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Heather Matson is a Democrat State House representative for Iowa district 42 and holds an OppScore of -2.70. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
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Heather Matson is a Democratic state representative from Ankeny, Iowa, serving her third non-consecutive term in the Iowa House for District 42 after winning narrow victories in 2022 and 2024. A Rhode Island native with a master's in legislative affairs, she previously represented District 38 from 2019 to 2021 and now runs for Iowa Senate District 21. Her record centers on public education funding, reproductive rights, and economic policies favoring working families and small businesses.
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