Matt Simpson (New York politician)

Matt Simpson is an American politician. A Republican, he is currently serving in the New York State Assembly, representing the 114th district, which encompasses all of Essex and Warren counties, and portions of Saratoga and Washington counties. He assumed office on January 6, 2021.^[1]

Matt Simpson
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 114th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 6, 2021
Preceded by	Dan Stec
Horicon Town Supervisor
In office January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2020
Preceded by	Ralph Bentley
Succeeded by	Sylvia Smith
Personal details
Born	(1967-08-04) August 4, 1967 (age 57)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Judy Simpson
Children	2
Residence	Horicon, New York
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Website	Campaign website Official website

Early life, education, and career

Simpson grew up in Bolton, New York. His father was a teacher and his mother was a nurse at Glens Falls Hospital. He graduated from Hoosic Valley High School in 1985, and started his own dry wall company, working as a business owner for more than 30 years.^[2]

Political career

Simpson served on the Horicon, New York Town Board for two years before being running unopposed and being elected supervisor of the town.^[3] He also served as president of the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages. In December 2019, Simpson announced his intentions to run for the 114th Assembly District upon the incumbent, Dan Stec, announcing his desire to represent the 45th district of the New York State Senate.^[4] Simpson was elected to the assembly in 2020, defeating Democratic challenger Claudia Braymer and Serve America Movement candidate Evelyn Wood, earning 56.7% of the vote.^[5][6] Upon being elected to the state assembly, he retired his town supervisor seat on December 31, 2020.^[7]

References

1. "Matthew Simpson - Assembly District 114 |Assembly Member Directory | New York State Assembly". www.assembly.state.ny.us. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
2. "Who is Matt Simpson? | Glens Falls Chronicle". www.glensfallschronicle.com. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
3. Lehman, Dom. "Horicon's Bentley reflects on 16 years as supervisor". Glens Falls Post-Star. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
4. "Matt Simpson Announces Assembly Campaign". WAMC. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
5. "2020 Election Results: Georgia Senate races, Trump vs Biden, New York elections and more". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
6. "New York State Assembly District 114". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
7. "HORICON TOWN BOARD JANUARY 4, 2021 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING" (PDF).

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