Matt Simpson
Matt Simpson
In OfficeAlabama State Representative for District 96
About
Matt Simpson has proudly served as the representative for Alabama House District 96 since 2018, representing both Baldwin and Mobile Counties. He serves on the Judiciary Committee, Commerce and Small Business Committee, Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee, the Sunset Committee, the Mobile County Legislation Committee and the Baldwin County Legislation Committee. He also received special appointments to be vice chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee for Aerospace and Defense and to be a member of the Joint Legislative Committee for Mental Health.
Matt has spent his career as an advocate for the people of Baldwin and Mobile Counties. Matt was the former child victims prosecutor for Baldwin County handling all cases where children are the victims of sexual and/or physical abuse and previously worked with the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office, for a combined nearly 12 years of prosecutorial experience. He currently works as an attorney with Davis & Fields, P.C. handling adoptions, mediations, civil litigation, probate law and business law cases.
During his time in office, Matt has been a champion for the people of Baldwin and Mobile Counties, working to help pass legislation that makes an impact for citizens in his district. He worked hard to locate a funding source to begin the creation of a Baldwin County Mental Health Court to help people with mental illnesses be able to seek treatment and counseling in lieu of jail time. True to his prosecutorial roots, Simpson has also been a tireless advocate for victims of crime, passing legislation that strengthened authorities’ abilities to charge child sex crimes and helping shepherd legislation that would enhance penalties against people who committed homebuilder fraud.
Matt was born and raised in Mobile and attended Murphy High School. Matt went on to graduate from the University of Alabama and Cumberland School of Law. Matt was elected to the Student Honor Court by his fellow students at Cumberland. After graduation Matt and his wife, Marina, returned to Southwest Alabama and moved to Daphne.
In 2011, Matt was elected as Chairman of the Baldwin County Republican Party and served two terms. During that time the BCGOP made national headlines for hosting dinners that included speakers Andy Andrews, Dr. Ben Carson and Sarah Palin. Matt has also previously served as Chairman of the Baldwin County Young Republicans and was part of the recruitment committee that was able to bring the Young Republican National Convention to Mobile in 2013. Since 2008 Matt has been elected to serve on the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee and is currently the ALGOP Chairman for Congressional District 1. In 2017, Matt served as Chairman of the committee that created the ALGOP Code of Ethics for members.
Matt has also been very active in the community, serving on the Board of Directors for Fairhope/Point Clear Rotary Youth Center, The Family Center, and the Baldwin County Department of Human Resources. He is also currently the Chairman of the Baldwin County Personnel Board Grievance Committee. Matt is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Mobile Division Citizen’s Academy (2013) and Leadership Baldwin County (2015).
Matt’s wife, Marina, is the Executive Director of the United Way of Baldwin County. She is on the Board of Directors for the United Ways of Alabama and the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce. She received the 2011 FDIC Chairman’s Award for Excellence and was named to Mobile Bay’s Top 40 Under 40 class of 2015.
Matt and Marina have two children, John Wallace (13) and Elizabeth (8).
Matt is an elder at Coastal Church in Daphne.
Contact Information
Known contact information for Matt Simpson from Daphne, AL.
- 11 South Union Street, Suite 524-CMontgomery, AL 36104
- Phone: 334-261-0424
- Official Email: [email protected]
Education Information
Known educational history for Matt Simpson from Daphne, AL.
- Graduated, Federal Bureau of Investigation Mobile Division Citizen's Academy, 2013
- JD, Samford University Cumberland School of Law, 2002-2005
- BA, Political Science, University of Alabama, 1998-2002
Political Information
Known political history for Matt Simpson from Daphne, AL.
- Candidate, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 96, 2018, 2022
- Representative, Alabama State House of Representatives, District 96, 2018-present
Professions Information
Known professional history for Matt Simpson from Daphne, AL.
