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Matthew Heines
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Trump Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

August 6, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Washington State University, 1991

Graduate

University of Alaska, Anchorage, 1995

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1982 - 1986

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1982 - 1986

Personal
Birthplace
Ogden, Utah
Religion
Christian-Mormon
Profession
Author
Contact

Matthew Heines (Trump Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the primary on August 6, 2024.

Biography

Heines received a degree in history from Washington State University and a master's degree in secondary education from the University of Alaska, Anchorage. He was a teacher from 1993 to 2013 and also started working as an author in 2005. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the American Legion. He was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division from 1982 to 1986.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Washington's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Washington's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 6 top-two primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 1

Incumbent Suzan DelBene defeated Jeb Brewer in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Suzan DelBene
Suzan DelBene (D)
 
63.0
 
227,213
Image of Jeb Brewer
Jeb Brewer (R) Candidate Connection
 
36.7
 
132,538
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
907

Total votes: 360,658
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 1

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 1 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Suzan DelBene
Suzan DelBene (D)
 
63.1
 
109,456
Image of Jeb Brewer
Jeb Brewer (R) Candidate Connection
 
10.2
 
17,675
Image of Orion Webster
Orion Webster (R) Candidate Connection
 
9.7
 
16,770
Image of Mary Silva
Mary Silva (R) Candidate Connection
 
6.5
 
11,339
Image of Matthew Heines
Matthew Heines (Trump Republican Party)
 
6.2
 
10,815
Image of Derek Chartrand
Derek Chartrand (Calm Rational GOP Party)
 
4.0
 
6,980
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
392

Total votes: 173,427
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Washington's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 1

Incumbent Suzan DelBene defeated Vincent Cavaleri in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Suzan DelBene
Suzan DelBene (D)
 
63.5
 
181,992
Image of Vincent Cavaleri
Vincent Cavaleri (R) Candidate Connection
 
36.4
 
104,329
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
363

Total votes: 286,684
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 1

Incumbent Suzan DelBene and Vincent Cavaleri defeated Matthew Heines, Derek Chartrand, and Tom Spears in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 1 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Suzan DelBene
Suzan DelBene (D)
 
61.9
 
102,857
Image of Vincent Cavaleri
Vincent Cavaleri (R) Candidate Connection
 
19.9
 
32,998
Image of Matthew Heines
Matthew Heines (R) Candidate Connection
 
8.2
 
13,634
Image of Derek Chartrand
Derek Chartrand (R) Candidate Connection
 
6.9
 
11,536
Tom Spears (Independent)
 
2.9
 
4,840
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
168

Total votes: 166,033
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2020

See also: Washington's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Washington District 1

Incumbent Suzan DelBene defeated Jeffrey Beeler in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Suzan DelBene
Suzan DelBene (D)
 
58.6
 
249,944
Image of Jeffrey Beeler
Jeffrey Beeler (R)
 
41.3
 
176,407
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
511

Total votes: 426,862
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 1

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 1 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Suzan DelBene
Suzan DelBene (D)
 
55.4
 
147,666
Image of Jeffrey Beeler
Jeffrey Beeler (R)
 
32.1
 
85,655
Image of Derek Chartrand
Derek Chartrand (R)
 
5.9
 
15,777
Image of Justin Smoak
Justin Smoak (Unaffiliated) Candidate Connection
 
2.9
 
7,701
Steven Skelton (L)
 
2.7
 
7,286
Image of Matthew Heines
Matthew Heines (Unaffiliated) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
1,335
Robert Mair (Unaffiliated)
 
0.3
 
812
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
340

Total votes: 266,572
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2018

See also: United States Senate election in Washington, 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
Image of Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell (D)
 
58.4
 
1,803,364
Image of Susan Hutchison
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
Image of Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell (D)
 
54.7
 
929,961
Image of Susan Hutchison
Susan Hutchison (R)
 
24.3
 
413,317
Image of Keith Swank
Keith Swank (R) Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
39,818
Image of Joseph Gibson
Joseph Gibson (R)
 
2.3
 
38,676
Image of Clint Tannehill
Clint Tannehill (D)
 
2.1
 
35,770
David R. Bryant (R)
 
2.0
 
33,962
Image of Arthur Coday Jr.
Arthur Coday Jr. (R)
 
1.8
 
30,654
Image of Jennifer Ferguson
Jennifer Ferguson (Independent)
 
1.5
 
25,224
Tim Owen (R)
 
1.4
 
23,167
Image of Matt Hawkins
Matt Hawkins (R) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
13,324
Image of Don Rivers
Don Rivers (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
12,634
Image of Mike Luke
Mike Luke (L)
 
0.7
 
12,302
Glen Stockwell (R)
 
0.7
 
11,611
Image of Thor Amundson
Thor Amundson (Independent)
 
0.6
 
9,393
Image of Mohammad Said
Mohammad Said (D)
 
0.5
 
8,649
Image of Matthew Heines
Matthew Heines (R)
 
