Matthew Hawkins Central Valley School Board

Personal: Age 37 … born and raised in Spokane Valley … owner of Hawkins and Associates, a commercial real estate brokerage and development company … partner in Omni Management, a holding company for the local Taco Time restaurants … PTO treasurer for McDonald Elementary, Boy Scout leader, board member for the Washington Association of Commercial Realtors … married, four children.

Education: Graduated from University High School … bachelor’s degree in business and finance from Brigham Young University.

Issues: Pulling back local control of district, superintendent search, bringing back community’s confidence in school district.

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