Matt Wingard
| Matt Wingard | |
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| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 26th district |
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In office August 19, 2008 – 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Krummel |
| Succeeded by | John Davis |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Wilsonville, Oregon |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Owner public relations consulting firm |
| Website | www.mattwingard.com |
Matt Wingard is an American politician in the state of Oregon. He was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Oregon House of Representatives in 2008, and was elected to the seat in 2008 and re-elected in 2010. He represented District 26, which encompasses southeastern Washington County, including Sherwood; and southwestern Clackamas County, including Wilsonville. He did not seek re-election to a third term.
Wingard received a BA in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Southern California. He began his career as a television reporter in Yakima, Washington, for KIMA-TV. He then served as a campaign manager and congressional aide to Congressman Doc Hastings who represents Central Washington State. In 2001, Wingard returned to Oregon and worked as legislative administrator at the Oregon State Capitol before starting his own consulting company in 2002. Wingard is the spokesman for the Oregon Connections Academy, an online charter school, that had an enrollment of 1,500 students as of 2007. He has been a vocal supporter of school choice.
Wingard was appointed by Washington and Clackamas county commissioners to fill a vacancy in the Oregon House following the resignation of Jerry Krummel in August 2008, and announced his plans to seek election to a full term. During the campaign, it was revealed he was convicted in 2001 for misdemeanor assault for hitting his son on the head with a screwdriver. Wingard did community service and the conviction was eventually expunged. He won the November general election with 50% of the vote, defeating Democrat Jessica Adamson (45%) and Libertarian Marc Delphine (5%). In 2010, Wingard won reelection with 61% of the vote, defeating Democrat Sandy Webb (39%).
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