Matt Hymas

Matt Hymas

Republican Party

Utah State Board of Education District 10

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Molly Hart

Prior offices

Utah State Board of Education District 3

Successor: Brent Strate

Predecessor: Laurieann Thorpe

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Appointed

January 2, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

University of Utah

Graduate

University of Phoenix

Personal

Birthplace

Barstow, Calif.

Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Profession

Educator

Contact

Official website

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Matt Hymas (Republican Party) is a member of the Utah State Board of Education, representing District 10. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Hymas (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Utah State Board of Education to represent District 10. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Matt Hymas was born in Barstow, California. Hymas earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics teaching from the University of Utah, an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix, and a master's degree in educational leadership from Central Michigan University. His career experience includes working as the high school director of American Preparatory Academy, a teacher, and an athletic director.

Elections

2024

See also: Utah State Board of Education election, 2024

General election

General election for Utah State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Matt Hymas defeated Deborah L. Gatrell in the general election for Utah State Board of Education District 10 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Hymas (R)	68.1	62,811
		Deborah L. Gatrell (D)	31.9	29,373

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,184
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Deborah L. Gatrell advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah State Board of Education District 10.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Utah State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Matt Hymas defeated Monica Bangerter Wilbur in the Republican primary for Utah State Board of Education District 10 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Hymas	52.0	10,765
		Monica Bangerter Wilbur	48.0	9,955

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,720
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Utah State Board of Education District 10

Deborah L. Gatrell advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah State Board of Education District 10 on April 27, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Deborah L. Gatrell (D)

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Republican convention

Republican Convention for Utah State Board of Education District 10

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Matt Hymas in round 2 , and Monica Bangerter Wilbur in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Monica Bangerter Wilbur	54.5	210	110	Advanced (2)
		Matt Hymas	45.5	175	101	Advanced (2)
		Camille Knudson	0.0	0	-35	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Monica Bangerter Wilbur	47.8	100	0	Advanced (2)
		Matt Hymas	35.4	74	0	Advanced (2)
		Camille Knudson	16.7	35	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 209
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hymas in this election.

2020

See also: Utah State Board of Education election, 2020

General election

Special general election for Utah State Board of Education District 3

Matt Hymas defeated Brett Garner in the special general election for Utah State Board of Education District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Hymas (R)	59.5	43,331
		Brett Garner (D)	40.5	29,533

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,864
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Democratic convention

Special Democratic convention for Utah State Board of Education District 3

Brett Garner advanced from the special Democratic convention for Utah State Board of Education District 3 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Brett Garner (D)

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Republican convention

Special Republican convention for Utah State Board of Education District 3

Matt Hymas defeated incumbent Laurieann Thorpe in the special Republican convention for Utah State Board of Education District 3 on April 25, 2020.

		Candidate
		Laurieann Thorpe (R)
✔		Matt Hymas (R)

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Matt Hymas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Matt Hymas completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hymas' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

For four years I taught math to secondary students in Salt Lake and Tooele counties. My time in the classroom only increased my desire to help students. I decided to look into administration where I soon took a position as a Junior High principal. I have been privileged to help parents, and even more students ever since. Throughout my career in education, I have learned two very important concepts among others. First, every parent is invested in their child's education. I have never met a parent who didn't care what is taught in the school, nor have I ever seen a parent give up on their students' education. Our families want our rising generations to be successful. Second, students depend on schools, not only to provide them with an education that will help them be successful in life, but they also depend on schools to be a safe place where they can learn social skills and feel safe from the dangers of the world.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• My mission is simple, it is to provide local parents and leaders the ability to educate their students according to the needs of those within their communities.
• My hope is to empower local parents and professionals who best understand the needs of their students.
• My goal is to use the experiences that I have gained in my life to offer better experiences for your families.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Testing and funding in areas such as CTE, special ed, and quality teachers

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Molly Hart (R)	Utah State Board of Education District 10 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Laurieann Thorpe	Utah State Board of Education District 3 2021-2023	Succeeded by Brent Strate (R)