Eric Matthews is a member of the Democratic Party and represents District 66 in the Montana House of Representatives. He assumed office on January 2, 2023, and his current term ends on January 6, 2025. Matthews ran for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 66 and won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Born in Bozeman, Montana, Matthews graduated from Bozeman High School in 1992 and earned two degrees from Montana State University. His career experience includes working as an educator at Chief Joseph Middle School. Matthews served as the vice president of Bozeman Education Association and on the board of the Montana Federation of Public Employees.
In addition to his role as a legislator, Matthews has been an active leader in the school district for more than 20 years, helping to negotiate contracts for educators and supporting fair wages for school staff. He has served as Vice President of the Bozeman Education Association for 6 years. He has experience in consensus building and problem solving which will be necessary in Helena. In 2018, Eric joined the board of Montana’s largest workers union, Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE), to advocate for working Montanans. In 2021 he was elected to serve as first Vice President of MFPE.
