Matthew Hess

Matthew Hess
Communications Director Libertarian Party of Colorado
2014—2014
Predecessor:	N/A
Successor:	Nathan Grabau
Personal Details
Education:	University of Southern Indiana
Occupation:	Systems Administrator, Engineer
Residence:	Lakewood, Colorado
Party:	Libertarian
Media
Website:	http://www.matthewhess.org/
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Matthew Hess is an engineer and systems administrator from Lakewood, Colorado. He was the Communications Director of the Libertarian Party of Colorado in 2014.

Biography

Matthew Hess is a Libertarian figure in Colorado occasionally running for office and always putting the rights of the individual first. He is a former Gubernatorial candidate in 2014, former Communications Director for the LPCO, and former volunteer with another legislative rating organization. His professional career spans over 22 years involved in technology, scaling systems, and high-performance computing. In 2014, Hess was the Libertarian Party of Colorado's candidate for governor.

Campaigns

2014 Colorado Gubernatorial Campaign

Results

2014 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

Party	Candidate/Running Mate	Percent	Votes
Democratic	John Hickenlooper/Joseph Garcia	49.3%	1,066,433
Republican	Bob Beauprez/Jill Repella	45.95%	938,195
Libertarian	Matthew Hess/Brandon Young	1.94%	39,590
Green	Harry Hempy	1.34%	27,391
Independent	Mike Dunafon/Robin Roberts	1.18%	24,042
Independent	Paul Fiorino/Charles Whitley	0.29%	5,923