Meet Matt
I'm Matthew Duvall, a deeply cynical and, paradoxically, naively optimistic Gen X'er. I live in Annville, Pennsylvania, with my wife Natalie and our five(!) children. I'm a senior lecturer in the Learning Sciences & Technologies program in the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education.
(Disclaimer here: all views expressed are my own and not endorsed by UPenn - or any other entity.)

Duvall for PA

Duvall was born in Greensburg, Pa., and graduated from Emmanuel Christian Academy in Ohio. Duvall earned a Ph.D. from Drexel University in Education Leadership and Learning Technology.

Dem Matt Duvall on long-shot state House bid: ‘I want to give people a choice’

Matthew Duvall was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He earned a doctorate in education leadership and learning technology from Drexel University. He lives in Annville, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Natalie, and their five children.

Dem. Matt Duvall on long shot House bid: 'I want to give people a ...

I'm Matthew Duvall, a deeply cynical and, paradoxically, naively optimistic Gen X'er. I live in Annville, Pennsylvania, with my wife Natalie and our five(!) children. I'm a senior lecturer in the Learning Sciences & Technologies program in the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education.
(Disclaimer here: all views expressed are my own and not endorsed by UPenn - or any other entity.)

A one-time high school teacher, Duvall now works for Vista Autism Services in Hershey.

Matthew Duvall currently works as a senior lecturer in the Learning Sciences & Technologies program at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education. He previously worked as a high school teacher.

Republican state Rep. Russ Diamond is set to face Democratic challenger Matthew Duvall for Pennsylvania's 102nd district in the Nov. 3rd general election.
Duvall, district leader for Lebanon County District 8 (Annville-Cleona), since 2018 and an unsuccessful candidate for Annville Township Commissioner in 2017, seeks to seize control of the seat from Diamond, who before he obtained his current office in 2014 ran several times as an independent or Libertarian Party candidate.

PA 102nd District: Russ Diamond faces Matt Duvall

Matt previously ran for Annville Township Commissioner in 2017 but did not win.

PA 102nd district: Russ Diamond faces Matt Duvall

2026 Pennsylvania General Election 

As of October 16, 2026, Matthew Duvall’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

What do you see as the most pressing issues facing residents of your district, and how would you address them?
One issue is affordable and accessible health care. We should work to counteract the devastating changes to Medicaid and veteran's health care from our federal politicians by implementing options at the state level, including streamlined processes for our most vulnerable populations.

Another issue is access to well-paying, family-sustaining jobs. Legislators could help by strengthening unions, providing universal childcare, and mandating leave and scheduling policies that help workers have more control over their lives.

Pennsylvania State Representative District 102 — VOTE411 Voter Guide

Duvall: "Yes, if done with care based on an examination of what has (and hasn't) worked for other states like Colorado. Legalizing marijuana for recreational use would help the economy and free up our police and justice system to do more important work."

Duvall: "So far, 13 states have taken steps to protect their citizens if the ACA is overturned by the US Supreme Court. However, states are limited in some ways, both monetarily and due to regulations such as Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). We should do whatever we can, however, to at least preserve key preexisting conditions protections, including nondiscrimination, essential health benefits, and preventive care."

Duvall: "Epidemiologists and medical experts, as well as case studies from other countries, have shown that there are key common elements that reduce the spread of coronavirus. Individually, we need to wear a mask, wash our hands, and watch our distance. The government needs to partner with healthcare organizations and other businesses to facilitate rapid-result testing, contact-tracing, and effective quarantine measures. We should also be focusing on getting PPE to healthcare workers and others on the front lines in order to keep them as protected as possible."

Calls for state options and streamlined processes to counter federal changes to Medicaid and veterans' health care.

Supports legalizing recreational marijuana with safeguards informed by other states' experience.

Supports preserving protections for people with preexisting conditions, including nondiscrimination, essential health benefits, and preventive care.

Calls for rapid-result COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, quarantine measures, and personal protective equipment for frontline workers.

