Ashlee Matthews

{{short description|American Democratic politician from Utah}}

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| name = Ashlee Matthews

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| office = Member of the Utah House of Representatives

| constituency = 38th district (2021–2023)
37th district (2023–present)

| term_start = January 1, 2021

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| predecessor = Eric Hutchings

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| birth_place = West Valley City, UT

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| nationality = American

| party = Democrat

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| children = 2

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| website = http://www.ashleeforutah.com/

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Ashlee Matthews is an American politician, a Democrat, she is a member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 37.{{cite web |url= https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/192320/ashlee-matthews |title= Ashlee Matthews' Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |access-date= November 14, 2020}}

Matthews was the leading vote getter in November 2020, over incumbent Eric Hutchings who had held the position for 18 years.{{cite web | title=Democrats make a small dent in GOP's supermajorities in the Utah Legislature | website=MSN | date=2020-11-12 | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-make-a-small-dent-in-gop-e2-80-99s-supermajorities-in-the-utah-legislature/ar-BB1aFLEf | access-date=2020-11-14}} Matthews received 6,114 votes to Hutchings' 5,733.{{cite web | title=Utah State House - District 38 Election Results | website=The Daily Ardmoreite | date=2020-11-14 | url=https://www.ardmoreite.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-state_house-UT-47071/ | access-date=2020-11-14}} Hutchings had received only 118 more votes than his opponent in 2018.{{cite web | title=Election Night Reporting | website=Salt Lake County, Utah | date=2018-07-08 | url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/UT/Salt_Lake/92254/Web02.214799/#/ | access-date=2020-11-14}}

Matthews, who has worked in the construction department of the Utah Department of Transportation since 2011, ran on a platform to support working-class families, including affordable day care, better public transportation and livable wages.{{cite web | title=Our Platform | website=Ashlee Matthews | url=http://www.ashleeforutah.com/our-platform-2/ | access-date=2020-11-14}} She is a supporter of congressional term limits.{{cite web | title=Ashlee Matthews Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits | website=U.S. Term Limits | date=2020-10-01 | url=https://www.termlimits.com/ashlee-matthews-pledges-to-support-term-limits/ | access-date=2020-11-14}}

During the 2022 General Session, Matthews served on the Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee, House Business and Labor Committee, House Transportation Committee, and the Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee {{cite web |url=https://house.utleg.gov/rep/MATTHA/ |publisher=Utah House of Representatives|title=Representative Page | Utah House of Representatives }}