Matt recently took over as publisher of The Daily Kingfish, Louisiana's leading progressive political blog. A native of Jena, LA, he is a progressive leader and licensed attorney with professional experience handling policy and outreach for elected leaders at the federal and local levels.

An active social entrepreneur, Matt founded and continues to lead the Louisiana chapter of New Leaders Council (www.newleaderscouncil.org), a progressive leadership & political training nonprofit. He also founded the Louisiana Progress Initiative (www.LaProgress.org), the ongoing mission of which is to advance ideas and engage the public to move Louisiana forward through building and sustaining relationships within the progressive community. He is also an active Fellow with the Truman National Security Project. A former Louisiana National Guardsman, Matt earned a B.A. from Northwestern State University and a J.D. from the George Washington University Law School.