- Attorney, Davis & Fields, Professional Company, 2019-present
- Assistant District Attorney, Mobile County District Attorney's Office, 2011-present
- Assistant District Attorney, Baldwin County District Attorney's Office, 2006-2011
- Associate, The Huntley Firm, 2005-2006
Organizations Information
Known organizational history for Matt Simpson from Daphne, AL.
- Chairman, Baldwin County Personnel Board Grievance Committee, present
- Participant, Leadership Baldwin, 2015
- Member and Elder, Coastal Church, 2013-present
- Congressional District 1 Vice Chair and Former Special Events Coordinator, Young Republican Federation of Alabama, 2009-present
- Member and Former Chairman, State of Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee, 2009-present
- Member and Former Chairman, Baldwin County Young Republicans, 2007-present
- Member, The Family Center Board of Directors
- Member, Fairhope/Point Clear Rotary Youth Center Board of Directors
- Member, Baldwin County Department of Human Resources Board of Directors
Election History
Matt Simpson from Daphne, AL has participated in elections listed below in the state of Alabama.
Sponsored Bills
View legislative bills that Matt Simpson has sponsored.
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HB196
Public high schools, required to designate time and space for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to students on campus on a voluntary basis
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HB20
Crimes and offenses; list of capital offenses, further provided to include murder committed when the defendant knowingly creates a great risk to multiple persons
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HB274
Department of Corrections; mitigation of unmanned aircraft systems authorized, exemptions on prohibition further provided for
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HB41
Crimes and offenses; rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, and sexual torture, penalties further provided for
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HB82
Baldwin County, annexation of the City of Daphne
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HB115
Sunset Law; Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors continued without modification until October 1, 2026
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HB116
Sunset Law; Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board continued without modification until October 1, 2027
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HB117
Sunset Law; Alabama Board of Examiners in Marriage and Family Therapy continued with modification until October 1, 2027
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HB118
Sunset Law; State Board of Chiropractic Examiners continued without modification until October 1, 2029
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HB446
Baldwin County, annexation the City of Daphne
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HB49
Crimes and offenses; rape 1st and sodomy 1st; penalties further provided for
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HB54
Juvenile court; additional courts authorized to issue emergency ex parte orders for protection of juveniles; process provided for
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HB55
Fishing license, jubilees exempted
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HB56
Public and nonpublic K-12 schools, prohibited from refusing to transfer student records based on unpaid balance owed by student
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HB78
Baldwin County, provides for court proceedings in branch courthouses
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HR69
Dareon Maynard, Eagle Scout, commended
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HB136
Juvenile court; add'l courts authorized to issue of emergency ex parte order for protection of juveniles; process provided for
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HB227
Ethics; laws pertaining to public officials and public employees revised
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HB345
Crimes and offenses; operation of unmanned aircraft system over or near a Department of Corrections facility; penalties provided; exceptions provided
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HJR246
Joe Faust, road named
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HJR262
Suellen Brill Brazil, commended
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HJR283
Resolution directing LSA to hire national ethics expert.
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HB1
Relating to controlled substances; to amend Section 13A-12-231, Code of Alabama 1975; to add mandatory minimums for certain felony drug trafficking crimes; to provide for additional penalties for subsequent offenses; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
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HB193
Relating to the Alabama Sunset Law; to continue the existence and functioning of the State Licensing Board for General Contractors until October 1, 2024.
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HB194
Relating to the Alabama Sunset Law; to continue the existence and functioning of the Alabama Onsite Wastewater Board until October 1, 2027.
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HB195
Relating to the Alabama Sunset Law; to continue the existence and functioning of the Alabama Real Estate Commission until October 1, 2024.
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HB196
Relating to the Alabama Sunset Law; to continue the existence and functioning of the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board until October 1, 2025.
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HB230
Relating to crimes and offenses; to add Section 13A-6-30 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to create the crime of chemical endangerment of a first responder, to provide for an exception, and establish penalties for violations; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
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HB355
Relating to the Historic Blakeley Authority; to amend Section 41-10-171, Code of Alabama 1975; to include as a member of the authority the member of the Alabama House of Representatives who is serving the district where the Blakeley site is situated, in lieu of the member serving District 95.
