Matt Salmon

Matt Salmon
Matthew James Salmon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 1st district
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by Sam Coppersmith
Succeeded by Jeff Flake
Personal details
Born January 21, 1958 (1958-01-21) (age 53)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Political party Republican
Alma mater Arizona State University
Brigham Young University
Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Matthew James "Matt" Salmon (born January 21, 1958) is a former Republican Congressional Representative from Arizona. In 2002, he lost to Janet Napolitano in a highly competitive Arizona governor's race.

Biography

Salmon was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and graduated from Mesa High School in Mesa, Arizona in 1976. He later went on to attend Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona in 1981. In 1986 he graduated with a master's in public administration from Brigham Young University, later becoming a telecommunications executive and community affairs manager.

Based on his telecommunications and community affairs experience, Salmon decided in 1991 to run for elected office. He served as a member of the Arizona Senate from 1991 to 1995. From 1993 to 1995 he was the assistant majority leader.

In 1994 he was elected as a Republican to the 104th and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995–January 3, 2001). During his first Congressional election campaign, term limits were a high-profile issue. Salmon was one of many candidates nationwide who pledged to serve only three terms in Congress. He honored his campaign pledge and did not stand for reelection to the 107th Congress in 2000.

Salmon was instrumental obtaining the January 29, 2000 release of U.S. based academic researcher Song Yongyi from detention in China on spying charges.[1]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Arizona in 2002. After that race, he served as a lobbyist and chairman of the Arizona Republican Party.

In 2007, he served as campaign manager to businessman Scott Smith's successful campaign for Mayor of Mesa.[2] In 2008, he became President of the Competitive Telecommunications Association, a Washington, D.C.-based trade association.[3]

In April 2011 Salmon announced he would run in 2012 for Congress in Arizona's 6th congressional district, the seat left open by Jeff Flake, who succeeded Salmon in 2001.[4]

Salmon is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Sam Coppersmith
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 1st congressional district

1995–2001
Succeeded by
Jeff Flake



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