Matt Gress
2023 - Present
2025
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Matt Gress (Republican Party) is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 4. He assumed office on January 9, 2023. His current term ends on January 13, 2025.
Gress (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 4. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. He advanced from the Republican primary on July 30, 2024.
Biography
Matt Gress was born in Oklahoma, and lives in Arizona. Gress earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma, where he was selected for the Harry S. Truman scholarship, and an M.P.A. from Syracuse University. His career experience includes working as a public school teacher, a faculty associate at Arizona State University, a budget analyst at the Arizona State Capitol, and a budget chief in the Arizona Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting.[1]
Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
2023-2024
Gress was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Commerce Committee
- House Health and Human Services Committee
- Joint Committee on Capital Review
- Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Chair
- Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Matt Gress, Kelli Butler, Karen Gresham, and Pamela Carter are running in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Matt Gress (R) | |
 | Kelli Butler (D) | |
 | Karen Gresham (D) | |
 | Pamela Carter (R)  | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Kelli Butler and Karen Gresham advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelli Butler | 52.4 | 17,548 |
| ✔ | | Karen Gresham | 47.6 | 15,946 |
| Total votes: 33,494 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Matt Gress and Pamela Carter advanced from the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Gress | 55.8 | 18,775 |
| ✔ | | Pamela Carter | 44.2 | 14,871 |
| Total votes: 33,646 | |||
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Campaign finance
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2022
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Matt Gress and Laura Terech defeated Maria Syms in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matt Gress (R) | 34.7 | 61,527 |
| ✔ |  | Laura Terech (D) | 33.5 | 59,292 |
 | Maria Syms (R) | 31.8 | 56,383 | |
| Total votes: 177,202 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Laura Terech advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Terech | 100.0 | 25,571 |
| Total votes: 25,571 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Syms | 25.7 | 16,417 |
| ✔ | | Matt Gress | 24.9 | 15,878 |
| Vera Gebran | 18.1 | 11,567 | |
| John Arnold | 15.1 | 9,610 | |
 | Jana Jackson | 8.6 | 5,507 | |
 | Kenneth Bowers | 7.6 | 4,825 | |
| Total votes: 63,804 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Madison Elementary District, Arizona, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Madison Elementary School District, At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Sarah Speer, incumbent Scott Holcomb, and Karen Gresham defeated incumbent Matt Gress in the general election for Madison Elementary School District, At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Speer (Nonpartisan) | 27.8 | 15,191 |
| ✔ | | Scott Holcomb (Nonpartisan) | 24.6 | 13,434 |
| ✔ | | Karen Gresham (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 13,104 |
| Matt Gress (Nonpartisan) | 23.2 | 12,691 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 286 | ||
| Total votes: 54,706 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2023
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In 2023, the Arizona State Legislature was in session from January 9 to July 31.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Arizona House of Representatives District 4 |
Officeholder Arizona House of Representatives District 4 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Arizona House of Representatives District 4 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Madison Elementary School District, At-large -2021 |
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