Matt Heinz
| Matt Heinz | |
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| Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 29th district |
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In office January 12, 2009 – January 4, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Prezelski Linda Lopez |
| Succeeded by |
Martín Quezada Lydia Hernandez |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 6, 1977 Midland, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Tucson, AZ |
| Alma mater | Albion College (BS), Wayne State University (MD) |
| Profession | Medical doctor |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Matthew G. Heinz (born June 6, 1977) is an American doctor and politician from Tucson, Arizona. A Democrat, he was appointed by President Barack Obama in June 2013 as Director of Provider Outreach in the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Heinz was tasked with helping Secretary Kathleen Sebelius with the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act, with one aspect of his job to work with LGBT organizations across the country as they inform their members of their options in each state. For one or two weekends per month, Heinz continued his work as a hospitalist in Tucson, Arizona. Heinz left the position in March 2015.
Prior to his appointment, Heinz was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 29th District. First elected in 2008, he took office on January 12, 2009, won re-election to his seat in 2010 and toward the end of his second term, he ran as a candidate for US Congress.
Heinz earned a BA in Chemistry from Albion College and has an MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine. In 2000, he was granted a fellowship in vascular surgery at Harvard Medical School, where he conducted research. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Arizona and is a practicing physician at Tucson Medical Center.
He is of Lebanese and German descent. Heinz is openly gay and his campaign for the Arizona state legislature won the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.
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