(678) 526-3543
602 Miller Avenue, Tybee Island, GA, 31328,
Subjects: All Subjects, Agencies/Regulations, Alcohol, Animals/Agriculture, Appropriations/Budgets, Business/Commerce, Cannabis/Drug Legalization, Children/Family/Women, City/County Government, Consumer Protection, Education, Energy/Utilities, Environment/Recycling, Finance/Banking, Gaming, Health Care, Housing/Real Estate/Development/Construction, Insurance, Labor/Unions, Manufacturing, Non-Profit, Pharmaceuticals, Planning/Land Use/Zoning, Professional/Vocational Licensing, Retail, RFP/Procurement, Science/Technology, Taxes, Telecommunications, Tobacco, Tourism/Hospitality, Transportation/Vehicles
Guided by a strong moral compass, a can-do work ethic, and relationships across the map, I've made a name for myself as a lobbyist who gets it done.
1) AMERICANS FOR PATIENT ACCESS, INC.
2) B.I.G. Entertainment Network
3) Bryan County Chamber of Commerce
6) Coastal Entertainment Alliance
7) Combat Boots 2 the Boardroom
8) Entertainment Tourism Alliance of Georgia
11) Georgia REALTORS
11-15 years
Successful passage of various Tax Credits to stimulate Economic Development and Job creation. Entertainment Industry, Railroad, etc.
Successful passage of multiple pieces of legislation to protect private property rights, enhance access to home ownership, and more.
Gained many advances in Rail and Workplace Safety
Top Lobbyists Awards - James Magazine
Peer Awards for Lobbyist accomplishments / performance
Industry Awards - Logistics, Rail
Non-Profit Awards - awareness and fundraising campaigns
Statewide relationships across a broad array of industries such as Georgia Ports, Film Industry, Agriculture (Marine and Land), Local Chambers of Commerce, Veterans Affairs, and more.
Solid relationships with House and Senate Leadership in both parties.
Solid relationship with Georgia Governor. Appointed by Gov. Kemp in 2020 to serve on Georgia Service & Volunteer Commission.
Solid relationships with agencies such as Public Service Commission, Econ Development, and others
A strong presence in Tourism and Economic Development, Labor, Regulated Industries, Transportation, Creative Arts, and other Committees.
Matt's professional career began at the age of nineteen, as a Savannah Railroad Conductor. While working on the railroad across the southeast, Matt served as Legislative Representative, a role in which he advocated for safe work conditions, engaged in local and state politics, and promoted economic development. Next, he was elected statewide to advocate on behalf of Railroad Employees and Retirees under the Gold Dome, proudly serving for thirteen legislative sessions. In 2016, Matt was named a Rising Star by Progressive Railroading Magazine. After decades of successful collaboration with business owners, communities, and elected officials throughout the state on important economic and social initiatives, Matt found Georgia Matters LLC, an award-winning Government Relations Firm.
