Matthew Worthington

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Matthew Worthington

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Del Valle Independent School District, District 5

Predecessor: Desireé Ybarra

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Abilene Christian University, 2008

Graduate

University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, 2019

Personal

Birthplace

San Antonio, Texas

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Matthew Worthington was a member of the Del Valle Independent School District in Texas, representing District 5. He assumed office on December 13, 2022. He left office in 2024.

Worthington ran for election to the Del Valle Independent School District to represent District 5 in Texas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Worthington (Democratic Party) also ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 51. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.

Worthington completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Matthew Worthington was born in San Antonio, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from Abilene Christian University in 2008, a graduate degree from George Mason University in 2011, and a graduate degree from the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs in 2019.

Elections

2022

Del Valle Independent School District

See also: Del Valle Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Del Valle Independent School District, District 5

Matthew Worthington won election in the general election for Del Valle Independent School District, District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matthew Worthington (Nonpartisan)	100.0	1,830

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,830
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Texas House of Representatives District 51

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 51

Maria Luisa Flores defeated Robert Reynolds in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 51 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maria Luisa Flores (D)	84.4	42,393
	Submit photo	Robert Reynolds (R)	15.6	7,818

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,211
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 51

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 51 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maria Luisa Flores	60.3	8,113
	Submit photo	Cynthia Valadez-Mata	11.4	1,528
		Matthew Worthington	10.5	1,412
	Submit photo	Claire Campos-O'Neal	7.4	992
	Submit photo	Albino Cadenas	4.7	636
	Submit photo	Mike Hendrix	3.7	499
		Cody Arn	2.0	269

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,449
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 51

Robert Reynolds advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 51 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Robert Reynolds	100.0	1,615

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,615
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2018

See also: Del Valle Independent School District elections (2018)

General election

General election for Del Valle Independent School District, District 5

Desireé Ybarra defeated Matthew Worthington and David Campos in the general election for Del Valle Independent School District, District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Desireé Ybarra (Nonpartisan)	47.0	660
		Matthew Worthington (Nonpartisan)	27.7	389
	Submit photo	David Campos (Nonpartisan)	25.3	355

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,404
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Matthew Worthington completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Worthington's 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.

Originally from San Antonio, my wife Jess and I have been raising our family in Del Valle since 2014. I am a former public school special education teacher, community advocate, and data scientist specializing in public policy and state agency data in Texas. My work has helped non-profits, progressive organizations, and elected officials address complex policy challenges locally and across Texas. I've earned degrees from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, George Mason University, and Abilene Christian University. Most recently, I led work around the intersection of public policy and data science as the Senior Project Manager for Data Initiatives at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. In Austin, I've actively served our community throughout the pandemic and winter storm response as Vice-President of the Del Valle Community Coalition and Vice-Chair of the City's Early Childhood Council. I've helped expand the number of Pre-K seats in Central Texas. I've advocated for the expansion of Pre-K funding in Del Valle ISD and high-quality childcare facilities in Southeast Austin. In the wake of winter storm Uri, I helped provide my neighbors in the Eastern Crescent of Travis County with over $100K worth of food, water, hot meals, and sanitary supplies. I've consistently offered my data skills to support the work of progressive organizations like Equality Texas, Austin Latino Coalition, and elected officials who work to serve our communities.

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?

• ON PUBLIC EDUCATION, our campaign will advocate for: 1) Equitable and adequate school funding that can ensure Texas students thrive; 2) Ensuring districts with greater poverty have access to resources they need; 3) Prioritizing funding for public schools. Not state agencies or privatization efforts; 4) Ensuring educators earn livable wages and grow in their profession; 5) Increasing funding for subsidized early childhood initiatives and child care in Texas.
• ON IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE, our campaign will advocate for: 1) Requiring weatherization of all Texas energy production and ban exemption loopholes; 2) Funding critical water quality improvement projects so everyone has sufficient access to clean water in District 51; 3) Increasing the number of clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies in District 51; 4) Expanding access to healthy and affordable foods in District 51.
• ON CIVIL RIGHTS, our campaign will advocate for: 1) Increasing voter participation rates across Texas by making it easier to vote; 2) Expanding protections and rights for all LGBTQIA+ Texans. 3) Ban vigilante systems of justice like SB8's abortion ban and increase access to reproductive health care.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

See the above messages.

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Preceded by Desireé Ybarra	Del Valle Independent School District, District 5 2022-2024	Succeeded by -