Matt Koleszar

Matt Koleszar (born September 21, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 22nd district (Formerly District 20). He was first elected in November 2018, defeating then-incumbent Jeff Noble (R).[1] In 2020, Rep. Koleszar retained his seat against John Lacny in the November election.[2]

Matt Koleszar
Chair, House Education Committee
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
Assumed office
January 1, 2019
Preceded byN/A Redistricted
Personal details
Born (1981-09-21) September 21, 1981
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKim
Residence(s)Plymouth, Michigan, U.S.
EducationSaginaw Valley State University (BA)
Eastern Michigan University (MA)
WebsiteMatt for Michigan

Due to the decennial re-districting of Michigan's legislative district, Koleszar ran for the 22nd district in 2022. Koleszar defeated Cathryn Neracher by 8.4% in the November election, making him the first Representative for the new 22nd District.[3]

Education

Koleszar earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in secondary education with a focus on social studies and English from Saginaw Valley State University in 2006. He earned a Master of Arts degree in English studies for teachers from Eastern Michigan University in 2011.

Career

Before his election to the position of state representative, Koleszar had worked in multiple positions in the education field. This included teacher and coach in the Airport Community School District and president of the Airport Education Association in Carleton, Michigan.[4] He taught middle school and high school social studies and English for 12 years, and coached cross country and baseball.[5]

Michigan House of Representatives

2020: Koleszar has been elected by his colleagues to the position of Democratic whip and serves on the Education Policy and Elections and Ethics committees. Koleszar previously served as assistant Democratic leader and sat on the House Education Committee and House Health Policy Committee. He has introduced legislation on issues ranging from air quality to school libraries, as well as tuition assistance for the children of fallen Police Officers and Firefighters.[6]


2022: Koleszar has been appointed as chair of the House Education Committee. He also serves as a member of the following committees: higher education, elections, labor, school aid.

District 22 (Drawn 2022)

The 22nd district comprises five municipalities: Plymouth City, Livonia City (Partial), Northville City(Partial), Plymouth Township (Partial), Northville Township (Partial)

Electoral history
Election 2022[3]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
Democratic Matt Koleszar (Incumbent) 28,051 54.18%
Republican Cathryn Neracher 23,360 45.7%
Election 2020[7]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
Democratic Matt Koleszar (Incumbent) 33,034 55.1%
Republican John Lacny 26,931 44.9%
Election 2018[8]
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
Democratic Matt Koleszar 24,797 51.41%
Republican Jeff Noble (Incumbent) 23,430 48.6%

References
  1. "Democrat Koleszar flips state House 20th District". HometownLife. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  2. "Election Results | Clerk". www.waynecounty.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. Garrett, Cathy (November 22, 2022). "2022 Final Election Results" (PDF). WayneCounty.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Meet Matt Koleszar". housedems.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. Taylor, Caitlin. "Election recap: Airport teacher elected to Michigan House". Monroe News - Monroe, Michigan. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  6. "Michigan Legislature". www.legislature.mi.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  7. Garrett, Cathy (November 3, 2020). "2020 Final Election Results" (PDF). WayneCounty.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Garrett, Cathy (November 6, 2018). "2018 Final Election Results" (PDF). WayneCounty.com.
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