Matt Salmon
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | David Schweikert |
| Succeeded by | Andy Biggs |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Sam Coppersmith |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Flake |
| Member of the Arizona Senate from the 21st district |
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In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Gillespie |
| Succeeded by | Stan Barnes |
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Matthew James Salmon January 21, 1958 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Salmon |
| Children | 4 |
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Arizona State University Brigham Young University, Utah |
| Religion | Mormonism |
| Website | House website |
Matthew James "Matt" Salmon (born January 21, 1958) last was Republican representative for Arizona's 5th congressional district. The district is based in Mesa and includes most of the East Valley. He previously represented the district, then numbered as the 1st District, from 1995 to 2001. In 2002, he lost to Janet Napolitano in a highly competitive governor's race. He regained his old congressional seat in the 2012 election. Salmon and his wife Nancy have been married for 34 years. They have four children and seven grandchildren.
On February 25, 2016, Salmon announced his retirement from politics.
Salmon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese having lived in Taiwan from 1977-1979 as a missionary.
In 1990, he ran for the Arizona Senate in the 21st Senate District based in Mesa, Arizona. In the Republican primary, he defeated incumbent State Senator Jerry Gillespie, who was controversial due to his support of impeached Governor Evan Mecham and his vote against the Martin Luther King holiday. In the general election, he defeated Democrat Bill Hegarty 60%–40%. In 1992, he won re-election to a second term unopposed.
In 1992, he was elected to a new leadership position called assistant majority leader. He served that position until 1995.
In 1993, he sponsored legislation that created new drug test programs for employers. That year, he also called for an independent study of the Department of Economic Services' child welfare agency.
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