0.5
 
7,737
Image of Steve Hoffman
Steve Hoffman (Freedom Socialist Party)
 
0.4
 
7,390
Image of GoodSpaceGuy
GoodSpaceGuy (R)
 
0.4
 
7,057
Image of John Orlinski
John Orlinski (R)
 
0.4
 
6,905
David Lee Strider (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
6,821
Image of Roque De La Fuente
Roque De La Fuente (R)
 
0.3
 
5,724
Image of James Robert Deal
James Robert Deal (G)
 
0.2
 
3,849
Sam Wright (The Human Rights Party)
 
0.2
 
3,761
Image of Brad Chase
Brad Chase (FDFR Party)
 
0.2
 
2,655
George Kalberer (D)
 
0.1
 
2,448
Image of Charlie Jackson
Charlie Jackson (Independent)
 
0.1
 
2,411
RC Smith (R)
 
0.1
 
2,238
Image of Jon Butler
Jon Butler (Independent)
 
0.1
 
2,016
Image of Alex Tsimerman
Alex Tsimerman (Standup-America Party)
 
0.1
 
1,366

Total votes: 1,700,840
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Campaign themes

2024

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Campaign website

Heines’ campaign website stated the following:

THE REAL DEAL 2024

1. Mandate Voter ID

2. Put a Ceiling On The US Debt

3. Make it a Felony to Cross the US border Illegally enforceable With Deadly Force

4. Freeze All Immigration Until Every Illegal is Returned Home

5. Assign Homeland Security to Round Up And Deport All Illegal Aliens

6. Mandatory Sentencing and Seizure for Hiring Illegal Aliens

7. investigate everyone associated with the Biden Administration

8. Abolish the CIA & FBI in their Present Forms

9. Allow Parents Access to School Choice

10. Stop All Funding For Racist Government Indoctrination[2]

—Matthew Heines’ campaign website (2024)[3]

2022

Candidate Connection

Matthew Heines completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Heines' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a teacher. I have spent my life either trying to become a teacher or actually teaching. I have worked in Alaska, Washington State, Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman. If you want to know more about me, read my books My Year in Oman, Another Year in Oman, Killing Time in Saudi Arabia, Deceptions of the Ages, The Rainier Paradigm, Heinessights: Wisdom For the Ages, I Fought The Deep State & I Won.
  • If we don't fix our schools and offer funding to religious and charter schools, we have about two decades before we cease to exist.
  • If we don't stop immigration, well, just watch the news.
  • If we don't fix our elections, we will continue to suffer at the whims of the criminally deranged.
Hmmm, let me see. I would have to say all of them.
I look up to God and Jesus Christ. I would like to follow Jesus' example and teach people how to have better lives.
Yes! Please read any of my books, but for my political philosophy, please read my book Deceptions of the Ages.
My characteristics are honesty, integrity, loyalty and love of my country. I believe if people vote for me, I owe them everything I can offer, not the other way around. I believe in the idea of the public servant. I don't believe in the idea of pay for play as you see in our for-profit political class.
I am honest, hardworking, dedicated, trustworthy, intelligent, articulate, educated, funny, charming and handsome, just to name a few.
I think that finding the best solution to problems with the least cost is the core responsibilities. I also think an eye should be kept on the future when making policies. Someone is going to have to live with our crazy ideas a hundred years from now.
I will leave my books. They'll be sure to give the future generations a chuckle or two.
I remember the Viet Nam War. I brought my GI Joe for Show and Tell. My teacher told me GI Joe was in a place called Viet Nam killing women and children. I told her all my GI Joe could do was talk when you pulled the string. I didn't bring my GI Joe for Show and Tell after that.
I delivered newspapers for the Seattle Post Intelligencer from the time I was in the 7th to the 8th grade. I had to get up at 4:30 in the morning to do my route.
The Book of Mormon, The Dialogues and The Republic by Plato and anything by Matthew Heines.
Green Grass and High Tides by the Outlaws.
I committed the worst crime you can commit in America. I was born dirt poor.
It is supposed to be a place where ideas about how we can be a better country and people are exchanged between the representatives of the states. Where everyone learns from the experiences of their fellow legislators to make the best policies and laws for the people.
I believe it depends on their education and experience. A teacher of history and politics like myself is better equipped than most to understand the nature and gravity of the position.
The biggest challenge we face is there are a lot of people here who hate us and want to use racism to tear our society apart.
I am for them as long as they aren't mine.
Did ya hear them Democrats done made themselves a new kinda Democrat car.

Really. Why's it a Democrat car?

Because it doesn't work!
I believe a good plan is a good plan right until it hits a committee.

