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Mat Pitsch's Biography

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Full Name:

Mathew 'Mat' W. Pitsch

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Seanna; 4 Children

Birth Place:

Buffalo, WY

Home City:

Fort Smith, AR

Religion:

Lutheran

MS, Electrical Engineering Management, University of Missouri at Rolla, 1985-1986

BS, Electrical Engineering Management, University of Missouri at Rolla, 1983-1985

AA, Engineering, Hutchinson Community College, 1983

Former Majority Leader, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Senator, Arkansas State Senate, District 8, 2019-2023

Majority Whip, Arkansas State Senate, 2021-2023

Candidate, Arkansas State Treasurer, 2022

Assistant President Pro Tempore, Arkansas State Senate, District 3, 2019-2021

Representative, Arkansas State House of Representatives, District 76, 2014-2019

Candidate, Arkansas State Senate, District 8, 2018

Candidate, Arkansas House of Representatives, District 76, 2012

Vice Chair, Advanced Communications and Information Technology Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2021-present

Member, Efficiency Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2021-present

Chair, Insurance and Commerce Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2021-present

Member, Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2021-present

Vice Chair, Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee, Arkansas State Senate, 2021-present

Former Member, Advanced Communication and Information Technology Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Former Member, Agriculture, Forestry, And Economic Development Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Arkansas Legislative Council, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Arkansas State Game and Fish Commission Oversight, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Boys State Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Children and Youth Committee, Arkansas State Senate

Former Member, Energy Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Chairman, Joint Subcommittee on Educational Institutions, Arkansas State Senate

Former Member, Public Transportation Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Small Business And Economic Development Committee, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Claims Review (Arkansas Legislative Council), Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Lottery Oversight, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Personnel (Arkansas Legislative Council), Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Public Transportation and Rail, Arkansas State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Review, Arkansas House of Representatives

Executive Director, Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority of Western Arkansas, 2009-present

Adjunct Faculty Member, John Brown University, present

Electrical Engineer

Chief Executive Officer/President, McCourt Manufacturing

Employee, Whirlpool Corporation

Dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, 2000-2005

Chair, Arkansas-Oklahoma Regional Education and Promotion Association, Incorporated Board, 2015-present

High School Sports Official

Member, Arkansas Oklahoma Fair and Rodeo Board

Chairman, Bethel Lutheran Church in Fort Smith

Member, Fort Smith Adult Education Advisory Board

Member, Fort Smith Juniors Volleyball

Participant, Leadership Arkansas

Participant, Leadership Fort Smith

Member, Leadership Fort Smith Advisory Board

Member, Manufacturing Executive Association

Member, Partners in Education

Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Member, United Way Board

Vice President of Economic Development, Greater Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2006-2007

Awards:

-Inclusion into the University of Missouri at Rolla Athletic Hall of Fame and the University of Missouri at Rolla College of Engineering Management's prestigious Engineering Academy
-Named one of the "40 under 40 Alumni"

Favorite Book:

The Bible

Favorite Movie:

Reagan the Movie

Favorite Musician:

Ben Rodgers

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