Matt Shaheen

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Matt Shaheen
Image of Matt Shaheen

Republican Party

Texas House of Representatives District 66
Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

9

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Randolph-Macon College

Graduate

Southern Methodist University

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Contact

Official website

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Matt Shaheen (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 66. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.

Shaheen (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 66. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.


Committee assignments

2023-2024

Shaheen was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Shaheen was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Shaheen was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
• Government Transparency & Operation
• International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Shaheen served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Matt Shaheen defeated David Carstens in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matt Shaheen
Matt Shaheen (R)
 
61.4
 
57,252
Image of David Carstens
David Carstens (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.6
 
36,008

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 93,260
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66

David Carstens advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of David Carstens
David Carstens Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
4,454

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,454
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Matt Shaheen defeated Wayne Richard in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matt Shaheen
Matt Shaheen
 
63.7
 
11,037
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Wayne Richard
 
36.3
 
6,276

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 17,313
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Shaheen in this election.

2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Matt Shaheen defeated Jesse Ringness in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matt Shaheen
Matt Shaheen (R)
 
60.4
 
42,795
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Jesse Ringness (D)
 
39.6
 
28,039

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 70,834
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Jesse Ringness advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jesse Ringness
 
100.0
 
5,065

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,065
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Matt Shaheen advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matt Shaheen
Matt Shaheen
 
100.0
 
10,672

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,672
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Matt Shaheen defeated Sharon Hirsch and Shawn Jones in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matt Shaheen
Matt Shaheen (R)
 
49.6
 
42,728
Image of Sharon Hirsch
Sharon Hirsch (D)
 
48.6
 
41,879
Image of Shawn Jones
Shawn Jones (L)
 
1.9
 
1,600

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 86,207
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Sharon Hirsch defeated Aimee Garza Lopez in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sharon Hirsch
Sharon Hirsch
 
58.9
 
9,354
Image of Aimee Garza Lopez
Aimee Garza Lopez
 
41.1
 
6,514

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,868
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Matt Shaheen advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matt Shaheen
Matt Shaheen
 
100.0
 
10,017

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,017
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Shawn Jones advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on March 21, 2020.

Candidate
✔
Image of Shawn Jones
Shawn Jones (L)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Campaign finance


2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Matt Shaheen defeated Sharon Hirsch in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matt Shaheen
Matt Shaheen (R)
 
50.3
 
34,382
Image of Sharon Hirsch
Sharon Hirsch (D)
 
49.7
 
33,991

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 68,373
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Sharon Hirsch advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sharon Hirsch
Sharon Hirsch
 
100.0
 
6,598

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,598
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Matt Shaheen advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 66 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Matt Shaheen
Matt Shaheen
 
100.0
 
9,406

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,406
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2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]

Incumbent Matt Shaheen defeated Gnanse Nelson and Shawn Jones in the Texas House of Representatives District 66 general election.[2]

Texas House of Representatives, District 66 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Shaheen Incumbent 57.39% 40,368
     Democratic Gnanse Nelson 38.73% 27,240
     Libertarian Shawn Jones 3.88% 2,726
Total Votes 70,334
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Gnanse Nelson ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 66 Democratic Primary.[3][4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 66 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gnanse Nelson  (unopposed)


Incumbent Matt Shaheen ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 66 Republican Primary.[3][4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 66 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Shaheen Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Glenn Callison and Matt Shaheen defeated Stacy Chen in the Republican primary. Shaheen defeated Callison in the May 27 Republican runoff. Shaheen was unopposed in the general election.[5][6][7] Ian Santorella was a Libertarian candidate nominee but the proper paperwork was not filed by the party to put him on the ballot.[8]


Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Matt Shaheen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Matt Shaheen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Matt Shaheen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Matt Shaheen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 66Won general$739,592 $379,202
2022Texas House of Representatives District 66Won general$626,992 $231,641
2020Texas House of Representatives District 66Won general$1,551,784 N/A**
2018Texas House of Representatives District 66Won general$385,890 N/A**
2014Texas House of Representatives, District 66Won $341,313 N/A**
Grand total$3,645,570 $610,843
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    1. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
    2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
    5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
    6. ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    7. ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    8. ↑ Update received directly from the candidate, Ian Santorella, via an email to Ballotpedia staff on July 11, 2014.

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