Ashlee Matthews

Ashlee Matthews is an American politician, a Democrat, she is a member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 38.[1]

Ashlee Matthews
Member of the Utah House of Representatives
from the 38th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byEric Hutchings
Personal details
BornWest Valley, UT
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Children2

Matthews was the leading vote getter in November 2020, over incumbent Eric Hutchings who had held the position for 18 years.[2] Matthews received 6,114 votes to Hutchings' 5,733.[3] Hutchings had received only 118 more votes than his opponent in 2018.[4]

Matthews, who has worked in the construction department of the Utah Department of Transportation since 2011, ran on a platform to support working-class families, including affordable day care, better public transportation and livable wages.[5] She is a supporter of congressional term limits.[6]

Personal life

Matthews was born in West Valley, Utah. She is married, her husband is a union pipe fitter, and they have two children.[7]

References
  1. "Ashlee Matthews' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  2. "Democrats make a small dent in GOP's supermajorities in the Utah Legislature". MSN. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  3. "Utah State House - District 38 Election Results". The Daily Ardmoreite. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  4. "Election Night Reporting". Salt Lake County, Utah. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  5. "Our Platform". Ashlee Matthews. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  6. "Ashlee Matthews Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits". U.S. Term Limits. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  7. Flores, Cristina (2020-11-04). "Women candidates could unseat longtime incumbent men in Utah legislature". KUTV. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
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