- Matt Heinz
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Matthew G. Heinz Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
from the 29th districtIncumbent Assumed office
January 12, 2009Preceded by Tom Prezelski
Linda LopezPersonal details Born June 6, 1977
Midland, MichiganPolitical party Democratic Residence Tucson, Arizona Profession Medical doctor Religion Lutheran Website heinzforarizona.com Matthew G. Heinz, commonly known as Matt Heinz, is an American doctor and politician from Tucson, Arizona. A Democrat, he is a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 29th district. First elected in 2008, he took office on January 12, 2009.
Heinz earned a BA in Chemistry from Albion College and has an MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine.[1] In 2000, he was granted a fellowship in vascular surgery at Harvard Medical School, where he conducted research. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Arizona and is a practicing physician at Tucson Medical Center.
The 29th district, entirely located in Pima County, includes parts of Tucson and Littletown. It is reliably Democratic and, for the 2007-08 biennium, was represented by Reps. Tom Prezelski and Linda Lopez. Term limits prevented Lopez from running for re-election in 2008 and she ran successfully for the district's senate seat. Heinz, who had also sought a seat in a different district (LD-28) in 2006, was one of seven Democrats to file for the two house seats. In the primary election held on September 2, 2008, he attracted the most votes. Incumbent Rep. Tom Prezelski came in third and lost his seat, behind Heinz and second-placed finisher Daniel Patterson.[2] In the general election on November 4, 2008, Heinz and Patterson won easily – both took office in January 2009. Heinz and Patterson are the only two Democrats to have filed for the office in 2010, all but ensuring their re-election.[3]
In his first session, Heinz was appointed to the committees on Appropriations and on Public Employees, Retirement and Entitlement Reform.
Heinz is openly gay[4] and his campaign won the support of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.[5] He is one of five openly LGBT members of the Arizona State Legislature, alongside Senators Robert Meza (D–Phoenix), Kyrsten Sinema (D–Phoenix), Paula Aboud (D–Tucson) and Jack Jackson (D–Window Rock).
References
- ^ "State House, District 29: Matt Heinz". Arizona Daily Star. 2008-10-05. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/related/262862. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Arizona Secretary of State: 2008 primary election results". http://www.azsos.gov/results/2008/primary/DEM-3229.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
- ^ "Arizona Secretary of State: 2010 candidate filing". http://www.azsos.gov/election/2010/Primary/FullListing.htm. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ^ Rybka, Ted (2006-07-27). "Paging Dr. Heinz". Echo Magazine 17 (23): p. 16
- ^ "Victory Fund helps 71 candidates win across the U.S.". Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. 2008-11-05. http://www.victoryfund.org/news/view/url:victory_fund_helps_71_candidates_win_across_the_u_s. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
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