Matt Muratore is a Republican candidate for State Senate in the Plymouth and Barnstable District.  He currently serves as State Representative for the First Plymouth District.

Matt was first elected State Representative in November 2014. Prior to his election to the House, he served on the Plymouth Select Board from 2010-2015 and as Chairman from 2012-2014. He also was a member of the Plymouth Advisory & Finance Committee and a Board Member and Chairman of the Plymouth Council on Aging.

In the House, Rep. Muratore serves on the Ways and Means, Healthcare Finance, Community Development and Small Businesses, and Municipalities & Regional Government Committees. He has also served on many other committees: as the ranking minority member of both the Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development Committee and the Municipalities & Regional Government Committee; assistant ranking member of Ways and Means; the Public Records Conference Committee; the Executive Office of Elder Affairs Citizen Advisory Committee; the WorkAbility Subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities; the Non-Emergency Human Service Transportation Task Force; the Ocean Advisory Commission; the Ocean Acidification Commission; the Northeast Fire Protection Commissions; and the Skilled Nursing Facility Task Force. He is currently a member of the Plymouth County Drug Abuse Task Force; the Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities; and the Behavioral Health Advisory Commission.

Rep. Muratore has often been recognized for his record of service. In 2017, he received the Legislator of the Year Award from the Arc of Greater Plymouth and the Champion of Tourism Award from the Massachusetts tourism community. In 2018, he was given To the Moon and Back’s Sam’s Award for his work with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. The next year, he received Legislator of the Year Award from MassAccess, and in 2023, he received South Shore Recycling Collaborative’s Environmental Hero Award.

Matt grew up on the South Shore and has been a Plymouth resident since 2001. He is a graduate of Northeastern University with a Business Management degree. He began his career as a licensed nursing home administrator in 1991, is still a member of the Massachusetts Senior Care Association, and a partner at EF Senior Care, a senior living consulting firm. He was the former co-owner of Crayon College, a day care center in Plymouth and Kingston.

Active with numerous local organizations, Rep. Muratore is a member of the Sunrise Rotary Club, Plymouth Youth Development Collaborative, Knights of Columbus, the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, the Plymouth Regional Economic Foundation, and the Plymouth Networking Group for Seniors. He is on the PACTV Board of Directors and a member of the BIDLH-Plymouth Advisory Board.

Rep. Muratore is the proud father of six daughters, grandfather to one granddaughter, and husband to Kristin, a local attorney.