Matthew D. Parker is the President and Founder of Front Porch Strategies, an international voter contact and constituent communications firm based out of Columbus, Ohio.

In 2010 Parker was named a “Rising Star” by Campaigns & Elections magazine. This distinction is awarded to political operatives under the age of 35 who have already made a significant mark in political consulting, campaigning or advocacy. The 2010 award winners included 15 Democrats, 15 Republicans and 11 nonpartisan or international leaders chosen from a pool of hundreds of nominees. Former winners of this award include Laura Ingraham, Rahm Emanuel, Alex Castellanos, James Carville, and George Stephanopoulos.

Front Porch Strategies, formerly known as Matthew D. Parker & Associates, was formed in late 2006. Prior to forming the organization, Parker worked as a senior account executive at BrabenderCox, an award winning political, media, and marketing firm. Prior to his work at BrabenderCox, Parker served as a top congressional aide, campaign manager, and a White House intern in the Office of Political Affairs, where he served under the leadership of former RNC Chairman and then White House Political Director Ken Mehlman.

In 2004, Parker was elected Chairman of the Belmont County, Ohio Republican Party. At 22 years of age, he was the youngest GOP county chairman in Ohio. Parker significantly increased the fundraising operations of the party, served as a liaison to the Bush-Cheney ‘04 campaign, and advised the Chris Berhalter for Prosecutor campaign. Chris Berhalter became the first Republican elected as Prosecutor in Belmont County in 78 years.

In 2007, Parker served as the campaign manager for Congressman Bob Latta in a special election to replace the deceased Congressman Paul Gillmor. Congressman Latta won a hotly contested primary election where he was outspent by nearly $500,000 in special interest money. Latta went on to win a landslide general election victory-capturing all 16 counties in Ohio’s sprawling 5th Congressional District. The Latta campaign was the first congressional campaign to utilize Victory VoIP technology.

Matthew Parker is a native of West Virginia and holds a degree in Economics with a minor in Political Science from Marietta College and he is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Theological Studies from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.  In 2011, Parker was honored by the Marietta College Alumni Association as the Outstanding Young Alumnus.

Matthew and his wife Marina, reside in Newark, OH with their dog Brutus and they are currently in the process of adopting a child (or children) from Ethiopia. They are members of Christ Redeemer Church where Matthew serves as an elder.  Matthew’s hobbies include golf, camping, and cheering on his favorite team, the West Virginia Mountaineers.