Matt Larkin

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Matt Larkin completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larkin's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-100549-2022-06-08\" id=\"heading-bio-100549-2022-06-08\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-100549-2022-06-08\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-100549-2022-06-08\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-100549-2022-06-08\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-100549-2022-06-08\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tMatt is an experienced attorney, an active member of the Washington and Oregon Bar Associations and is licensed to practice law in both states. \r\n<p>Matt Larkin’s family is from Washington and first arrived over 165 years ago. He and his wife Shelly are proud parents of four young children. After graduating from Westmont College, Matt went to law school at Gonzaga University. Matt later earned a Master of Law (LLM) from George Washington University School of Law. He had the honor of working in the White House before returning to Washington to raise a family in the state he loves.\r\nHe is a business owner of a 3rd generation manufacturing company in Washington state. The company employs over 600 people and makes Made in the U.S.A. products that bring clean drinking water to people all around the world.\r\nMatt entered this race because we’re out of time. Washington cannot continue in this direction. Washingtonians need fresh perspectives and common-sense solutions to the problems facing our state. Matt is running to make Washington better for everyone, clean up our streets, and to make crime illegal again.\r\nWashington deserves a congressman who will fight for them, because Washington is worth fighting for. \r\n</p>\n</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-100549-2022-06-08\" id=\"heading-key-message-100549-2022-06-08\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-100549-2022-06-08\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-100549-2022-06-08\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-100549-2022-06-08\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-100549-2022-06-08\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>I am running for Congress because as a lifelong Washingtonian, and father of four small children, I believe my family and yours deserve a better and safer Washington. For too long, Washington has been heading in the wrong direction. Crime continues to rise, but no one is doing anything about it or the radical policies that are threatening our public safety and our very way of life. Our state is in desperate need of a leader to step-up to the plate and take these issues head on. When I’m in Congress, I will work to make crime illegal again!</li><li>Inflation in the U.S. has risen at a record pace over the last couple of years, one of the biggest rate increases in the world, behind only Brazil and Turkey. Soon, inflation will have caused a 10% cut in the purchasing power of American paychecks and savings accounts. Americans with $50,000 in their savings will effectively be hit with a hidden $5,000 federal tax. Signs of an impending recession grow clearer by the day, but too many in Congress are beholden to corporate interests and refusing to address the needs of everyday Americans. When I’m in Congress, I will fight to reign in federal spending, fix our supply chains, get wages rising again, and restore prosperity for everyday Americans.</li><li>I’m not a career politician, and I’ll bring a fresh perspective when representing the 8th District in Congress. I love Washington, and I want my children to have the same opportunities I had growing up. I have happily performed community service with the Evergreen Health Board of Trustees, YMCA Youth Basketball, Woodinville Little League, Timberlake Church, Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, Vision House, Stronger Families, Maltby Food Bank, and more. I have been endorsed by healthcare workers, law enforcement members and groups, and local officeholders including a former WA Attorney General. Team Larkin is growing every day, and together we will help put Washington and the rest of America back on the right track.</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-100549-2022-06-08\" id=\"heading1-100549-2022-06-08\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-100549-2022-06-08\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-100549-2022-06-08\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-100549-2022-06-08\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-100549-2022-06-08\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tAs a business owner, Matt is interested in helping small business owners. Inflation is through the roof and Matt understands economics and supply chain issues. As a father of 4 little kids, Matt is also very concerned about the rising crime that we're seeing in Washington state and across the country. He wants to make our communities safer and cleaner for everyone again. \t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"></div>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Matt Larkin completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larkin's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-71424-2020-06-12\" id=\"heading-bio-71424-2020-06-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-bio-71424-2020-06-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-bio-71424-2020-06-12\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWho are you? Tell us about yourself.