About Matt

     Matt has been a resident of the Hoosier State his whole life. Coming from a large catholic family of eleven children, Matt has been married to his wife, Lori, for 24 years.

Family Man

     Matt and his Wife Lori reside in Greene County. They have two children, August and Ross, aged 21 and 17 respectively. Matt is an active member of Right to Life. Matt's wife Lori volunteers at the Pregnancy Choices Center in Linton, Ind.

     In the church, Matt has served as the president, vice president, and a member of the finance committee at St. Peters Parish in Linton. Matt is an active member at St. Peters, and he also attends church services with his wife Lori at Linton First Christian Church. Matt also attended the Southwest Indiana Walk to Emmaus, #25.

Working Man

     Working in the coal mines for over 33 years, Matt understands hard work; not only what it means to him, but what it means to those he works with, and those in the community overall. Starting his coal mining career as a heavy equipment operator, Matt is an accomplished operator. At the age of 21, Matt began serving as a supervisor.

     For the last 18 years Matt has been an Operations Manager for Peabody Energy. During this time he as won several awards including:

• 3 State Reclamation Awards
• 3 National Reclamation Awards
• 3 Annual Presidents Awards for Safety, with zero reportable injuries.
• Numerous Holmes Safety Awards.
• He also serves as a member of the Indiana Coal Council.

Outdoorsman

     Matt is a hunter, and lives on a farm with roughly three hundred acres. Matt likes to hunt wild game as well as go fishing whenever the opportunity arises.

Matt with his family: (from left) August, Matt, Lori, Ross.