Matt Gress' Biography
- State House (AZ) - District 4, Republican
Contact Information
Office
Arizona State Capitol Complex
1700 West Washington Street
Room 205
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Full Name:
Matt Gress
Gender:
Male
Family:
Partner: Daniel
Home City:
Pheonix, AZ
Certificate, Education Finance, Georgetown University, 2020
MPA, Public Management, Syracuse University-Maxwell School, 2012-2013
BA, Political Science and History, University of Oklahoma, 2006-2010
Representative, State House of Representatives, Arizona, District 4, 2023-present
Candidate, Arizona State House of Representatives, District 4, 2024
Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee
Chair, Education Committee
Member, Health and Human Services Committee
Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Former Member, Commerce Committee, Arizona State House of Representatives
Chair, Education Committee, Arizona State House of Representatvies
Director, Arizona Governor's Office of Strategic Planning & Budgeting, 2017-2023
Planning and Zoning Commissioner, Maricopa County, 2020-2022
Governing Board Member, Madison Elementary School District, 2017-2021
Policy Advisor, Commissioner Andy Tobin, Arizona Corporation Commission, 2016-2017
Senior Fiscal Analyst, Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee, 2015-2016
Fiscal Analyst, Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee, 2013-2015
Faculty Associate, Arizona State University, 2013-2015
Certified English Teacher, Tulsa Public Schools/Teach For America, 2010-2012
A.M. Cortez Ewing Congressional Fellow, United States House of Representatives, 2009
Carl Albert Capitol Scholar, Oklahoma House of Representatives Education Committee, 2008
Former President, Phoenix-Arcadia Rotary Club
Board Member, Madison Education Foundation, 2019-2021
Awards:
(2015) Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy Fellow - Arizona Center for Civic Leadership
Publications:
(2013) A Church Rooted in the Neighborhood: Outreach Sustainability Recommendations Report