Matt Nye
Matt Nye (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 52. He lost in the Republican primary on August 18, 2020.
Nye completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Matt Nye was born in Riverdale, Georgia. He pursued his undergraduate education at Central Florida Community College. Nye's career experience includes working as the regional director for Verteks Consulting and a small business owner.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Thad Altman defeated Lloyd Dabbs in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 52 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thad Altman (R) | 62.3 | 70,949 |
 | Lloyd Dabbs (D)  | 37.7 | 42,912 | |
| Total votes: 113,861 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Lloyd Dabbs advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 52.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Thad Altman defeated Matt Nye in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 52 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thad Altman | 57.6 | 12,818 |
 | Matt Nye | 42.4 | 9,432 | |
| Total votes: 22,250 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Thad Altman defeated Seeta Durjan Begui in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 52 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thad Altman (R) | 63.7 | 57,867 |
 | Seeta Durjan Begui (D) | 36.3 | 32,975 | |
| Total votes: 90,842 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 52
Seeta Durjan Begui advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 52 on August 28, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Seeta Durjan Begui |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 52
Incumbent Thad Altman defeated Matt Nye in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 52 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thad Altman | 55.8 | 13,339 |
| Matt Nye | 44.2 | 10,551 | |
| Total votes: 23,890 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Matt Nye completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nye's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Matt works as a Regional Director for Verteks Consulting, a leading provider of voice and data networks. He has worked with both small businesses and government entities during his 30-year career in technology and understands the challenges both sectors face.
Matt has been a member of the Rotary Club of Suntree since 2010 and has served as Treasurer since 2017. The club named him "Rotarian of the Year" in 2019.
Matt has played a leadership role in local politics since 2007. He is a precinct committeeman for the local Republican Executive Committee, founded the local Republican Liberty Caucus in 2008, organized the Brevard Tea Parties in 2009, and has served as the National Chair of the Republican Liberty Caucus since 2013.
Matt believes government should be limited, transparent, and accountable. He has established himself as a local watchdog. He filed the criminal complaint that led to the arrest of former Clerk of Courts Mitch Needelman and his associates Matt Dupree and Rose Harr.
Matt is an experienced leader who believes the job of a State Representative is to listen to and serve the people.- I will listen to, and be responsive to, the constituents of District 52.
- I will fight to re-open the economy and reduce burdensome regulations on small businesses.
- I will fight to keep spending and taxes low, and I will start by working to repeal the commercial lease tax.
We're told Wal-Mart and other corporate chains are essential businesses, but locally owned stores are not. In other states some politicians have gone so far as to tell you which goods at Wal-Mart are essential, and which are not; as if the virus can tell what aisle you are shopping on.
This kind of dictatorial control is not only unconstitutional, it is outrageous. The Founders are rolling in their graves.
Our economy here on the Space Coast, as well as across the state, is in big trouble. The government's response to COVID-19 has devastated small businesses around the state and unemployment in Brevard has risen from 2.7% in December of last year to 12.6% in May.
Many of these small businesses are gone forever, and many of the people now unemployed can't get their unemployment because Florida's dilapidated unemployment system could barely keep up before the outbreak, much less now that claims have more than quadrupled.
Locally, my mentor was Clerk of Courts Scott Ellis. Scott has dedicated himself to serving the taxpayers by acting as a watchdog for the county for a couple of decades now. He is an inspiration to me and a lot of other people here, and one of the primary reasons I became involved in politics back in 2007.
Empathy
Courage
Honesty
Integrity
Accountability
Wisdom
I am also tenacious when I dig into something, and under the tutelage of mentor Scott Ellis I have developed a "spidey-sense" that tells me when something doesn't seem right.
I've worked to act as a citizen watchdog and hold government officials accountable when I am able.
After that I went to work at Bill Knapp's restaurant as a bus boy, and after that I laid tile for a summer.
Government Operations & Technology
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 23, 2020
