Matt Fridy

Republican Party

Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Prior offices:

Alabama House of Representatives District 73

Years in office: 2014 - 2020

Compensation

Base salary

$192,036

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of Montevallo

Law

Samford University

Personal

Religion

Christian: Presbyterian

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Matt Fridy (Republican Party) is a judge of theAlabama Court of Civil Appeals. He assumed office on January 18, 2021. His current term ends on January 18, 2027.

Fridy (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of theAlabama Court of Civil Appeals. He won in the general election onNovember 3, 2020.

Fridy is a formerRepublican member of theAlabama House of Representatives, representingDistrict 73 from 2014 to 2020. He left office on December 31, 2020, after being elected judge of theAlabama Court of Civil Appeals.^[1]

Biography

Fridy received his undergraduate degree from the University of Montevallo and his J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. His professional experience includes working for the law firm Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff, and Brandt. He has served on the board of directors for the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party and as a member of the Alabama Republican Executive Committee.^[2]

Elections

2020

See also: Alabama intermediate appellate court elections, 2020

General election

General election for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

Matt Fridy won election in the general election for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Fridy (R)	97.7	1,539,415
		Other/Write-in votes	2.3	35,890

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,575,305
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals

Matt Fridy defeatedPhillip Bahakel in the Republican primary for Alabama Court of Civil Appeals on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Fridy	66.0	353,024
	Submit photo	Phillip Bahakel	34.0	181,717

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 534,741
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2018

See also:Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Alabama House of Representatives District 73

IncumbentMatt Fridy defeatedJack Jacobs in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 73 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Fridy (R)	69.1	12,913
		Jack Jacobs (D)	30.9	5,772
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	10

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,695 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 73

Jack Jacobs advanced from the Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 73 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jack Jacobs

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 73

IncumbentMatt Fridy defeatedStephen Bryant in the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 73 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Fridy	85.3	4,902
	Submit photo	Stephen Bryant	14.7	846

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 5,748
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2014

See also:Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theAlabama House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014; a runoff election took place where necessary on July 15, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 7, 2014.Matt Fridy defeatedJody Trautwein in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^[3][4][5][6]

Alabama House of Representatives, District 73 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Matt Fridy	69.2%	3,836
Jody Trautwein	30.8%	1,709
Total Votes		5,545

Campaign themes

2020

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2014

Fridy's website highlighted the following campaign themes:^[7]

• "I believe the people of our district are entitled to an elected leader who will tell them the truth, even if it’s not always in the leader’s best interest, and even if it’s not what the people always want to hear. As your representative, I will tell you the truth… about how I voted and why I voted that way, about how I intend to approach issues, about what you can expect from me. And I always will honor my word to you."
• "I believe the people of our district are entitled to smaller, more efficient government. If you elect me, I will work to eliminate unnecessary regulations that burden our businesses and keep us from reaching our full potential."
• "I believe in promoting a culture of life that respects all persons, from the moment of conception until the moment of natural death."
• "I believe in keeping our tax burden low."
• "I believe in maintaining our right to keep and bear arms, and, if elected, I will fight back against any attempt by the federal government to curtail that right."
• "I believe that our district does not receive its fair share of funding for roads. If you elect me, I will work with Governor Bentley and the Department of Transportation to ensure that our district receives all of the transportation funding to which it is entitled."
• "I believe that no one group or political party has all of the right answers for every issue. If elected, I will listen to all ideas and all points of view, and I will make up my mind and cast my vote based on what’s best for the people I represent, the people of District 73."
• "I believe that education is key to a number of issues: economic development, well-paying jobs, and an informed and responsible citizenry. If elected, I will not accept the status quo in education but, instead, will look for new ideas and new solutions that will make Alabama first in the nation when it comes to education innovation and the delivery of a high-quality education to our children."

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State legislative tenure

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2020

In 2020, theAlabama State Legislature was in session from February 4 to May 18.

• Club for Growth Foundation

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

2016 resolution to clarify impeachment process

Fridy introduced a resolution on April 20, 2016 to clarify the procedures to impeach a governor in the state ofAlabama. Under his original resolution, 10 lawmakers would need to sign articles of impeachment against a sitting governor (11 have signed such articles against Bentley). At that point, the majority and minority leaders in theAlabama House of Representatives would set up a 15 member committee proportioned according to the race, gender, and party make-up of the legislature. The committee would then decide whether to impeach the governor and send the matter to theAlabama Senate for consideration.^[8]

An amended version of Fridy's rule change passed the Alabama House on April 26, 2016, by a vote of 79-14. However, the number of lawmakers who must sign articles of impeachment required to trigger the impeachment process was raised from 10 to 21.^[9]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Fridy was assigned to the following committees:

• Health Committee
• Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Committee,Chair
• House Judiciary Committee
• Shelby County Legislation Committee
• Reapportionment Committee (Decommissioned)

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Fridy served on the following committees:

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