Matt Shea is married to Viktoriya and his family has lived in Eastern Washington for four generations.

His family homesteaded near Dayton and ran one of the first stagecoaches in the state of Washington and today Matt is a business owner himself.

Matt grew up in Spokane Valley attending both Pasadena and Ponderosa elementary schools.

He is a combat veteran and served 10 years honorably in the United States Army before graduating cum laude from Gonzaga University School of Law.