| Full Name: | Matt Shea |
|---|---|
| Office: | State House (WA) - 4 Position 2, Republican |
| First Elected: | 11/04/2008 |
| Last Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Viktoriya |
| Birth Place: | Spokane, Washington |
| Home City: | Spokane Valley, WA |
Summary
Representative Matt Shea
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HB 1044 - Requires Health Insurance Plans to Cover Abortions
Legislation (Nay)
Feb. 22, 2013 - Requires health plans that provide coverage for maternity care to provide coverage for abortion services for all plans renewed or issued on or after ...
HB 2565 - Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Tax Requirements
Legislation (Nay)
April 11, 2012 - Specifies that the definition of cigarette includes a roll-your-own cigarette (Sec. 1). Defines roll-your-own cigarettes as cigarettes produced by a commercial cigarette-making ...
HB 2319 - Requirements for Health Benefit Exchange
More Key Votes
Legislation (Nay)
March 3, 2012 - Establishes the Washington Health Benefit Exchange as a "self-sustaining" public-private partnership separate and distinct from the state (Sec. 3). Defines self-sustaining as ...
Recent Public Statements
Issue Position: Jobs and Business
Jan. 1, 2012 - Jobs and business are critical to the prosperity of a state. Free markets ensure a free people. I will continue finding, and working to eliminate, ...
Issue Position: Life
Jan. 1, 2012 - I am unashamedly pro-life. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with ...
Issue Position: Taxes/Budget
More Public Statements
Jan. 1, 2012 - I have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to vote against any bill that would increase taxes or the size of the budget. The pledge created ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Association of Washington Business Positions | 94% |
| 2011 | Association of Washington Business Positions | 73% |
| 2011-2012 | Washington National Federation of Independent Business Positions | 100% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Uncoded ($42,922.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Matt Shea refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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Contact Information
Capitol Email
matt.shea@leg.wa.gov
Capitol Webmail
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/memberemail/MailForm.aspx?Chamber=H&District=4&Position=2
District Website
http://www.houserepublicans.wa.gov/shea/
Capitol Website
http://www.leg.wa.gov/house/representatives/Pages/shea.aspx
Capitol
437 John L. O'Brien Building
Post Office Box 40600
Olympia, WA 98504-0600
Phone: 360-786-7984
District
502 South Sullivan Road
Suite 202
Spokane Valley, WA 99037
Phone: 509-921-2353
