Matthew W. "Matt" McCoy (born March 29, 1966) is the Iowa State Senator from the 31st District, which is composed of south and southwest Des Moines. A Democrat, McCoy has served in the Iowa Senate since 1997.
He graduated from Dowling High School, received his B.A. from Briar Cliff College and is serving as Vice President of Community Development, Downtown Development Corporation.
McCoy currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate – the committees on commerce, local government, transportation, appropriations (of which he is vice chair), and ways and means (which he also vice chairs). In addition, he serves as chair of the appropriations committee subcommittee on transportation, infrastructure, and capitals appropriations.
His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 to 1997 and serving on the Polk County Conservation Board from 1988 to 1995. He became an Eagle Scout in 1981.
McCoy was re-elected in 2006 with 13,276 votes (66%), defeating Republican opponent Nicholas G. van Patten, and again in 2010.
On March 14, 2007 McCoy was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly violating the Hobbs Act. On December 13, 2007, he was found not guilty after two hours of deliberations.
McCoy is openly gay and was the first openly gay member of the Iowa General Assembly. He has one son, Jack, and worships at Plymouth Congregational Church. His 2006 and 2010 re-election campaigns won the backing of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.
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“Everything that ever walked or crawled on the face of the earth, swum the depths of the ocean or soared through the skies left its imprint here.”
—Robert M. Fresco, and Jack Arnold. Dr. Matt Hastings (John Agar)