Matt Blake's Biography
- State Senate (IA) - District 22, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Full Name:
Matt Blake
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Alaina; 2 Children: Saxon, Ellis
Birth Place:
South Dakota
Home City:
Urbandale, IA
JD, Law, Drake University Law School, 2012-2015
Bachelor's of Science, Political Science and History, University of South Dakota, 2007-2011
Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 22, 2025-present
Council Member, City of Urbandale, Iowa, District At-Large, 2023-2025
Candidate, Iowa State Senate, District 22, 2024
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Commerce Committee
Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, State Government Committee
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Administration and Regulation Appropriations
Member, Transportation Committee
Member, Veterans Affairs Committee
Ranking Member, Judiciary Committee, Iowa State Senate
Shareholder, Dickinson, Bradshaw, Fowler & Hagen, Professional Corporation, 2024-present
Judge Advocate, Iowa Army National Guard, 2017-present
Counsel, Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, Professional Corporation, 2023-2024
General Counsel, Iowa Association of Realtors, 2022-2023
Director of Government Relations and Memberships Services, LeadingAge Iowa, 2015-2022
Legal Intern , Iowa League of Cities, 2014-2015
Clerk, United States Senator Robert Dvorsky, 2015
Legal Intern, Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, 2014
Title Guaranty Intern, Iowa Finance Auhtority, 2013-2014
Intern, South Dakota Legislature, 2011
Intern, United States Representative Herseth Sandlin , 2009
Intern, United States Senator Tim Johnson, 2009
Member, Urbandale 4th of July Celebration Committee, 2017-present
Member, Plymouth Church, present
Board of Directors, Bravo Greater Des Moines, 2020-2023