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Matthew James (Matt) Salmon (b. January 21 , 1958 ) is a former Republican Congressional Representative from Arizona . In 2002 he lost to Janet Napolitano in a highly competitive Arizona governor's race. BIOGRAPHY Salmon was born in Salt Lake City , Utah , and graduated from Mesa High School in Mesa, Arizona in 1976 . He later went on to attend Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona in 1981. In 1986 he graduated with a masters in public administration from Brigham Young University , later becoming a telecommunications executive and community affairs manager. Based on his telecommunications and community affairs experience, Salmon decided in 1991 to run for elected office. He served as a member of the Arizona state senate from 1991–95. From 1993–95 he was the assistant majority leader. In 1994 he was elected as a Republican to the 104th and to the two succeeding Congresses ( January 3 , 1995 – January 3 , 2001 ). During his first Congressional election campaign, Term Limit s were a high-profile issue. Salmon was one of many candidates nationwide who pledged to serve only three terms in Congress. He honored his campaign pledge and did not stand for reelection to the 107th Congress in 2000. Salmon was instrumental obtaining the , 2000 ''BBC News World Service'' He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Arizona in 2002 and as of 2006 is a lobbyist and chairman of the Arizona Republican Party . QUOTES
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