in the private sector. Often the behaviors that need to be modified are simple and easily corrected. Many times people need to be called out for a lack of attention to detail or the following of established process.
By 1969, the Moon Landing, seemed to capture the imagination of what we are capable of achieving.
Be simple, be clear and be direct. This office validates that the trust the people have put into their elected's is justified.
If other considerations are being assessed, I am not aware of what or how.
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Campaign website
Hawkins' campaign website stated the following:
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The following are some of the areas in which Hawkins believes that he can make a difference: 1) Government regulations, identifying how regulations increase costs for families and impede the growth of business 2) The Homeless crises, by determining what processes can best benefit and reduce homelessness within our communities 3) Education, by determining how what has contributed to falling test scores as well as the declining social health within our schools 4) The loss of Property Rights, by showing clear relationships between the loss of property rights and a declining quality of life within our communities 5) Energy Costs, by showing how our energy costs continue to climb amidst poor legislative policy 6) Housing Costs, by showing how legislative impacts have driven up our cost of housing and what plans need to be taken to ensure greater housing affordability in all communities 7) Restoring Parental and Family rights, so that children and families can enjoy greater mental, physical and social health 8) Taxation, by identifying ways in which tax burdens can be reduced on our most vulnerable, especially our Senior Citizens that are on fixed incomes 9) Elections, by ensuring that elections are Transparent and implementing audit systems where there are none in our county/state election systems 10) Finally, restoring Law & Order, by ensuring that our communities have confidence in a policing system.
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| —Matt Hawkins' campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Matt Hawkins participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on July 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Matt Hawkins' responses follow below.[4]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | a. Rolling back legislation that prevents our teenagers from working! b. Bringing Healthcare Costs down! c. Returning programs to the states that do not belong under Federal control, ie Education![5][2] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | a. Policy that affects Families b. Policy that impacts our Freedoms c. Policy that will ensure accountability at all levels of society.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[2]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Matt Hawkins answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Abraham Lincoln. As an underdog, he brought people together during a time of great turmoil. He was tenacious in his approach to ensure that the principles laid out by the founding Fathers were followed.[2] | ” |
| “ | The 5000 Year Leap by Cleon Skousen.[2] | ” |
| “ | To be able to lead, and to be able to teach the complex in a way that can be understood.[2] | ” |
| “ | Being Charitable, tenacious, frugal and thrifty.[2] | ” |
| “ | To be able to quickly learn about an issue, while listening to people for what might be improved solutions to a challenge.[2] | ” |
| “ | To know that we returned responsibilities to local and state governments, that we strengthened families by returning empowerment to Parents, that we stopped the erosion of the loss of Freedoms. Perhaps the embodiment of this legacy would be in knowing that people from other nations, would see our example and desire to bring the same freedoms to their country and culture so that others can live in their native homeland and enjoy Freedoms of Free Speech and the Freedom to approach religion how they choose.[2] | ” |
| “ | The landing on the Moon. I was in Grade school at the time and we watched it on our Black and White TV as a family. This was an event that was inspiring, in letting me know that great things can happen if the human spirit can be allowed to believe and Faith in the unknown.[2] | ” |
| “ | Working in the garage on various projects that our father brought home. This included working with drills, and table saws before the age of 14. As an employee, it was working Construction during the summers for Kappen Homes. How long did you have it? For each summer during High School.[2] | ” |
| “ | We went to the Chapter 11 restaurant and ordered a steak dinner. When the waiter asked what I wanted on my potato, I said brown gravy. Startled, he quietly said they did not offer brown gravy, but that I could have butter or a sour cream. I thought who would have sour cream and chose the butter. When the mean came out, I promptly put my fork into what I thought was a potato and ended up with a ball of butter on my fork, I about gagged as the entire ball of butter slid down my throat.[2] | ” |
| “ | Thanksgiving. Why? It seems to be the one holiday that best represents what it was intended as we gather together with family and friends and provide thanks for the many blessings we have been given.[2] | ” |
| “ | The scriptures. Why? The stories contained within the scriptures have been told for thousands of years. The concepts and principles contained therein are just applicable today as they have been in the past.[2] | ” |
| “ | The key to my brothers wood shop. Why? I just enjoy working with wood and in creating something new.[2] | ” |
| “ | The legacy and heritage that comes from 242 years of discussions, debates and cooperation.[2] | ” |
| “ | No, just a desire to serve, to bring fresh ideas and a willingness to get business conducted.[2] | ” |
| “ | It is a tool, sometimes used too frequently and at the wrong times.[2] | ” |
| “ | What has been the evidence that they have supported Constitutional Values? What life experiences have tested their character.[2] | ” |
| “ | Getting people to engage in conversation once again and in being able to recognize that we need to relinquish control from the federal level to the States and local communities when possible.[2] | ” |
| “ | YES[2] | ” |
| “ | Small Business would be of interest, as well as Education and Energy. Otherwise I am open.[2] | ” |
| “ | If Called, In will serve. I will serve where needed.[2] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Matt Hawkins," accessed July 22, 2024
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Matt Hawkins, “Home,” accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Matt Hawkins' responses," July 27, 2018
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