Matt McCoy | |
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Member of the Polk County Board of Supervisors from the 5th district | |
Assumed office January 2, 2019 | |
Preceded by | John Mauro |
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 21st district | |
In office January 2,2003 –January 2,2019 | |
Preceded by | Johnie Hammond |
Succeeded by | Claire Celsi |
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 34th district | |
In office January 13,1997 –January 2,2003 | |
Preceded by | Tony Bisignano |
Succeeded by | Dick Dearden |
Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 67th district | |
In office January 11,1993 –January 13,1997 | |
Preceded by | Joel W. Brown |
Succeeded by | Frank Chiodo |
Personal details | |
Born | Des Moines,Iowa | March 29,1966
Political party | Iowa Democratic Party |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Des Moines,Iowa |
Alma mater | Briar Cliff College |
Website | Supervisor McCoy |
Matthew W. "Matt" McCoy (born March 29,1966) is a member of the Board of Supervisors of Polk County,Iowa,representing the fifth district. [1] A member of the Iowa Democratic Party,McCoy served in the Iowa Senate from 1997 to 2019 and the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 to 1997. McCoy was the first openly gay [2] member of the Iowa General Assembly.
McCoy graduated from Dowling Catholic High School,in West Des Moines,Iowa,and received his B.A. from Briar Cliff College in political science. [ citation needed ] In 2016,McCoy completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.[ citation needed ]
McCoy was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1992 from the 67th district. In 1996,he was elected to the Iowa Senate from the 34th District. While in the Iowa Senate,McCoy served on several committees,including commerce,local government,transportation,and appropriations.[ citation needed ]
McCoy was re-elected in 2006 with 13,276 votes (66%),defeating Republican opponent Nicholas G. van Patten,and again in 2010. [3]
On January 31,2018,McCoy announced he would not seek reelection to the Iowa State Senate and instead would run for Polk County Supervisor from District Five,a seat held by Democrat John Mauro for the previous 16 years. [4] McCoy defeated Mauro in the Democratic primary in June 2018 and won the general election in November 2018. [5] [1]
McCoy has one son,Jack,and worships at Plymouth Congregational Church.[ citation needed ]
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