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Robert F. Matzie
State Representative, District 16, State House
Running in 2026: State House District 16 (May 19) “won the primary” · State House District 16 (November 3)
In the General Assembly
House District 16 D · 1,509 floor votes this session, 0% not voting
Bills and resolutions they introduced (prime sponsor): 36 (0 became law) — HB 1191, HB 1834, HB 1907, HB 2270, HB 2513, HB 2685, HB 463, HR 16, HR 187, HR 188, HR 293, HR 303 …
Statements of Financial Interests
| Statement | Filed | What it lists |
|---|
2025 statement
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2026-03-03 | 3 creditors, 1 income sources, 1 travel, lodging & hospitality |
2024 statement (amendment)
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-04-29 | 1 income sources |
2024 statement
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2025-04-24 | 3 creditors |
2023 statement (amendment)
Representative in the General Assembly, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2024-02-12 | Nothing listed |
2023 statement
State Representative, Pennsylvania House of Representatives | 2024-02-11 | 3 creditors, 1 income sources |
Findings
Context Gifts · the statement
Lists 1 source of transportation, lodging or hospitality, worth $1,809
Block 12 lists transportation, lodging or hospitality received in 2025: Arnold Ventures LLC associated w/Action Now Initiative LLC ($1,809). Pennsylvania has no gift limit; the Ethics Act requires listing them (65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6)–(7)).
What to check- Whether any giver is a registered lobbyist or lobbying principal
- Whether the same giver appears in other years
Travel, lodging & hospitality: Arnold Ventures LLC associated w/Action Now Initiative LLC $1,809
Rule: Gifts, travel and hospitality listed
“The name and address of the source and the amount of any gift or gifts valued in the aggregate at $250 or more and the circumstances of each gift.”65 Pa.C.S. § 1105(b)(6) ✓ quoted from the saved copy · how this rule works
Context Amendments · the statement
An amended statement for 2024
The filer marked this statement as an amendment (income). Amendments correct or add to a statement already filed.
What to check- What changed from the original statement
Rule: An amended statement
How this rule works
Context Amendments · the statement
An amended statement for 2023
The filer marked this statement as an amendment (blocks not named). Amendments correct or add to a statement already filed.
What to check- What changed from the original statement
Rule: An amended statement
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Reported by lobbying interests
What principals told the Department of State they gave Robert F. Matzie: $2,702 in 4 items from 1 principal (1 of them transportation, lodging or hospitality). A report names an official once a principal's gifts to them reach $250 in a year, or its hospitality passes $650 (65 Pa.C.S. § 13A05). Matched by name and office.
| Principal | What, when | Value |
|---|
Action Now Initiative, LLC
$2,702 in all | hospitality · transportation, lodging or hospitality · 2025-10-03 | $893 |
| Food and lodging at Public Safety Boot Camp in New Orleans, LA · gift · 2025-09-13 | $778 |
| Food and lodging at Public Safety Boot Camp in New Orleans, LA · gift · 2025-09-12 | $594 |
| Food and lodging at Public Safety Boot Camp in New Orleans, LA · gift · 2025-09-11 | $437 |
From principals' quarterly expense reports (palobbyingservices.pa.gov), searchable there by principal and quarter.
Campaign money: State House District 16
$229,552raised, 137 itemized contributions
$0from the candidate (incl. loans)
Where their outside money comes from
54%37%
IndividualsBusinessesTrade, professional and issue groupsLabor unionsTribal governmentsPolitical partiesOther candidates and officeholders
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How it was spent: $175,899
Largest payees: HDCC $80,000 Other (described) · Robert F. Matzie $29,952 Other (described) · Shadow Lakes $10,822 Other (described) · LV Print Center $8,382 Other (described) · Anypromo $7,557 Other (described) · Quip Nation $3,195 Other (described) · Friends of Dave Madden $2,500 Other (described) · IdeaStage $2,132 Other (described)
Expenditures on their reports filed in 2025–2026; a consultant's payments to others (ads, mail) show under the consultant.
| Top contributors | Type | Total |
|---|
Steamfitters Local Union 449 PAC Fund
Harmony | Political committee | $25,000 |
KEYSTONE SENIORS PAC
Dover | Political committee | $25,000 |
IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND
Washington | Political committee | $16,000 |
Local 66 PAC Club
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $10,000 |
CJ Betters
Owner · Bet Tech · Aliquippa | Person or other | $10,000 |
The DT PAC
Harrisburg | Political committee | $6,000 |
Plumbers Local Union No. 27 PAC
Coraopolis | Political committee | $5,000 |
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union No. 5 PAC
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $5,000 |
GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC
Philadelphia | Political committee | $5,000 |
Local Union 712 IBEW COPE
Beaver | Political committee | $5,000 |
Insulators International PAC
Lanham | Political committee | $5,000 |
LOCAL 0009 BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS PA PAC
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $5,000 |
Friends of Arvind Venkat
Wexford | Political committee | $5,000 |
PAA Pac
Harrisburg | Political committee | $5,000 |
Duquesne Light Co Political Action Committee
Pittsburgh | Political committee | $4,000 |
Filers: MATZIE, ROBERT PEOPLE FOR (2008095), MATZIE, ROBERT F. (2024C0485), MATZIE, ROBERT F (2026C0364). From the Department of State's campaign finance export; reports filed in 2025–2026.
Their donors also gave to
Their largest donors who also funded other 2026 state candidates.
| Donor | To them | Candidates funded | By party |
|---|
STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION 449 PAC FUND
Labor union · Harmony | $25,000 | 9 | |
KEYSTONE SENIORS PAC
Group or PAC · Dover | $25,000 | 52 | |
IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND
Labor union · Washington | $16,000 | 34 | |
Local 66 PAC Club
Labor union · Pittsburgh | $10,000 | 26 | |
C.J Betters
Owner, CJ Betters Enterprises · Aliquippa | $10,000 | 4 | |
THE DT PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $6,000 | 66 | |
Plumbers Local Union No. 27 PAC
Labor union · Coraopolis | $5,000 | 4 | |
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL UNION NO. 5 PAC
Labor union · Pittsburgh | $5,000 | 6 | |
GREATER PA CARPENTERS PEC
Labor union · Philadelphia | $5,000 | 59 | |
Local Union 712 IBEW COPE
Labor union · Beaver | $5,000 | 5 | |
Insulators International PAC
Group or PAC · Lanham | $5,000 | 29 | |
LOCAL 0009 BRICKLAYERS & ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS PA PAC
Labor union · Pittsburgh | $5,000 | 5 | |
FRIENDS OF ARVIND VENKAT
Candidate or officeholder committee · Wexford | $5,000 | 20 | |
PAA PAC
Group or PAC · Harrisburg | $5,000 | 79 | |
DUQUESNE LIGHT CO PAC
Group or PAC · Pittsburgh | $4,000 | 46 | |