\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-bio-71424-2020-06-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-bio-71424-2020-06-12\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tMatt Larkin, a lifelong Washington resident, lives in Woodinville with his wife Shelly and their 4 small children. In his spare time Matt enjoys bike riding and kayaking with his family, coaching his kids in YMCA youth basketball, and little league baseball. The Larkin Family are active members of Timberlake Church in Redmond. Matt is engaged with his community, including charities supporting our first responders, the homeless, and victims of domestic violence.\n<p>He graduated from Westmont College with a double major in Political and Social Science. From there, Matt went on to earn his law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law, and his Masters of Law Degree (LLM) from George Washington School of Law. He is an active member of the Washington and Oregon Bar Associations and is licensed to practice law in both states. Matt has worked as a Prosecutor for Spokane and Pierce Counties.\nMatt began his career working in the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives where he assisted in empowering private charities to obtain federal aid. He later worked in White House Communications where he served as an Associate Director of Presidential Speechwriting for the President of the United States.\n</p>\nHe is currently working as Chief Corporate Legal Counsel for his family's manufacturing business, Romac Industries, in Bothell. Romac employs over 550 people and makes water pipeline products that bring clean water to people all over the world.\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-71424-2020-06-12\" id=\"heading-key-message-71424-2020-06-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-71424-2020-06-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-71424-2020-06-12\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-71424-2020-06-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-71424-2020-06-12\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Law and order</li><li>Solutions to homelessness</li><li>Focusing on stopping drug abuse in our streets</li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-71424-2020-06-12\" id=\"heading1-71424-2020-06-12\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-71424-2020-06-12\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-71424-2020-06-12\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-71424-2020-06-12\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-71424-2020-06-12\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tEnforcing the law:<br/>\n<p>It is the duty of the Attorney General's office to enforce our laws and make sure the people of our state are treated fairly, given justice, and protected. As your Attorney General, I will put the rule of law first, follow up on those who are breaking the law, and make sure our citizens know someone is standing up for them. As our state's chief legal officer, our Attorney General should be taking the lead on this, not staying silent. I have a detailed crime plan which addresses this ongoing problem. We need real solutions!<br/><br/>\nCracking down on drub abuse: <br/>\nDrugs are so prolific and unprosecuted in our communities; they might as well be legal. Despite the raging harm they cause to families and lives, very few drug cases are properly handled by our courts. I will support efforts to seek out dealers and drug makers who are flooding our streets with narcotics and put them behind bars. Those who struggle with addiction should have access to rehabilitation and given the resources they need to break free from dependency.<br/><br/>\nProvide Real Solutions to Homelessness:<br/>\n</p>\nIt is a great tragedy in Washington that so many human lives are affected by homelessness. This has an incredible impact on our communities, and we must find a way to bring hope, opportunity, and recovery to our neighbors. As your Attorney General, I will approach these issues with compassion and look for real solutions.<br/><br/></span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0\"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\"div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0\"); });</script></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nMatt Larkin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larkin's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Matt is an experienced attorney, an active member of the Washington and Oregon Bar Associations and is licensed to practice law in both states. Matt Larkin’s family is from Washington and first arrived over 165 years ago. He and his wife Shelly are proud parents of four young children. After graduating from Westmont College, Matt went to law school at Gonzaga University. Matt later earned a Master of Law (LLM) from George Washington University School of Law. He had the honor of working in the White House before returning to Washington to raise a family in the state he loves.\r\nHe is a business owner of a 3rd generation manufacturing company in Washington state. The company employs over 600 people and makes Made in the U.S.A. products that bring clean drinking water to people all around the world.\r\nMatt entered this race because we’re out of time. Washington cannot continue in this direction. Washingtonians need fresh perspectives and common-sense solutions to the problems facing our state. Matt is running to make Washington better for everyone, clean up our streets, and to make crime illegal again.\r\nWashington deserves a congressman who will fight for them, because Washington is worth fighting for. