Evans, Matt

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
City Council
District:
2
Political Affiliation:
nonpartisan
Age:
38
Occupation:
Sr Platform Engineer
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science — Arizona State University, Associates of Arts — Paradise Valley Community College
Family:
Married, 3 children
Religion:
Lutheran Christian
Statement:

I’m running for Phoenix City Council because I love this city and I believe everyday Phoenix residents deserve a real voice at City Hall.

I was born and raised in Phoenix, and I love this city so much that I even named my son Phoenix. This is home for me, and I want my children and future generations to have the same opportunity to build a life here that I’ve had.

I’m running for the everyday, regular citizen—the working parent, the homeowner, the renter, the small-business owner, and the person who feels like their voice doesn’t matter to City Hall. I’m tired of watching politicians make promises during elections and then forget about the people who put them in office. I’m tired of corruption, waste, and a government that too often puts politics and special interests ahead of the people it is supposed to serve.

I’m not running to become a career politician. I’m running to be the voice of District 2 residents and to hold City Hall accountable. Phoenix needs leaders who will actually listen, keep their promises, and put residents first.

I’m running because I believe we can take our city back and make Phoenix a safer, more affordable, and better place to live for everyone.

Survey

Response Legend

  • SSupports
  • OOpposes
  • *Comment
  • −Declined to respond
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation
Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Providing benefits and services such as free housing to undocumented migrants at taxpayer expense. O
2. Allowing all parents to use tax credits and taxpayer funded empowerment scholarship accounts to enable their children to attend any private school, homeschool, or online academy of their choice. S
3. Interpreting the 2nd Amendment as protecting an individual’s right to keep and bear arms. S
4. Using taxpayer funds to support any organization that performs, promotes, or provides referrals for abortion. O
5. Restricting access to multi-stall public restrooms, changing rooms, and showers in municipal buildings (such as city hall and recreation centers) based on biological sex at birth. S
6. Providing tax breaks to certain industries over others. O
7. Adding "sexual orientation," "gender identity," or "gender expression" to the protected classes of race, religion, age, sex, and ancestry in nondiscrimination ordinances. O
8. Allowing parents to seek professional counseling for their minor child with same-sex attraction or gender identity issues. S
9. Enhancing penalties for leading and participation in organized retail theft rings. S
10. Permitting individuals and businesses to not provide services or promote ideas that violate their moral or religious beliefs. S
11. Fully fund police department personnel and vice operations to strictly enforce laws against human trafficking, illicit businesses, and public drug use. S