Matt Rinaldi | |
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Texas State Representative for District 115 (Dallas County) | |
Assumed office January 13, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Bennett Ratliff |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA |
April 11, 1975
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Corley M. Rinaldi |
Residence |
Irving, Dallas County Texas, USA |
Alma mater | Boston University School of Law |
Occupation | Attorney |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Matthew Daniel "Matt" Rinaldi (born 1975), is an attorney from Irving, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 115 in Dallas County.
Rinaldi graduated from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, at which he received national recognition for his successful effort to have the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag recited prior to meetings of the student government association. He thereafter graduated in 2001 with a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University School of Law in Boston.
Upon receiving his law degree, Rinaldi became a litigation associate with the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the firm that represented George W. Bush in the United States Supreme Court case Bush v. Gore, which determined Bush the winner of the disputed electoral votes in Florida and hence the winner of the 2000 presidential election. Rinaldi is an advocate of tort reform. He serves on the board of directors of a real estate investment trust in the hospitality industry.