Matt Cartwright's Biography
Office: U.S. House (PA) - District 8, Democratic
Contact Information
Post Office Box 414
Scranton, PA 18501
Phone: 570-687-5393
Phone: 570-871-4330
Office
20 North Pennsylvania Avenue
Suite 201
Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
226 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503
1034 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Matthew 'Matt' Alton Cartwright
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Marion; 2 Children: Jack, Matthew
Birth Date:
05/01/1961
Birth Place:
Erie, PA
Home City:
Moosic, PA
Religion:
Roman Catholic
JD, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, 1986
BA, History, Hamilton College, 1979-1983
Attended, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1981-1982
Graduated, Upper Canada College, 1979
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 8, 2019-present
Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 8, 2018, 2020
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Pennsylvania, District 17, 2012-2018
Member, Appropriations
Member, Natural Resources
Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
Member, Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States
Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present
Former Member, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Oversight and Reform Committee, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on the Interior, United States House of Representatives
Co-Author, Litigating Business and Commercial Tort Cases, 2011-present
Partner, Munley, Munley and Cartwright, Professional Corporation, 1988-2012
On-Air Legal Analyst, WBRE-TV, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, 2005-2011
Associate Attorney, Litigation Department, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker and Rhoads, Limited Liability Partnership, 1986-1989
Member, International Society of Barristers, 2008-present
Member, Phi Beta Kappa, 1983-present
Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America
Volunteer, Hope Center Legal Clinic
Volunteer, Victims' Compensation Fund
Member, Board of Governors, American Association for Justice, 2009-2011
District Governor, Rotary International District 7410, 2001-2002
Elected Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1992
Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1984-1986
Awards:
Magna Cum Laude Graduate, Hamilton College;
2011 Silver Beaver Award, Northeastern Pennsylvania Council of the Boy Scouts of America