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Matt Gress |
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MAGA Republican
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 ran for election to the
Arizona House of Representatives to represent
District 4. He won in the general election on
November 8, 2022. Gress is running for re-election
to the
Arizona
House of
Representatives
to represent
District 4.
He is on the
ballot in
the
Republican
primary on
July 30,
2024. |
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Rep.
Matt
Gress'
$10K
Teacher
Pay
Raise
Is
Not
A
Serious
Proposal |
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"Republican
Rep. Matt
Gress is
currently
touting
the
benefits
of
his
bill
on
teacher
salaries.
His
bill
is
full
of
obvious
flaws.
For
one,
it
fails
to
cover
the
full
costs
to
districts,
who
have
to
spend
more
on
things
like
payroll
taxes
and
pension
contributions
when
salaries
go
up.
When
these
costs
are
taken
into
account,
his
proposal
will
actually
cost
districts
money,
necessitating
layoffs
or
cuts
to
textbooks
or
classroom
maintenance.
In
addition,
Gress’
proposal
excludes
tens
of
thousands
of
valuable
educators
who
are
vital
to
children’s
learning,
from
counselors
to
special
education
paraprofessionals.
Gress’
proposal
also
utterly
fails
to
deal
with
the
underlying
issues
affecting
public
education,
including
the
school
funding
cap,
the
draining
of
public
funds
to
pay
for
private
schools
through
vouchers,
and
the
ongoing
consequences
of a
decade-long
underinvestment
in
our
schools." |
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Mar.
7,
2023 |
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Civic
Engagement
Beyond
Voting
-
Fact
Sheet
For
Matt
Gress |
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2022 |
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A
Top
Ducey
Aide
Raised
Nearly
$13k
From
Lobbyists
Whose
Cash
He
Promised
To
Shun |
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"When Matt
Gress,
the
budget
director
for
Gov. Doug
Ducey,
launched
his
campaign
for
the
Arizona
House
of
Representatives
in
December,
he
promised
not
to
accept
any
contributions
from
lobbyists
during
the
legislative
session
to
avoid
the
appearance
that
his
campaign
might
influence
his
work
for
the
state.
His
first
campaign
finance
report
in
2022
shows
he
did
not
follow
through
on
that
promise.
Between
the
start
of
the
annual
legislative
session
on
Jan.
10
and
March
31,
Gress
received
24
separate
contributions
from
lobbyists
totaling
nearly
$13,000" |
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May
3,
2022 |
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Records
Show
Lobbyists
Donated
To
Budget
Director's
Campaign
For
AZ
House |
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"Gov. Doug
Ducey’s
budget
director
is
also
running
for
the
state
House
of
Representatives.
To
avoid
a
conflict
of
interest,
he
said
he
would
not
take
donations
from
registered
lobbyists
during
the
legislative
session.
But
records
show
Republican
candidate Matt
Gress broke
that
promise." |
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Apr.
28,
2022 |
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