Matt Shea is an American conservative lawyer, pastor, and politician. As a Republican, he represented the 4th legislative district (Spokane) in the Washington House of Representatives serving four terms from 2009 to 2021. Matt received a J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law in 2006 and has a solo practice specializing in nonprofit, civil rights and personal injury law. He served in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Bosnia, Iraq, and Kuwait, rising to the rank of Captain. Matt received the Bronze Star for service during Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as the Meritorious Service medal in serving as a Commander in Operation Iraqi Freedom. In May 2021, Matt started his own congregation called On Fire Ministries & Kingdom Christian Academy. Matt is outspoken on his religious and political beliefs.

In addition to Matt, we have Mary Salamon who will be speaking about LifeWise. Mary will provide an update on how they partner with parents to help public school students grow in character with Bible education during school hours.