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? I am running for Congress because as a lifelong Washingtonian, and father of four small children, I believe my family and yours deserve a better and safer Washington. For too long, Washington has been heading in the wrong direction. Crime continues to rise, but no one is doing anything about it or the radical policies that are threatening our public safety and our very way of life. Our state is in desperate need of a leader to step-up to the plate and take these issues head on. When I’m in Congress, I will work to make crime illegal again! Inflation in the U.S. has risen at a record pace over the last couple of years, one of the biggest rate increases in the world, behind only Brazil and Turkey. Soon, inflation will have caused a 10% cut in the purchasing power of American paychecks and savings accounts. Americans with $50,000 in their savings will effectively be hit with a hidden $5,000 federal tax. Signs of an impending recession grow clearer by the day, but too many in Congress are beholden to corporate interests and refusing to address the needs of everyday Americans. When I’m in Congress, I will fight to reign in federal spending, fix our supply chains, get wages rising again, and restore prosperity for everyday Americans. I’m not a career politician, and I’ll bring a fresh perspective when representing the 8th District in Congress. I love Washington, and I want my children to have the same opportunities I had growing up. I have happily performed community service with the Evergreen Health Board of Trustees, YMCA Youth Basketball, Woodinville Little League, Timberlake Church, Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, Vision House, Stronger Families, Maltby Food Bank, and more. I have been endorsed by healthcare workers, law enforcement members and groups, and local officeholders including a former WA Attorney General. Team Larkin is growing every day, and together we will help put Washington and the rest of America back on the right track. What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? As a business owner, Matt is interested in helping small business owners. Inflation is through the roof and Matt understands economics and supply chain issues. As a father of 4 little kids, Matt is also very concerned about the rising crime that we're seeing in Washington state and across the country. He wants to make our communities safer and cleaner for everyone again.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.\n\n\nMatt Larkin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larkin's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nWho are you? Tell us about yourself. Matt Larkin, a lifelong Washington resident, lives in Woodinville with his wife Shelly and their 4 small children. In his spare time Matt enjoys bike riding and kayaking with his family, coaching his kids in YMCA youth basketball, and little league baseball. The Larkin Family are active members of Timberlake Church in Redmond. Matt is engaged with his community, including charities supporting our first responders, the homeless, and victims of domestic violence. He graduated from Westmont College with a double major in Political and Social Science. From there, Matt went on to earn his law degree from Gonzaga University School of Law, and his Masters of Law Degree (LLM) from George Washington School of Law. He is an active member of the Washington and Oregon Bar Associations and is licensed to practice law in both states. Matt has worked as a Prosecutor for Spokane and Pierce Counties.\nMatt began his career working in the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives where he assisted in empowering private charities to obtain federal aid. He later worked in White House Communications where he served as an Associate Director of Presidential Speechwriting for the President of the United States. He is currently working as Chief Corporate Legal Counsel for his family's manufacturing business, Romac Industries, in Bothell. Romac employs over 550 people and makes water pipeline products that bring clean water to people all over the world. Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Law and order Solutions to homelessness Focusing on stopping drug abuse in our streets What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Enforcing the law: It is the duty of the Attorney General's office to enforce our laws and make sure the people of our state are treated fairly, given justice, and protected. As your Attorney General, I will put the rule of law first, follow up on those who are breaking the law, and make sure our citizens know someone is standing up for them. As our state's chief legal officer, our Attorney General should be taking the lead on this, not staying silent. I have a detailed crime plan which addresses this ongoing problem. We need real solutions! Cracking down on drub abuse: Drugs are so prolific and unprosecuted in our communities; they might as well be legal. Despite the raging harm they cause to families and lives, very few drug cases are properly handled by our courts. I will support efforts to seek out dealers and drug makers who are flooding our streets with narcotics and put them behind bars. Those who struggle with addiction should have access to rehabilitation and given the resources they need to break free from dependency. Provide Real Solutions to Homelessness: It is a great tragedy in Washington that so many human lives are affected by homelessness. This has an incredible impact on our communities, and we must find a way to bring hope, opportunity, and recovery to our neighbors. As your Attorney General, I will approach these issues with compassion and look for real solutions.\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]