Biography
State Representative Matt Huffman is currently serving his second term in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represents the 4th House District, which includes all of Allen County.
Huffman works as an attorney with the law firm of Huffman, Kelley, Becker & Brock, and he previously served as a Council 4th Ward representative and president of Lima City Council. He has been honored as a Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated Lawyer and received the Ohio State Medical Association Voice of Medicine Award and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Ohio Section Award of Appreciation.
Representative Huffman received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and his law degree from the University of Cincinnati. He is a member of the Allen County and Ohio State Bar Associations, the Knights of Columbus, Heartbeat of Lima, the Lima Chamber of Commerce and B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge 54.
Representative Huffman resides in Lima with his wife Sheryl and their children Clare, Matthew, Ellen and Sam.
Education
B.A., University of Notre Dame; J.D., University of Cincinnati
Honors/Awards
Ohio State Medical Association "The Voice of Medicine Award"; The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Award of Appreciation for Health Care Access
Responsibilities
A State Representative is an elected official whose job is to serve as a direct link between those Ohioans he or she was elected to represent and state government. In order to best fulfill this role, a representative responds to constituent concerns and works to provide solutions through legislative action. In order to best serve their constituents, a state representative attends meetings of their local civic, social and business groups in addition to responding to mail, email and telephone correspondence from constituents in their district.
