Matt Salmon

Matt Salmon
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byJeff Flake (Redistricting)
Succeeded byAndy Biggs
Constituency5th district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded bySam Coppersmith
Succeeded byJeff Flake
Constituency1st district
Chair of the Arizona Republican Party
In office
2005–2007
Preceded byBob Fannin
Succeeded byRandy Pullen
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 14, 1991 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byJerry Gillespie
Succeeded byStan Barnes
Personal details
Born
Matthew James Salmon

(1958-01-21) January 21, 1958 (age 66)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Nancy Huish
(m. 1981)
[1]
Children4
EducationArizona State University (BA)
Brigham Young University (MPA)
Signature
WebsiteHouse website

Matthew James Salmon (born January 21, 1958) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Arizona from 1995 to 2001 and again from 2013 until 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he retired from office after representing Arizona's 5th congressional district. The district is based in Mesa and includes most of the East Valley; he previously represented Arizona's 1st congressional district. In 2002, he lost by less than 1% to Janet Napolitano in a highly competitive gubernatorial race. He regained a congressional seat in the 2012 election.

On February 25, 2016, Salmon announced his retirement from politics.[2] In June 2016, Arizona State University announced that Salmon would join his undergraduate alma mater as vice president for government affairs in the office of government and community engagement. In this position, Salmon oversees the university's local, state and federal relations teams.[3] He also holds a faculty appointment as a professor of practice in public affairs in the ASU College of Public Service & Community Solutions.[4] In April 2020, Salmon was named chairman of the nonprofit American Kratom Association.[5] He was a candidate in the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election.[6]

  1. ^ "Matt Salmon – Family". Salmon.house.gov. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  2. ^ Sherman, Jake (February 25, 2016). "Rep. Salmon announces retirement". Politico. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon to join ASU as vice president for government affairs". Arizona State University. June 3, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Matt Salmon | iSearch". Archived from the original on July 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "American Kratom Association – AKA Announcement on Leadership Change". Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Greenwood, Max (June 16, 2021). "Former Rep. Matt Salmon launches gubernatorial bid in Arizona". The Hill. Retrieved June 21, 2021.