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HB359
Relating to Baldwin County; to amend Section 45-2-80.130, Code of Alabama 1975, to create and provide for the management of the Baldwin County Mental Health Court Fund.
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HB375
Relating to sales and use tax; to amend Section 40-23-4, as amended by Acts Act 2022-199, 2022-291, 2022-293, and 2022-373 of the 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to exempt the purchase of gun safes and gun safety devices from sales and use tax.
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HB521
Relating to voting; to authorize the Secretary of State to offer certain state residents the ability to register their political party affiliation and provide a list of party registrants to a political party in certain circumstances; to provide criminal penalties for violations; to provide for the repeal of this act on a certain date; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
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HB76
Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Sections 13A-6-130, 13A-6-131, 13A-6-132, 13A-6-138, and 30-5-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to include additional family members that may be a victim of domestic violence; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
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HJR103
HONORING THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICE OF LEON L. ALLEN.
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HB175
Spanish Fort, corp. limits alt.
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HB226
Mobile County, court costs, add'l levied in circuit and district court criminal cases, distrib. for mental health court
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HB227
Probate Courts, jurisdiction further provided including for name changes for minors and elder abuse protection orders and enforcement, Secs. 38-9-3.1, 38-9-6.1 added; Secs. 12-13-1, 38-9-2, 38-9F-4 am'd.
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HB260
Crimes and offenses, to further provide for the crime of criminal homicide, Sec. 13A-6-5 added.
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HB431
Political Action Committees, PAC to PAC transfers among official county political party PACs and state political party PAC authorized, Sec. 17-5-15 am'd.
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HB67
Workers' compensation, firefighters, law enforcement officers, diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses, co's and municipalities required to maintain certain disability insurance coverage
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HB68
Criminal procedure, protected person defined, child under 16 a person with intellectual disability, protected person to be offered protection in criminal prosecutions for physical offenses, sexual offenses, and violent offenses, use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins during testimony of a child under 12 or a protected person, authorized, Sec. 15-25-7 added; Sec. 15-25-33 repealed; Secs. 15-25-1, 15-25-2, 15-25-3, 15-25-5, 15-25-6, 15-25-30, 15-25-31, 15-25-32, 15-25-34, 15-25-36, 15-25-37, 15-25-38, 15-25-39 am'd.
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HJR168
President of the United States, urged to increase long-term energy independence, affordability, and security
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HJR48
9-8-8 Study Commission, extended
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HB166
Baldwin County, court costs, add'l levied in circuit and district court civil and criminal cases for operation and administration of, mental health court
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HB196
Trusts, Alabama Uniform Trust Decanting Act, failure to receive notice further provided, Secs. 19-3D-7, 19-3D-9 am'd.
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HB212
Workers' compensation, firefighters, law enforcement officers, diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses, co's and municipalities required to maintain certain disability insurance coverage
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HB232
Class 2 mun. (Mobile), municipal ordinances, all courts of this state to take judicial notice, Sec. 11-45-11 am'd.
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HB233
Criminal procedure, to allow a protected person to be offered protection in criminal prosecutions for physical offenses, sexual offenses, and violent offenses, protected person defined, use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins during testimony of a child under 12 or a protected person, authorized, Sec. 15-25-7 added; Sec. 15-25-33 repealed; Secs. 15-25-1, 15-25-2, 15-25-3, 15-25-5, 15-25-6, 15-25-30, 15-25-31, 15-25-32, 15-25-34, 15-25-36, 15-25-37, 15-25-38, 15-25-39 am'd.
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HB25
Supervision of violent offenders, to require electronic monitoring for inmates on work release in certain circumstances, Secs. 14-8-1, 14-8-2 am'd.
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HB26
Licensing boards, commissions required to notify new members of potential violation for receiving more than one compensation, Sec. 41-9A-3 added.