- Calls for state options and streamlined processes to counter federal changes to Medicaid and veterans' health care.
- Supports legalizing recreational marijuana with safeguards informed by other states' experience.
- Supports preserving protections for people with preexisting conditions, including nondiscrimination, essential health benefits, and preventive care.
- Calls for rapid-result COVID-19 testing, contact tracing, quarantine measures, and personal protective equipment for frontline workers.

Healthcare

Education

Should the state legislature enact laws concerning the impacts on water, energy, or land use from the development and operation of data centers? Would state regulation of data center development and operation interfere with the authority of municipalities to establish ordinances under the MPC (Municipal Planning Code)?
Yes to the first question, maybe to the second one (I'm not a lawyer and it seems like a lawyer-type question). Data centers, as part of the explosion of generative artificial intelligence companies, should be a serious consideration for government at every level. The state government should work with municipalities to ensure that local control isn't lost, but also to support a holistic framework that protects our environment and resources in the face of this technological challenge that is new to our time.

Duvall: "Pennsylvania and Lebanon County have some of the best farmland in the world. Preserving as much of that farmland as possible should be a chief consideration. At the same time, it is imperative that we act to preserve our planet for future generations. Clean water, including the storm water management project, is important for our community. Climate change as a result of human activities is one of the major issues we need to address. Joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is a first step Pennsylvania could take to do our part. New and future energy projects should focus on sustainable and renewable energy projects and provide jobs/training to Pennsylvania's workers."

Supports state data-center laws that protect environmental resources while preserving local control through work with municipalities.

Supports joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and prioritizing sustainable, renewable energy projects that provide jobs and training for workers.

- Supports state data-center laws that protect environmental resources while preserving local control through work with municipalities.
- Supports joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and prioritizing sustainable, renewable energy projects that provide jobs and training for workers.

Energy & the Environment

Duvall: "There are many issues in this area that need thoughtful consideration, debate, and change. One example is drug policy: we should be focusing on treatment and health-based solutions rather than immediately going to criminal punishment. Incarcerations for drugs across the US, and in Pennsylvania, continue to rise, while drug use rates are relatively constant. We should focus our efforts and resources on prevention rather than punishment. We're also the only state in the country that doesn't provide any funding to public defenders' offices, leaving people who are unable to afford an attorney at an automatic disadvantage. Finally, we need to look at communities with problematic police relations and focus on funding mental health services, informal educational opportunities, and other community supports so that police in those areas can focus on the job they signed up to do: addressing actual crimes that occur."

Pennsylvania House District 102 (General Election) - MultiState

Calls for funding mental-health services, educational opportunities, and community supports in communities with problematic police relations.

Advocates for treatment, health-based solutions, and prevention rather than criminal punishment for drug use.

- Calls for funding mental-health services, educational opportunities, and community supports in communities with problematic police relations.
- Advocates for treatment, health-based solutions, and prevention rather than criminal punishment for drug use.

Public Safety

Voting & Elections

Matthew Duvall

My Priorities

* Empower workers by strengthening unions, establishing guidelines for part-time workers' scheduling, and making family leave the rule rather than the exception

* Improve health care by separating health insurance from employment and addressing the changes to Medical Assistance that negatively impact Pennsylvanians

* Protect voters' rights by ensuring that mail in voting remains in effect and advocating to make it easier - not harder - for eligible voters to participate in our already safe and secure election process

* Support education by enacting universal preschool, tuition free community college for Pennsylvania residents, and low-cost worker training programs

Advocates for stronger unions, universal child care, and leave and scheduling policies that give workers more control over their lives.

- Advocates for stronger unions, universal child care, and leave and scheduling policies that give workers more control over their lives.

Advocates for separating health insurance from employment and addressing Medical Assistance changes that harm Pennsylvanians.

Supports universal preschool, tuition-free community college for Pennsylvania residents, and low-cost worker-training programs.

- Supports universal preschool, tuition-free community college for Pennsylvania residents, and low-cost worker-training programs.

Supports keeping mail-in voting and making it easier for eligible voters to participate in elections.

- Supports keeping mail-in voting and making it easier for eligible voters to participate in elections.

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Russ Diamond

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