# Matt Gress

Matt Gress is a Republican member of the Arizona House for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Arizona House, district 4
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: AZ 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bfb503ce-dcb1-444b-9484-8a90e73c6a6f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bfb503ce-dcb1-444b-9484-8a90e73c6a6f (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Gress reported $567.3K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## What Gress says (AZ 2025–26 session)

415 classified statements: 415 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gress | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.9% | 455 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.1% | 9.3% | 272 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 37.1% | 31.9% | 310 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.6% | 1.8% | 130 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.7% | 12.7% | 277 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 336 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 38% (State House Republicans 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 21% (State House Republicans 11%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Republicans 12%); Families 9.1% (State House Republicans 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.23 (standard error 0.02), from 1,012 donors and 567 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (AZ 2025–26 session)

1,672 roll calls. Attendance 90.4% (Arizona House 93.0%). Party unity 92.8% (93.3%). 91 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HCR 2040 minimum wage; exception; homeless · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2040/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2397 homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2397/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2321 DCS; credit freeze; consumer reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2321/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · failed to pass · HB 2398 watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2398/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2406 department of veterans' services; study · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2406/
- 2026-06-13 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2408 nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2408/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · failed to pass · SB 1519 off-highway vehicles; weight · fail · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/SB1519/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2305 private towing carriers; regulation; rates · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2305/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2114 motorcycle registration requirements; safety fund · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2114/
- 2026-06-12 · voted yea · Passed · HB 2311 artificial intelligence service; disclosures; requirements · pass · https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2311/

## Legislation (AZ 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 97 bills: 64 reached committee, 59 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 97. 60.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Arizona House 34.5%; rank 13 of 56).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 2315: exchange teachers; technical correction (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2315/
- HB 2314: technical correction; private schools (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2314/
- HCR 2063: Yvonne Fedderson; death resolution (introduced, 2026-06-13) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2063/
- HR 2006: Yvonne Fedderson; death resolution (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HR2006/
- HCR 2015: technical correction; universities; admissions (passed both chambers, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HCR2015/
- HB 2313: technical correction; school district boards (passed one chamber, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB2313/
- HB 4041: K-3 reading plan; cash balances (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4041/
- HB 4034: CTEDs; ADM; apportionment; responsibilities (introduced, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4034/
- HB 4033: school bonding; ballot language (passed both chambers, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4033/
- HB 4017: pet ownership limits; planned communities. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/az/bills/57th-2nd-regular/HB4017/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $567.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthewgress/status/2114789695087690064
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthewgress/status/2114869062014803983
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthewgress/status/2114504614028472593
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/matthewgress/status/2113655103941226734
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthewgress/status/2113069323162202412
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthewgress/status/2113118383973806362
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthewgress/status/2113346175512514588
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/matthewgress/status/2112924569401250118
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthewgress/status/2112959769380261920
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthewgress/status/2112333012054790150

## Links

- Campaign site: https://www.mattgress.com/
- X: https://x.com/matthewgress
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattgressaz/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattgressaz/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5rhWt6CEfCIBifyOAQUHOQ?app=desktop
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgress/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bfb503ce-dcb1-444b-9484-8a90e73c6a6f