Heather Matson

Heather Matson is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing District 42 in the Iowa House of Representatives. She also served a non-continuous term from 2019 to 2021.

Heather Matson
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 42nd district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byKristin Sunde
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 38th district
In office
January 14, 2019 – January 10, 2021
Preceded byKevin Koester
Succeeded byGarrett Gobble
Personal details
BornNorth Smithfield, Rhode Island[1]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChris[1]
Children2[1]
ResidenceAnkeny, Iowa[1]
Alma materWestern New England College
George Washington University[1]

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 ran for a second term in 2020.[2]

As of June 2020, Matson sat 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]
Party 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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Heather Matson 8,216 51.5%
Republican Kevin Koester 7,710 48.4%
Other/Write-in 15 0.1%

References
  1. "Heather Matson's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Heather Matson". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. "Representative Heather Matson". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved 27 June 2020.


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