

Matt Shea
Republican | Washington
Candidate Profile
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Matt Shea
Party
Republican
Election Year
2018
Election
General
Race
State Rep., Dist. 4 - Pos. 1
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, B.A., 1996
Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, WA, J.D., 2006
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Army, Captain, 1996-2006
Selective Service Board, Board Member, 2011-Present
Army Advisory Board, Vice-Chairman (E. WA), 2010-Present
AFFILIATIONS
Alliance Defending Freedom, Allied Attorney, Pacific Justice Institute
Affiliated Attorney, Family Policy Institute, Director
Washington Family Foundation, Founder, Executive Director, National Rifle Association
Lifetime Member, Gun Owners of America, Lifetime Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lifetime Member, Many other organizations...
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2009-Present
Precinct Committee Officer, 2009-Present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2016
94%, 98% (cum.)†
2017
94%, 97% (cum.)†
2016
|94%, 98% (cum.)†
2017
|94%, 97% (cum.)†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2018
F
2018
9%, 11% (cum.)†
2017-18
0%, 8% (cum.)†
2018
|F
2018
|9%, 11% (cum.)†
2017-18
|0%, 8% (cum.)†
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (5)
Association of Washington Business
Human Life of Washington PAC
Washington National Federation Of Independent Businesses
Washington State Farm Bureau PAC
We Believe We Vote
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
See https://voteshea.com/endorsements/
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Liz Pike
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations
Michael Baumgartner
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (12)
Associated Builders and Contractors
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Gun Owners Action League of Washington
Jeff Holy
Jesse Young
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Strongly Agree
I am in favor of necessary infrastructure on our border that maximizes the ability to control entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Agree
I am in favor of necessary infrastructure on our border that maximizes the ability to control entering and exiting the United States.
Strongly Agree
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Governments should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Governments should define marriage as a relationship between one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
Governments should define marriage as a relationship between one man and one woman.
Strongly Agree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health insurance.
Strongly Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
More restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety.
Strongly Disagree
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.
Strongly Agree
Any teaching to children on sex education in public schools must include all contraceptive methods, and should not show preference to abstinence.
Strongly Disagree
Any teaching to children on sex education in public schools must include all contraceptive methods, and should not show preference to abstinence.
Strongly Disagree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have the right to opt their children out of classes as they see fit.
Strongly Agree
Parents should have the right to opt their children out of classes as they see fit.
Strongly Agree
The state constitution should limit the growth of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Strongly Agree
The state constitution should limit the growth of spending to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation.
Strongly Agree
Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
Strongly Agree
Congress should pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
Strongly Agree
Government should compel businesses and schools to allow access in all cases based on “gender identity.”
Strongly Disagree
Government should compel businesses and schools to allow access in all cases based on “gender identity.”
Strongly Disagree
I support sanctuary cities.
Strongly Disagree
I support sanctuary cities.
Strongly Disagree
I support the death penalty.
Strongly Agree
I support the death penalty.
Strongly Agree
Commercial surrogacy should be legal.
Strongly Disagree
Commercial surrogacy should be legal.
Strongly Disagree
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
Parents should be the primary authority in decisions affecting their minor children.
Strongly Agree
The best way to maintain peace is through a strong military.
Strongly Agree
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Agree
Parents should be the primary authority in decisions affecting their minor children.
Strongly Agree
Individual rights come from government.
Strongly Disagree
Mandatory minimum sentencing should be required and enforced for violent crimes.
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Never except in the extremely rare instance that a mother's life is truly and medically in danger that is a decision between her and her doctor. That said, I do not know a mother who would not rather give up her life for her child than the other way around.
Individual rights come from government.
Strongly Disagree
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Never except in the extremely rare instance that a mother's life is truly and medically in danger that is a decision between her and her doctor. That said, I do not know a mother who would not rather give up her life for her child than the other way around.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Sin and our fallen nature.
What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers in the Constitution?
Sin and our fallen nature.
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born again, Bible believing, Spirit filled Christian. I believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God speaking into every area of our lives, Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and Judeo-Christian values are what made this country great.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a born again, Bible believing, Spirit filled Christian. I believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God speaking into every area of our lives, Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and Judeo-Christian values are what made this country great.
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
My Voting, Bill, and Amendment Record - http://www.washingtonvotes.org My Website - https://voteshea.com/solutions/on-the-issues/ My Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/voteshea/ My Radio Program (Patriot Radio) - https://mattshea.podbean.com/ My ACU Rating http://acuratings.conservative.org/ Prior ratings by many other organizations like NFIB, NRA, GOA, Human Life PAC of Washington, Citizen's Alliance for Property Rights, and We Believe We Vote.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and immigration, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Please provide publicly available information validating your answer to the previous question.
My Voting, Bill, and Amendment Record - http://www.washingtonvotes.org My Website - https://voteshea.com/solutions/on-the-issues/ My Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/voteshea/ My Radio Program (Patriot Radio) - https://mattshea.podbean.com/ My ACU Rating http://acuratings.conservative.org/ Prior ratings by many other organizations like NFIB, NRA, GOA, Human Life PAC of Washington, Citizen's Alliance for Property Rights, and We Believe We Vote.
What is the best way to bring down unemployment?
Get government out of the way of small business by reducing regulation and taxes.
What is the best way to bring down unemployment?
Get government out of the way of small business by reducing regulation and taxes.
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
I wouldn't promote coverage I would and will continue to advocate for portability, competition, and catastrophic coverage among others at the state level by removing government from intervention in the system as much as possible.
How would you promote healthcare coverage that is adequate, affordable and accessible for all?
I wouldn't promote coverage I would and will continue to advocate for portability, competition, and catastrophic coverage among others at the state level by removing government from intervention in the system as much as possible.
What role should government play in boosting the economy?
None other than getting out of the way of small business. This is also true of the private Federal Reserve.
What role should government play in boosting the economy?
None other than getting out of the way of small business. This is also true of the private Federal Reserve.
What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
Please see my LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/repmattshea/
What education or experience qualifies you to hold the office for which you seek election?
Please see my LinkedIn page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/repmattshea/
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you:
matt@voteshea.com and (509) 252-0963.
E-mail address and phone number for voters to reach you:
matt@voteshea.com and (509) 252-0963.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am the Washington House Republican Caucus Chair.
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
I am the Washington House Republican Caucus Chair.
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