Heather Matson
2023 - Present
2027
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Heather Matson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 42. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Matson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 42. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Matson was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration and Rules Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- House Education Committee
- House Human Resources Committee
- House State Government Committee
- Capital Projects Committee
- Legislative Council
2019-2020
Matson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- Economic Growth Committee
- House Human Resources Committee
- Environmental Protection Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Heather Matson defeated Heather Stephenson in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 42 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Heather Matson (D) | 50.3 | 9,108 | |
Heather Stephenson (R) | 49.5 | 8,959 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 27 |
Total votes: 18,094 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Heather Matson advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 42 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Heather Matson | 99.8 | 652 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 |
Total votes: 653 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 42
Heather Stephenson advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 42 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Heather Stephenson | 99.3 | 699 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 5 |
Total votes: 704 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 42
Heather Matson defeated incumbent Garrett Gobble in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 42 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Heather Matson (D) | 50.0 | 6,991 | |
Garrett Gobble (R) | 49.8 | 6,968 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 21 |
Total votes: 13,980 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 42
Heather Matson advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 42 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Heather Matson | 99.7 | 1,776 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 5 |
Total votes: 1,781 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 42
Incumbent Garrett Gobble advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 42 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Garrett Gobble | 99.4 | 1,569 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 9 |
Total votes: 1,578 | ||||
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2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 38
Garrett Gobble defeated incumbent Heather Matson in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 38 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Garrett Gobble (R) | 50.3 | 10,084 | |
Heather Matson (D) | 49.6 | 9,927 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 22 |
Total votes: 20,033 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Heather Matson advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 38 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Heather Matson | 99.7 | 3,385 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 11 |
Total votes: 3,396 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 38
Garrett Gobble defeated Brett Nelson in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 38 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Garrett Gobble | 51.2 | 988 | |
Brett Nelson | 48.3 | 933 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 9 |
Total votes: 1,930 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 38
Heather Matson defeated incumbent Kevin Koester in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 38 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Heather Matson (D) | 51.5 | 8,216 | |
Kevin Koester (R) | 48.4 | 7,710 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 15 |
Total votes: 15,941 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 38
Heather Matson defeated Reyma McCoy McDeid in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 38 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Heather Matson | 79.8 | 1,914 | |
Reyma McCoy McDeid | 20.2 | 485 |
Total votes: 2,399 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 38
Incumbent Kevin Koester advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 38 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kevin Koester | 100.0 | 681 |
Total votes: 681 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Incumbent Kevin Koester defeated Heather Matson, Jeff Meyers and Brett Nelson in the Iowa House of Representatives District 38 general election.[1][2]
Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | 52.18% | 8,793 | ||
Democratic | Heather Matson | 43.11% | 7,264 | |
Libertarian | Jeff Meyers | 3.62% | 610 | |
Unaffiliated | Brett Nelson | 1.09% | 183 | |
Total Votes | 16,850 | |||
Source: Iowa Secretary of State |
Heather Matson ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 38 Democratic primary.[3][4]
Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Democratic |
Incumbent Kevin Koester defeated Brett Nelson in the Iowa House of Representatives District 38 Republican primary.[3][4]
Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | 86.86% | 476 | ||
Republican | Brett Nelson | 13.14% | 72 | |
Total Votes | 548 |
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
Heather Matson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Heather Matson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Matson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
Education
- Excerpt: "Invest in our children and schools by providing timely, adequate and equitable funding for public education. House leadership has broken the law by refusing to pass school funding bills in the mandated time frame."
Clean water and conservation
- Excerpt: "Invest in our communities with a commitment to clean water, conservation, renewable energy and infrastructure. Clean water and conservation are not rural vs. urban issues; they are “all Iowa” issues and must be treated as such in the Legislature."
Economic security for women and working families
- Excerpt: "Invest in Iowans with a commitment to economic security for women and working families. As a mom of twins, I understand the struggle families face when the reality of the high cost of childcare hits home."
Mental health
- Excerpt: "This is one of our greatest human services challenges and it is going to take heavy lifting on both short and long term solutions. Iowa ranks 50th in the nation when it comes to the number of available beds, per percentage of population."
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2024
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In 2024, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 20.
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2023
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In 2023, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 4.
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2020
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In 2020, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 14. The session was suspended from March 16 through June 3.
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2019
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In 2019, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 27.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Iowa House of Representatives District 42 |
Officeholder Iowa House of Representatives District 42 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Heather Matson for Iowa, "Issues," accessed October 6, 2016
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Kristin Sunde (D) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 42 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
Preceded by - |
Iowa House of Representatives District 38 2019-2021 |
Succeeded by Garrett Gobble (R) |