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Summary

Representative Matthew 'Matt' Salmon

Full Name: Matthew 'Matt' Salmon
Office: U.S. House (AZ) - District 5, Republican
First Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Nancy; 4 Children: Lara, Katie, Jacob, Matthew
Birth Date: 01/21/1958
Birth Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Home City: Mesa, AZ
Religion: Mormon/Latter Day Saints

Recent Key Votes

HR 4762 - '527' Political Groups
Legislation (Yea)

June 28, 2000 - Requires 527 groups that raise over $25,000 per year to disclose donors and to report contributions of at least $200 and spending of at ...

HR 417 - Campaign Finance Reform bill
Legislation (Nay)

Sept. 14, 1999 - Bans soft money contributions to national political parties. Prohibits political parties from making coordinated contributions with a candidate unless the candidate agrees ...

HR 2183 - Campaign Finance Reform bill
Legislation (Nay)

Aug. 6, 1998 - Bars national, state, district, or local committees from soliciting funds from tax-exempt organizations, or organizations that have applied for tax-exempt status. Bans ...

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Recent Public Statements

Letter to President Obama - Repeal Plan B Decision

April 25, 2013 - Only available in PDF format, please see source to view document.

Salmon Introduces 2nd Bill of 113th Congress on Term Limits

April 23, 2013 - Today, Congressman Matt Salmon (AZ-05) introduced his second piece of legislation of the 113th Congress. Salmon's latest bill proposes language for a Constitutional amendment that ...

Chairman Salmon and Ranking Member Sires Issue Joint Statement on the Venezuelan Election Results

April 18, 2013 - Chairman Matt Salmon (AZ-05) and Ranking Member Albio Sires (NJ-08) of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs issued ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $1,273,756.61
Total Spent $1,186,743.99
Cash On Hand $87,012.62
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Matthew Salmon 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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View Matthew 'Matt' Salmon's Congressional Election 1994 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://salmon.house.gov/contact

Capitol Website
http://salmon.house.gov/

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/repmattsalmon

Capitol Website - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RepMattSalmon

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/RepMattSalmon

Capitol
207 North Gilbert Road
Suite 209
Gilbert, AZ 85234
Phone: 480-699-8239
Fax: 480-699-4730

Washington, D.C.
2349 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2635
Fax: 202-226-4386

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