Ashlee Matthews

American Democratic politician from Utah
Ashlee Matthews
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byEric Hutchings
Constituency38th district (2021–2023)
37th district (2023–present)
Personal details
BornWest Valley, UT
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
Websitehttp://www.ashleeforutah.com/

Ashlee Matthews is an American politician, a Democrat, she is a member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 37.[1]

Matthews was the leading vote getter in November 2020, over incumbent Eric Hutchings who had held the position for 18 years.[2] Matthews received 6,114 votes to Hutchings' 5,733.[3] Hutchings had received only 118 more votes than his opponent in 2018.[4]

Matthews, who has worked in the construction department of the Utah Department of Transportation since 2011, ran on a platform to support working-class families, including affordable day care, better public transportation and livable wages.[5] She is a supporter of congressional term limits.[6]

During the 2022 General Session, Matthews served on the Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee, House Business and Labor Committee, House Transportation Committee, and the Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee [7]

Personal life

Matthews was born in West Valley, Utah. She is married, her husband is a union pipe fitter, and they have two children.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Ashlee Matthews' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Democrats make a small dent in GOP's supermajorities in the Utah Legislature". MSN. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  3. ^ "Utah State House - District 38 Election Results". The Daily Ardmoreite. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  4. ^ "Election Night Reporting". Salt Lake County, Utah. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  5. ^ "Our Platform". Ashlee Matthews. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  6. ^ "Ashlee Matthews Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits". U.S. Term Limits. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  7. ^ "Representative Page | Utah House of Representatives". Utah House of Representatives.
  8. ^ Flores, Cristina (2020-11-04). "Women candidates could unseat longtime incumbent men in Utah legislature". KUTV. Retrieved 2020-11-14.

External links

  • Ashlee Matthews at Ballotpedia
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65th State Legislature (2023)
Speaker of the House
Mike Schultz (R)
Majority Leader
Jefferson Moss (R)
Minority Leader
Angela Romero (D)
  1. ▌Thomas Peterson (R)
  2. ▌Mike Petersen (R)
  3. ▌Dan Johnson (R)
  4. ▌Kera Birkeland (R)
  5. ▌Casey Snider (R)
  6. ▌Matthew Gwynn (R)
  7. ▌Ryan Wilcox (R)
  8. ▌Jason Kyle (R)
  9. ▌Cal Musselman (R)
  10. ▌Rosemary Lesser (D)
  11. ▌Katy Hall (R)
  12. ▌Mike Schultz (R)
  13. ▌Karen Peterson (R)
  14. ▌Karianne Lisonbee (R)
  15. ▌Ariel Defay (R)
  16. ▌Trevor Lee (R)
  17. ▌Stewart Barlow (R)
  18. ▌Paul Cutler (R)
  19. ▌Raymond Ward (R)
  20. ▌Melissa Garff Ballard (R)
  21. ▌Sandra Hollins (D)
  22. ▌Jennifer Dailey-Provost (D)
  23. ▌Brian King (D)
  24. ▌Joel Briscoe (D)
  25. ▌Angela Romero (D)
  26. ▌Matt MacPherson (R)
  27. ▌Anthony Loubet (R)
  28. ▌Tim Jimenez (R)
  29. ▌Bridger Bolinder (R)
  30. ▌Judy Weeks-Rohner (R)
  31. ▌Brett Garner (D)
  32. ▌Sahara Hayes (D)
  33. ▌Doug Owens (D)
  34. ▌Carol Spackman Moss (D)
  35. ▌Mark Wheatley (D)
  36. ▌James Dunnigan (R)
  37. ▌Ashlee Matthews (D)
  38. ▌Cheryl Acton (R)
  39. ▌Ken Ivory (R)
  40. ▌Andrew Stoddard (D)
  41. ▌Gay Lynn Bennion (D)
  42. ▌Robert Spendlove (R)
  43. ▌Steve Eliason (R)
  44. ▌Jordan Teuscher (R)
  45. ▌Susan Pulsipher (R)
  46. ▌Jeff Stenquist (R)
  47. ▌Mark Strong (R)
  48. ▌James Cobb (R)
  49. ▌Candice Pierucci (R)
  50. ▌Stephanie Gricius (R)
  51. ▌Jefferson Moss (R)
  52. ▌Cory Maloy (R)
  53. ▌Kay Christofferson (R)
  54. ▌Brady Brammer (R)
  55. ▌Jon Hawkins (R)
  56. ▌Val Peterson (R)
  57. ▌Nelson Abbott (R)
  58. ▌Keven Stratton (R)
  59. ▌Mike Kohler (R)
  60. ▌Tyler Clancy (R)
  61. ▌Marsha Judkins (R)
  62. ▌Norm Thurston (R)
  63. ▌Stephen Whyte (R)
  64. ▌Jeff Burton (R)
  65. ▌Doug Welton (R)
  66. ▌Steven Lund (R)
  67. ▌Christine Watkins (R)
  68. ▌Scott Chew (R)
  69. ▌Phil Lyman (R)
  70. ▌Carl Albrecht (R)
  71. ▌Rex Shipp (R)
  72. ▌Joseph Elison (R)
  73. ▌Colin Jack (R)
  74. ▌R. Neil Walter (R)
  75. ▌Walt Brooks (R)


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