Matt's Bio

Representative Matt Wingard runs his own public relations consulting firm in Wilsonville and has served in the Oregon State Legislature since 2008.

Matt began his career as a television reporter in Yakima, Washington covering agriculture, courts and politics in the 1990s. He then served as a congressional aide to Congressman Doc Hastings who represents Central Washington State.

Matt returned to Oregon in 2001 and worked as legislative administrator at the Oregon State Capitol before starting his own consulting company in 2002 focused primarily on education reform.

Rep. Wingard has helped to start new, innovative public schools that, today, serve thousands of Oregon children.

Matt is a member of both the Wilsonville and Sherwood Chambers of Commerce. He has served on the Clackamas County Economic Development Commission and the Portfolio Options Committee of the Oregon Public Utility Commission.

Rep. Wingard is a third-generation Oregonian who graduated from Aloha High School and received a BA in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Southern California.

Matt is also a father and, in his spare time, he teaches film classes at his local library.