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Matt McCoy
	Matt McCoy
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	Member of the Iowa Senate; from the 31st district; 34th (1997-2003)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 13, 1997
Preceded by	Tony Bisignano
	Member of the Iowa House of Representatives; from the 67th district
	In office; January 11, 1993 – January 13, 1997
Succeeded by	Frank Chiodo
Born	March 29, 1966 (age 43); Des Moines, Iowa
Political party	Democratic
Children	1 child
Residence	Des Moines, Iowa
Alma mater	Briar Cliff College
Profession	Vice President of Community Development, Downtown Development Corporation
Religion	Congregationalist
Website	Senator McCoy

Matthew W. "Matt" McCoy (born March 29, 1966) is the Iowa State Senator from the 31st District, which is composed of south and southwest Des Moines. A Democrat, McCoy has served in the Iowa Senate since 1997.

He graduated from Dowling High School, received his B.A. from Briar Cliff College and is serving as Vice President of Community Development, Downtown Development Corporation.

McCoy currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate – the committees on commerce, local government, transportation, appropriations (of which he is vice chair), and ways and means (which he also vice chairs). In addition, he serves as chair of the appropriations committee subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, and capitals appropriations.

His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 to 1997 and serving on the Polk County Conservation Board from 1988 to 1995. He became an Eagle Scout in 1981.

McCoy was last re-elected in 2006 with 13,276 votes (66%), defeating Republican opponent Nicholas G. van Patten.^[1]

On March 14, 2007 McCoy was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly violating the Hobbs Act.^[2] On December 13, 2007, he was found not guilty after two hours of deliberations.^[3]

McCoy is openly gay^[4] and was the first openly gay^[5] member of the Iowa General Assembly. He has one son, Jack, and worships at Plymouth Congregational Church. His 2006 re-election campaign won the backing of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.^[6]

[edit] References

^ "Official Results Report - 2006 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. State of Iowa. November 21, 2006. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf.
^ "McCoy Indicted On Extortion Charge". KCCI (Des Moines, Iowa). March 29, 2007. http://www.kcci.com/politics/11252725/detail.html.
^ "Jurors Reach Verdict In McCoy Trial". KCCI (Des Moines, Iowa). December 13, 2007. http://www.kcci.com/news/14848023/detail.html.
^ Ferkenhoff, Eric (April 18, 2004). "Iowa governor weighs fight on gay appointee". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/04/18/iowa_governor_weighs_fight_on_gay_appointee/.
^ Clayworth, Jason (October 16, 2006). "Contenders talk up plans for education, avoid sexuality". Des Moines Register. http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061018/NEWS09/610180393/1056.
^ "Matt McCoy - Candidate for Iowa State Senate". Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. Archived by the Internet Archive. March 28, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070328211550/http://secure.victoryfund.org/cand_detail.php?cand_id=2210.

[edit] External links

McCoy for Senate official campaign website
Iowa General Assembly - Senator Matt McCoy official government website
Project Vote Smart - Matt McCoy profile
Follow the Money - Matt McCoy
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Iowa Senate Democrats - Matt McCoy profile

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by '	67th District 1993–1997	Succeeded by Frank Chiodo
Iowa Senate
Preceded by Tony Bisignano	34th District 1997–2003	Succeeded by Dick Dearden
Preceded by Johnie Hammond	31st District 2003–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[0] "Official Results Report - 2006 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. State of Iowa. November 21, 2006. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf.

[1] "McCoy Indicted On Extortion Charge". KCCI (Des Moines, Iowa). March 29, 2007. http://www.kcci.com/politics/11252725/detail.html.

[2] "Jurors Reach Verdict In McCoy Trial". KCCI (Des Moines, Iowa). December 13, 2007. http://www.kcci.com/news/14848023/detail.html.

[3] Ferkenhoff, Eric (April 18, 2004). "Iowa governor weighs fight on gay appointee". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/04/18/iowa_governor_weighs_fight_on_gay_appointee/.

[4] Clayworth, Jason (October 16, 2006). "Contenders talk up plans for education, avoid sexuality". Des Moines Register. http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061018/NEWS09/610180393/1056.

[5] "Matt McCoy - Candidate for Iowa State Senate". Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. Archived by the Internet Archive. March 28, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070328211550/http://secure.victoryfund.org/cand_detail.php?cand_id=2210.

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