410-990-1010
220 Prince George Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
(314) 882-1007
124 E High Street, Jefferson City, MO, 65101,
1) Acupuncture Association of Missouri
2) American Civil Liberties Union - Missouri
3) Americans for Patient Access
5) County Employees Retirement Fund
7) Midwest ADP
8) Missouri 911 Directors Association
12) Missouri Association of Public Administrators
13) Missouri Chapter of The Association of Public Safety Communications Officals
14) Missouri Chapter of The National Emergency Number Association
15) Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers (MCRSP)
16) Missouri Council For In-Home Services
17) Missouri School Counselor Association
20) The Penman Group
(916) 769-9609
1826 CAPITOL AVENUE, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95811,
410-990-1010
220 Prince George Street, Annapolis, MD, 21401,
609-392-7553
150 W State St Suite 110, Trenton, NJ, 08608,
1) Advantage Behavioral Health Services (ABHS)
2) Alkermes Inc
3) Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding
4) Americans for Patient Access
5) Associated Construction Contractors of NJ
7) Behavioral Health Treatment Alliance (BHTA)
8) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
9) Coalition to Prevent the Taxing of Retirement Savings Inc
10) Coinbase Inc
12) Directv
13) Dish Network
14) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, INC (DSCUS)
15) DraftKings Inc
16) EchoStar Corporation and its Affiliates
17) Elevator Industry Work Preservation EIWPF
20) FanDuel
21) FGS Global (US) LLC, on behalf of the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance (SFPA)
22) Fiserv
23) HOME PORT ALLIANCE FOR USS NJ, INC. D/B/A BATTLESHIP NJ
24) Hospital Alliance of NJ (HANJ)
25) ID.me
26) Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey Inc
27) Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA)
28) ITG Brands, LLC
29) Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc and subsidiary Greenwich Biosciences Inc
31) Maplebear Inc d/b/a Instacart
33) Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris
34) MN8 ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY LLC
35) MTX Group Inc
36) National Association of Social Workers - NJ Chapter
37) New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC
38) NJ Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (NJAND)
39) NJ Anesthesia Political Action Committee/NJSSA
40) NJ Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
41) NJ Building and Construction Trades Council
42) NJ Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NJCASA)
44) NJ Psychiatric Association (NJPA)
45) OrthoNJ, LLC
46) Orthopaedic Surgeons of NJ
47) Patient First
49) Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
50) Public Safety Information Protection Coalition
51) Purdue Pharma LP
54) St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Inc.
55) Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association
58) Victory Bay Recovery Center
59) WaWa Inc
(678) 230-2796
PO Box 1465, MARIETTA, GA, 30061,
1) ALLEGIS, REDWOOD, MAXIM PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2) ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE CONSUMER LEGAL FUNDING:
3) AMERICAN PROMOTIONAL EVENTS
4) AMERICANS FOR PATIENT ACCESS, INC.
5) AMERIMED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC
6) ATL HAWKS LLC (ATLANTA HAWKS)
8) Council of Superior Court Judges
10) ETERNAL VIGILANCE ACTION, INC.
11) FANTASY SPORTS OPERATOR COALITION
13) GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES
14) Georgia Chiropractic Association, INC
17) GEORGIA STATE LODGE OF FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE
18) GEORGIA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
19) Georgia Utility Contractors Association, Inc.
20) GEORGIA VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION COALITION
21) ITG Brands, LLC
22) LIVE NATION WORLDWIDE, INC
23) LUCID USA, INC
25) MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
27) OASIS Financial
29) Superior Court Clerks Association of Georgia
30) TOWING AND RECOVERY ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
31) TREEVANA, LLC
609-392-7553
150 W State St Suite 110, Trenton, NJ, 08608,
1) Advantage Behavioral Health Services (ABHS)
2) Alkermes Inc
3) Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding
4) Americans for Patient Access
5) Associated Construction Contractors of NJ
7) Behavioral Health Treatment Alliance (BHTA)
8) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
9) Coalition to Prevent the Taxing of Retirement Savings Inc
10) Coinbase Inc
12) Directv
13) Dish Network
14) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, INC (DSCUS)
15) DraftKings Inc
16) EchoStar Corporation and its Affiliates
17) Elevator Industry Work Preservation EIWPF
20) FanDuel
21) FGS Global (US) LLC, on behalf of the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance (SFPA)
22) Fiserv
23) HOME PORT ALLIANCE FOR USS NJ, INC. D/B/A BATTLESHIP NJ
24) Hospital Alliance of NJ (HANJ)
25) ID.me
26) Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey Inc
27) Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA)
28) ITG Brands, LLC
29) Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc and subsidiary Greenwich Biosciences Inc
31) Maplebear Inc d/b/a Instacart
33) Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris
34) MN8 ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY LLC
35) MTX Group Inc
36) National Association of Social Workers - NJ Chapter
37) New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC
38) NJ Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (NJAND)
39) NJ Anesthesia Political Action Committee/NJSSA
40) NJ Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
41) NJ Building and Construction Trades Council
42) NJ Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NJCASA)
44) NJ Psychiatric Association (NJPA)
45) OrthoNJ, LLC
46) Orthopaedic Surgeons of NJ
47) Patient First
49) Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
50) Public Safety Information Protection Coalition
51) Purdue Pharma LP
54) St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Inc.
55) Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association
58) Victory Bay Recovery Center
59) WaWa Inc
(916) 658-1688
1826 CAPITOL AVENUE, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95811,
(405) 921-3070
901 N LINCOLN, SUITE 380, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73104,
1) AFLAC
3) AMERICANS FOR PATIENT ACCESS
5) CENTEGIX
8) CITY OF TULSA - ROGERS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
10) CONSUMER DATA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
12) EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION NATIONAL, INC. d/b/a EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION IN ACTION
13) GARLAND COMPANIES C/O STATESIDE ASSOCIATES
14) HUNSUCKER LEGAL GROUP P.C.
17) MERRIT, INC.
18) MIGHTY GOOD SOLUTIONS, LLC
21) NACPM (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIVES) OKLAHOMA STATE CHAPTER
22) OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS
23) OKLAHOMA CHAPTER 8 REGION 5 OF AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE MIDWIVES, INC.
24) OKLAHOMA CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
25) OKLAHOMA DENTAL HYGIENISTS' ASSOCIATION
26) OKLAHOMA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
27) OKLAHOMA NURSE PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATION
28) OKLAHOMA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
29) OKLAHOMA SOFT DRINK ASSOCIATION
30) OKLAHOMA STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH UNDERWRITERS, INC.
33) SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
34) THE OKLAHOMA PORK COUNCIL, INC.
35) THE PETROLEUM ALLIANCE OF OKLAHOMA, INC.
36) UNIFIED CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION OF OKLA.
37) UNITED HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
38) VEOLIA WATER NORTH AMERICA OPERATING SERVICES, INC.
40) ZEROEYES
(573) 343-8787
PO Box 684, PO Box 684, Jefferson City, MO, 65102,
1) Acupuncture Association of Missouri
2) American Civil Liberties Union - Missouri
3) Americans for Patient Access
5) County Employees Retirement Fund
6) Empower Missouri (formerly Mo Association For Social Welfare)
9) Midwest ADP
10) Missouri 911 Directors Association
13) Missouri Association of Area Agencies On Aging
14) Missouri Association of Public Administrators
16) Missouri Chapter of The Association of Public Safety Communications Officals
17) Missouri Chapter of The National Emergency Number Association
18) Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers (MCRSP)
19) Missouri Council For In-Home Services
20) Missouri School Counselor Association
23) The Penman Group
609-392-7553
150 W State St Suite 110, Trenton, NJ, 08608,
1) Advantage Behavioral Health Services (ABHS)
2) Alkermes Inc
3) Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding
4) Americans for Patient Access
5) Associated Construction Contractors of NJ
7) Behavioral Health Treatment Alliance (BHTA)
8) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
9) Coalition to Prevent the Taxing of Retirement Savings Inc
10) Coinbase Inc
12) Directv
13) Dish Network
14) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, INC (DSCUS)
15) DraftKings Inc
16) EchoStar Corporation and its Affiliates
17) Elevator Industry Work Preservation EIWPF
20) FanDuel
21) FGS Global (US) LLC, on behalf of the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance (SFPA)
22) Fiserv
23) HOME PORT ALLIANCE FOR USS NJ, INC. D/B/A BATTLESHIP NJ
24) Hospital Alliance of NJ (HANJ)
25) ID.me
26) Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey Inc
27) Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA)
28) ITG Brands, LLC
29) Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc and subsidiary Greenwich Biosciences Inc
31) Maplebear Inc d/b/a Instacart
33) Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris
34) MN8 ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY LLC
35) MTX Group Inc
36) National Association of Social Workers - NJ Chapter
37) New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC
38) NJ Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (NJAND)
39) NJ Anesthesia Political Action Committee/NJSSA
40) NJ Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
41) NJ Building and Construction Trades Council
42) NJ Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NJCASA)
44) NJ Psychiatric Association (NJPA)
45) OrthoNJ, LLC
46) Orthopaedic Surgeons of NJ
47) Patient First
49) Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
50) Public Safety Information Protection Coalition
51) Purdue Pharma LP
54) St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Inc.
55) Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association
58) Victory Bay Recovery Center
59) WaWa Inc
(573) 343-8787
PO Box 684, Jefferson City, MO, 65102,
1) Acupuncture Association of Missouri
2) Americans for Patient Access
4) County Employees Retirement Fund
5) Empower Missouri (formerly Mo Association For Social Welfare)
8) Midwest ADP
9) Missouri 911 Directors Association
10) Missouri 911 Service Board
11) Missouri Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
15) Missouri Chapter of The Association of Public Safety Communications Officals
16) Missouri Chapter of The National Emergency Number Association
17) Missouri Coalition of Recovery Support Providers (MCRSP)
18) Missouri Council For In-Home Services
19) Missouri School Counselor Association
20) Missouri Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons
22) Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC. DBA AT&T Missouri, LLC. and its Affiliates
24) The Penman Group
(518) 435-5878
SACRAMENTO, CA, 95811,
609-392-7553
150 W State St Suite 110, Trenton, NJ, 08608,
1) Advantage Behavioral Health Services (ABHS)
2) Alkermes Inc
3) Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding
4) Americans for Patient Access
5) Associated Construction Contractors of NJ
7) Behavioral Health Treatment Alliance (BHTA)
8) Charter Communications Operating, LLC
9) Coalition to Prevent the Taxing of Retirement Savings Inc
10) Coinbase Inc
12) Directv
13) Dish Network
14) Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, INC (DSCUS)
15) DraftKings Inc
16) EchoStar Corporation and its Affiliates
17) Elevator Industry Work Preservation EIWPF
20) FanDuel
21) FGS Global (US) LLC, on behalf of the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance (SFPA)
22) Fiserv
23) HOME PORT ALLIANCE FOR USS NJ, INC. D/B/A BATTLESHIP NJ
24) Hospital Alliance of NJ (HANJ)
25) ID.me
26) Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey Inc
27) Innovative Lending Platform Association (ILPA)
28) ITG Brands, LLC
29) Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc and subsidiary Greenwich Biosciences Inc
31) Maplebear Inc d/b/a Instacart
33) Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris
34) MN8 ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY LLC
35) MTX Group Inc
36) National Association of Social Workers - NJ Chapter
37) New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC
38) NJ Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (NJAND)
39) NJ Anesthesia Political Action Committee/NJSSA
40) NJ Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
41) NJ Building and Construction Trades Council
42) NJ Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NJCASA)
44) NJ Psychiatric Association (NJPA)
45) OrthoNJ, LLC
46) Orthopaedic Surgeons of NJ
47) Patient First
49) Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
50) Public Safety Information Protection Coalition
51) Purdue Pharma LP
54) St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Inc.
55) Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association
58) Victory Bay Recovery Center
59) WaWa Inc
(404) 790-0958
1544 OLD ALABAMA ROAD, ROSWELL, GA, 30076,
1) ALLEGIS, REDWOOD, MAXIM PUBLIC AFFAIRS
2) American Promotional Events - East, dba TNT Fireworks
3) AMERICANS FOR PATIENT ACCESS, INC.
4) Amerimed Emergency Medical Services, LLC
5) Council of Superior Court Judges
7) Fidelity National Title Group
8) GAHRA
12) Georgia Parking Enforcement Coalition
13) GEORGIA TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
14) Georgia Utility Contractors Association, Inc.
15) ITG Brands, LLC
16) LUCID USA, INC
18) MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
20) Superior Court Clerks Association of Georgia
21) Towing & Recovery Association of Georgia
22) TREEVANA, LLC
(916) 658-1688
1826 CAPITOL AVENUE, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95811,