Greg Matthews (politician) explained

Greg Matthews
State House:	Oregon
District:	50th^[1]
Term Start:	January 2009
Term End:	January 2015
Predecessor:	John Lim
Successor:	Carla Piluso
Birth Place:	Gresham, Oregon
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Gresham, Oregon
Profession:	fire chief
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.

Elections

• 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]

External links

• Official page at the Oregon Legislative Assembly
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative Greg Matthews . . . December 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220020230/http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/matthews . December 20, 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: Greg Matthews' Biography . . December 19, 2013 . November 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101065604/https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103200/greg-matthews . live .
3. Web site: May 20, 2008, Primary Election Abstract of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 25 . December 19, 2013 . October 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191011223539/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873621 . live .
4. Web site: November 4, 2008, General Election Abstracts of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 11 . December 19, 2013 . September 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200904091529/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6873598 . live .
5. Web site: May 18, 2010, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 25 . December 19, 2013 . October 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008150336/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873663 . live .
6. Web site: November 2, 2010, General Election Abstracts of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 11 . December 19, 2013 . December 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202182926/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873642 . live .
7. Web site: May 15, 2012, Primary Election Abstracts of Votes . . Salem, Oregon . 21 . December 19, 2013 . October 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009112705/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873711 . live .
8. Web site: November 6, 2012, General Election Abstract of Votes . Oregon Secretary of State . Salem, Oregon . 20 . December 19, 2013 . October 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201011031342/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/RecordView/6873690 . live .
9. News: Gresham Rep. Greg Matthews won't seek reelection to Oregon House. The Oregonian. March 7, 2014. February 2, 2015. Christian. Gaston. February 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203094249/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/03/gresham_rep_greg_matthews_wont.html. live.