Matthew Rinker is from a working-class family. He moved to Atlanta in 2004.

Matthew is a real estate and property management professional. He previously worked at Taco John's as a cook and cashier.

Matthew Rinker (Georgia) - Ballotpedia

Matthew is a real estate and property management professional. 

Matthew previously ran for Atlanta City Council At-large Post 1 in 2025 but did not win. He is currently running for Georgia State Representative, District 62.

Matthew previously ran for Atlanta City Council At-large Post 1 in 2025 but did not win.

Supports living-wage jobs, small business investment, workforce training, and economic policies for historically under-invested neighborhoods.

Supports living-wage jobs, small business investment, workforce training, and economic policies for "historically under-invested neighborhoods."

Opposes tax breaks for data centers and their construction in urban areas.

Supports investing in stormwater relief, green infrastructure, and ensuring safe sidewalks and broadband access in every neighborhood.

Supports ensuring all neighborhoods have safe sidewalks, basic infrastructure, and broadband access.

- Supports living-wage jobs, small business investment, workforce training, and economic policies for "historically under-invested neighborhoods."
- Opposes tax breaks for data centers and their construction in urban areas.
- Supports ensuring all neighborhoods have safe sidewalks, basic infrastructure, and broadband access.

Economy

Advocates for stormwater relief, investment in green infrastructure, and ensuring safe sidewalks and broadband access in all neighborhoods.

Advocates for stormwater relief and investment in green infrastructure.

- Advocates for stormwater relief and investment in green infrastructure.

Energy & the Environment

As of March 11, 2026, Matthew Steven Rinker’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Supports strengthening early voting access and ensuring voters are notified before being removed from voter rolls.

- Supports strengthening early voting access and ensuring voters are notified before being removed from voter rolls.

Voting & Elections

Public Safety

Supports higher teacher pay, better school facilities, smaller class sizes, and expanded trade and technical education programs to provide pathways for students and adults to good careers.

Supports higher teacher pay, better school facilities, and smaller class sizes.

Supports expanded trade programs, technical education programs, and re-education opportunities.

- Supports higher teacher pay, better school facilities, and smaller class sizes.
- Supports expanded trade programs, technical education programs, and re-education opportunities.

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Matthew Steven Rinker

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