Candidate Profile: Matt Pfaltzgraf, District 70
- Matt Pfaltzgraf
Moving with his family as a small child, Matt Pfaltzgraf has called Ankeny home for nearly his entire life, having moved there in 1992. Matt graduated from Ankeny High School in 2003. In high school, he accepted a coveted internship at Governor Vilsack’s office. He is the only high school student to have been hired as an intern in the governor’s office.
Following his summer internship, Matt continued to help those in need. During his senior year, he tutored students at Parkview Middle School who were in the Learning Center program. The Learning Center helps students who struggle to keep up with their classmates. Matt was given help by the Learning Center instructors throughout middle school and high school and could relate with the challenges the children were facing since he had been in their place in the past. Matt was awarded the “Leader of Tomorrow” award from the Ankeny Chamber of Commerce for his volunteer efforts. (more…)