November WAKE UP! Newport – Assemblyman Matt Harper

Date/Time

Date(s) - 11/05/2015
7:15 am - 8:30 am

Location

Newport Beach Public Library (Friends Room)
1000 Avocado Ave.
Newport Beach, CA 92660

November WAKE UP! Newport - Assemblyman Matt Harper

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Come hear updates from California State Assemblyman Matt Harper…

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Energy
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Labor Laws
Taxation

Matt Harper

California State Assemblyman, 74th District

Assemblyman Matthew Harper was first elected in November 2014 to represent the 74th Assembly District, including Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and Laguna Woods.

Before joining the Assembly, he served as the 59th Mayor of Huntington Beach. In 2010, he was elected to the Huntington Beach City Council on a campaign platform of public safety, infrastructure, economic development, administrative and fiscal accountability, property rights, personal freedom and opposition to higher taxes.

For two years, Assemblyman Harper was the elected Chairman for the Young Republican Federation of California and served on their state board for over ten years. He was re-elected in 2012 to his fifth term to the Orange County Republican Party Central Committee. He currently serves on the executive committee for the OCGOP. Statewide, he served as the elected Associate Representative to the California Republican Party. As Associate Representative, he served as an ex-officio member of the state platform committee.

Assemblyman Harper was born in Long Beach, California and grew up in Westminster and Huntington Beach. As a graduate of Huntington Beach High School, he is a member of the HBHS Alumni Association. After transferring from Orange Coast College, the Assemblyman earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Public Policy and Management at the University of Southern California.

He enjoys surfing and takes pride in the perfect surf which can always be found in his district. Matthew Harper and his wife Elizabeth are homeowners in Huntington Beach.