Matt Dowling (politician)

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Matt Dowling
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 51st district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)
Preceded byTimothy S. Mahoney
Personal details
Born (1984-11-18) November 18, 1984 (age 37)
Uniontown, Pennsylvania[1]
Political partyRepublican (2014–present)
Alma materWaynesburg University

Matt Dowling is the representative for the 51st District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Political career[]

Dowling began his political career when he defeated incumbent Tim Mahoney in the general election after he ran unopposed in the Republican Primary for the 51st District seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He served on the Children & Youth, Gaming Oversight, Local Government and Urban Affairs committees.[2] In 2018 he ran unopposed again and defeated Mahoney in a rematch.

Committee Assignments[]

  • Judiciary[3]
  • Liquor Control[3]
  • State Government[3]
  • Urban Affairs[3]

Served on committee to ensure election integrity[]

Dowling served on a bipartisan committee put together in November 2020 to ensure election integrity in Pennsylvania.[4] On December 9 2020, twenty-seven members of the GOP requested "for special counsel to investigate election irregularities". Dowling was not one of the members signing the letter.[5][6][7][8]

Electoral history[]

2016[]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 51 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Dowling 13,318 53.07%
Democratic Tim Mahoney (incumbent) 11,779 46.93%

2018[]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 51 election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Dowling (incumbent) 10,773 55.47%
Democratic Tim Mahoney 8,650 44.53%

References[]

  1. ^ "Matthew Dowling's Biography".
  2. ^ "Representative Matthew D. Dowling". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
  3. ^ a b c d "Representative Matthew D. Dowling". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  4. ^ "Dowling to serve on committee to ensure election integrity". heraldstandard.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  5. ^ "Letter requesting Special Counsel". www.politicspa.com.
  6. ^ "PoliticsPA". PoliticsPA. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  7. ^ Williams, Jordan (2020-12-09). "27 GOP reps ask for special counsel to investigate election irregularities". TheHill. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  8. ^ Gardner, Amy; Dawsey, Josh; Bade, Rachael. "Trump asks Pennsylvania House speaker for help overturning election results, personally intervening in a third state" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
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