Greg Matthews (politician)

Greg Matthews

Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 50th^[1] district
In office January 2009 – January 2015
Preceded by	John Lim
Succeeded by	Carla Piluso

Personal details
Born	Gresham, Oregon
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Gresham, Oregon
Profession	fire chief
Website	electgregmatthews.com
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army Military Police Corps
Rank	Sergeant

Gregory J. Matthews (born in Gresham, Oregon)^[2] is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, where he represented District 50 from 2009 to 2015.

Education

Matthews graduated from Gresham High School.

2008 To challenge incumbent Republican Representative and former state Senator John Lim for the House District 50 seat, Matthews was unopposed for the May 20, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,157 votes (61.4%),^[3] and won the November 4, 2008 General election with 13,868 votes (54.5%) against Representative Lim,^[4] who later ran for Governor of Oregon.
2010 Matthews was unopposed for the May 18, 2010, Democratic primary, winning with 3,568 votes,^[5] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 10,550 votes (53.9%) against Republican nominee Andre Wang.^[6]
2012 Matthews was unopposed for the May 15, 2012, Democratic primary, winning with 2,955 votes,^[7] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 13,856 votes (66.0%) against Republican nominee Logan Boettcher.^[8]

Matthews declined to seek reelection in 2014 after being appointed as chief of the Gresham Fire Department.^[9]

↑ "Representative Greg Matthews". Salem, Oregon: Oregon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
↑ "Greg Matthews' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
↑ "May 20, 2008, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. p. 25. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
↑ "November 4, 2008, General Election Abstracts of Votes" (PDF). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. p. 11. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
↑ "May 18, 2010, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes" (PDF). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. p. 25. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
↑ "November 2, 2010, General Election Abstracts of Votes" (PDF). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. p. 11. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
↑ "May 15, 2012, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes" (PDF). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. p. 21. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
↑ "November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Salem, Oregon: Oregon Secretary of State. p. 20. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
↑ Gaston, Christian (March 7, 2014). "Gresham Rep. Greg Matthews won't seek reelection to Oregon House". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 2, 2015.

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