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HB27
Consumer Protection, Alabama State of Emergency Consumer Protection Act, enhanced criminal penalties provided under certain conditions, Sec. 13A-9-111.1 added; Sec. 13A-9-114, 34-14A-14, 34-31-32, 34-36-16, 34-37-17 am'd.
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HB310
Saraland, municipal court, warrant recall fee authorized, distrib. to municipal corrections fund
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HB436
Jurors, to receive state mileage rate for court attendance, Sec. 12-19-210 am'd.
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HB50
Manufactured Housing Commission, sunset law review, continued until Oct 1, 2025.
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HB51
Chiropractic Examiners, State Board of, sunset law review, continued until Oct 1, 2025.
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HB52
Nursing Home Administrators, Board of Examiners of, sunset law review, continued until Oct 1, 2025.
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HB53
Dental Examiners, Board of, sunset law review, continued until Oct 1, 2025.
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HB550
Assisted Living Administrators, Board of Examiners of, membership and process for appointing members to the board revised, Sec. 34-2A-3 am'd.
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HB643
Spanish Fort, corp. limits alt.
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HR157
Ramey, Andrea, commended
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HB 150
Supervision of violent offenders, require electronic monitoring for release on bail for certain offenses, Sec. 15-13-2 am'd.
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HB 151
Supervision of violent offenders, to require electronic monitoring for inmates on work release in certain circumstances, Sec. 14-8-2 am'd.
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HB 194
Consumer Protection, Alabama State of Emergency Consumer Protection Act, enhanced criminal penalties provided under certain conditions, Secs. 13A-9-114, 34-8-6, 34-14A-14, 34-31-32, 34-36-16, 34-37-17 am'd.
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HB 43
Baldwin Co., tax on hemp production, alternative nicotine devices, and CBD products, funds to be used to create mental health diversionary program
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HB 44
Workers' compensation, occupational disease further defined, includes mental disease or disorder for emergency responders, Sec. 25-5-110 am'd.
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HB338
Criminal procedure, to allow a protected person to be offered protection in criminal prosecutions for physical offenses, sexual offenses, and violent offenses, protected person defined, use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins during testimony of a child under 12 or a protected person, authorized, Sec. 15-25-7 added; Sec. 15-25-33 repealed; Secs. 15-25-1, 15-25-2, 15-25-3, 15-25-5, 15-25-6, 15-25-30, 15-25-31, 15-25-32, 15-25-34, 15-25-36, 15-25-37, 15-25-38, 15-25-39 am'd.
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HB413
Class 2 mun. (Mobile), municipal ordinances, all courts of this state to take judicial notice, Sec. 11-45-11 am'd.
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HB473
Baldwin Co., Sheriff's Office Personnel Merit System, qualifications of members further provided, election process amended, process for appeal from decisions of the board further provided, Secs. 45-2-234.05 to 45-2-234.09, inclusive, am'd
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HB474
Spanish Fort, corp. limits alt.
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HB476
Spanish Fort. corp. limits alt.
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HR22
Daphne High School's Trojans Jubilee Girls Dance Team, commended
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HB 237
Sexual abuse, enhanced sentence for violation of sex abuse, created, Sec. 13A-6-67 am'd.
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HB 374
Baldwin Co., Law Library and Judicial Administration Fund, court costs collected for operation, further authorized, Sec. 45-2-80.87 am'd.
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HB 375
Crimes and offenses, include additonal activity that would constitute the crime of receiving stolen property in the second degree, Sec. 13A-8-18 am'd.
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HB 377
Courts, Alabama Court Cost Commission, established, const. amend.
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HB 559
Crimes and offenses, provide that a judge may split a sentence for misdemeanor convictions, Sec. 15-18-8 am'd.
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HB 83
Mobile Co., court costs, additional in circuit and district court, judicial admin. funds established, distrib. for staffing of courts and circuit clerk's office