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2020

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Candidate Connection

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

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Matthew Heines grew up here in the Pacific Northwest. It was in the wilds of Olympic Mountains that he learned a love of nature and the literature of the Ages. He was also identified as a child as a talented writer and excelled producing articles of humor and political insight for the Sequim High School newspaper. Matthew Heines joined the Army and served in 82nd Airborne Division. Matthew Heines is also a graduate of Washington State University and the University of Alaska in Anchorage where he earned a Masters Degree in Secondary Education. He has worked as a teacher in Alaska, Washington State, a University Lecturer in Oman and a military trainer in Saudi Arabia. Matthew is running for the 1st Congressional District, starting a company and he is currently writing and adding to his collection of great books.
  • If we do not give our young people something to hope for and provide the best education systems, our freedom will not surive.
  • Democrats and Republicans are employees of corporations and as such will never look out for the interest of the American people.
  • All work, from cleaning toilets to studying quantum fields is honorable, valued and needed. All work then, deserves a living, honorable wage.
I grew up poor in what was a small farming town called Sequim, Washington, which made me realize the value of hard work and earning a living wage. We were so poor and our house so run down, we were sued by the City Dump for copyright infringement - and we lost. Seriously, I grew up with the promise that it didn't matter what your background was, if you worked hard, you could better yourself. What I found was that it doesn't matter if you serve your country, or work hard, or are the best at what you do. What matters is the color of your skin, your sex and how much money you have. It's not about race, it's about the rich dividing and conquering the poor. We need to make sure that every poor kid in America has the same chance Joe Biden and the $84 million dollar Microsoft and Bill Gates puppet Suzan Del Bene's kids do.
God, Jesus Christ, Socrates and George Washington.
I invite people who would like to understand a little more about me to read my books. I am the author of My Year in Oman: An American Experience in Arabia During the War On Terror, Another Year in Oman: Between Iraq and a Hard Place. Deceptions of the Ages: "Mormons" Freemasons and Extraterrestrials, Killing Time in Saudi Arabia: An American Experience, The Rainier Paradigm and Heinessight's Wisdom for the Ages (humor). They are available at heinessight.com, Kobo, Amazon, iTunes, or anywhere you buy books.
The must do what they say they are going to do, or die trying.
There is only one responsibility, to care for the needs and the people of their district.
A country where people love one another.
I was a 19 year old private and had just finished my first phase of Special Warfare school and we were having a party in my room. All night long planes kept taking off from Pope Air Force base. The next day, we found out the 82nd had been deploying to Grenada. I then realized I missed all the action and soon left Special Forces for the 82nd.
When I was seven, we kids used to pick berries in the summer around Sequim. I started delivering the Seattle Post Intelligencer when I was in the 7th grade. I was responsible for the north half of Sequim so I would get up at 4 am to do my paper route. I did that until I could get a job working in the fields in the late spring and summer. Then there was bucking hay, landscaping, Safeway...
Deceptions of the Ages: "Mormons" Freemasons and Extraterrestrials. It is my favorite book because in it, I explain how we are manipulated by the rich and powerful so that we don't give any serious consideration to things they don't want us to know.
In America, the biggest crime you can commit is being poor.
Immigration should not be used to take over a state, as has happened in Washington where King County is allowed to dominate state politics and force the most demented characters imaginable upon the good people of Washington.
It was designed to be where the great men of the nation meet to forge great ideas and try to work them into fair and equitable laws to aid in the justice and prosperity of the American people. Now, it's a place where egomaniacs fight for Tweets and Media hate bytes.
Sometimes, but it is also better for outside views and ideas to be introduced. As George Patton said, "If everyone is thinking the same thing, someone isn't thinking."
The biggest challenge to the U.S. is an overwhelming amount of English language illiteracy and lack of education on even the most basic levels. When people don't even understand the country in which they live, how can they be a part of it?
I am for a two term limit on the Senate, four four the House.
Yes, I just heard a story about a woman who fractured her ankle in multiple places but was refused treatment because she doesn't have the Coronavirus! These people will be held accountable and they will be doing long prison sentences for their hoax.

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2018

Heines answered the question, "What is your political philosophy?" on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form. Below is his response:

Enough is enough. I swore an oath to defend the Constitution. I cannot sit by and watch evil people destroy us and reduce us all to fearful debt slaves with no access to redress of a corrupt government who hates its own citizens. I have twelve ways to fix America. If you support these ideas, support me. We need to show America Washington State means business. I need a landslide in August and in November. If I don't win, we all lose.

12 Item Agenda

  1. Forbid US Government Borrowing
  2. Legalize Marijuana Establish Federal Control of Profits for Education/
  3. Use Profits for Free Public University Tuition
  4. Freeze Immigration
  5. Establish English as Official Language
  6. $20 Hour Corporate Minimum Wage
  7. Labor Cards for Migrant Workers
  8. Mandatory Sentencing for Hiring Illegals
  9. Abolish Affirmative Action
  10. Break Up Monopolies
  11. Restructure Schools
  12. Establish Education as America’s #1 Priority"[2]
—Matthew Heines[1]


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Matthew Heines campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Washington District 1Lost primary$0 N/A**
2022U.S. House Washington District 1Lost primary$0 N/A**
2020U.S. House Washington District 1Lost primary$0 N/A**
2018U.S. Senate WashingtonLost primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on May 5, 2018
  2. 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. Vote 4 Heines, “Home,” accessed July 17, 2024


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