Heather Matson

Heather Matson

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 38th district
In office January 14, 2019 – January 10, 2021
Preceded by	Kevin Koester
Succeeded by	Garrett Gobble

Personal details
Born	North Smithfield, Rhode Island^[1]
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Chris^[1]
Children	2^[1]
Residence	Ankeny, Iowa^[1]
Alma mater	Western New England College George Washington University^[1]

Heather Matson is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing District 38 in the Iowa House of Representatives.

Political career[]

In 2016, Matson challenged Republican incumbent Kevin Koester for the 38th district seat in the Iowa House of Representatives, but lost. In 2018, she ran again, and won. She is running for a second term in 2020.^[2]

As of June 2020, Matson sits on the following House committees:^[3]

Economic Growth
Education
Environmental Protection
Human Resources
Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee

Electoral record[]

2016 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 38^[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Kevin Koester	8,793	52.18%
Democratic	Heather Matson	7,264	43.11%
Libertarian	Jeff Meyers	610	3.62%
Unaffiliated	Brett Nelson	183	1.09%

2018 Democratic primary: Iowa House of Representatives, District 38^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Matson	1,914	79.8%
	Democratic	Reyma McCoy McDeid	485	20.2%

2018 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 38^[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Heather Matson	8,216	51.5%
Republican	Kevin Koester	7,710	48.4%
	Other/Write-in	15	0.1%

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Heather Matson's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Heather Matson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ "Representative Heather Matson". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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