Andy Matthews

is a dedicated, proven champion for individual liberty, prosperity and opportunity who has served as Nevada’s 23rd state Controller since Jan. 2, 2023. He was elected Controller in November 2022, earning the highest number of votes of any Nevada Republican on the ballot that year. He is running for re-election in 2026.

As Controller, Andy has led the successful effort to increase transparency and accountability in state government. He delivered on his core campaign promise when, in early 2024, he announced the launch of the Nevada Open Finance Portal, located at https://checkbook.nv.gov. The website provides Nevada taxpayers with unprecedented access to information on state spending, featuring detailed, up-to-date data on the state’s checkbook, budget, payroll and pension disbursements.

From 2020-2022, Andy represented Assembly District 37 in the Nevada Legislature, where he introduced several bills designed to improve government efficiency, accountability, and transparency. For his work during the 2021 Legislative Session, Andy was named the Policy Champion of the Year by the Nevada chapter of Americans for Prosperity, and he was the Nevada Assembly’s recipient of the Guardian of Small Business Award from the National Federation of Independent Business.

Prior to holding elected office, Andy served from 2011-2015 as President of the Nevada Policy Research Institute, a think tank that promotes liberty-oriented reforms and solutions to Nevada’s public-policy challenges. Among the organization’s priority areas during Andy’s tenure were the promotion of responsible tax and budgetary policies, choice-based education reforms, and enhanced citizen access to information on government spending.

In addition to serving the people of Nevada, Andy’s passions include travel, the acoustic guitar, exercise, movies, baseball, cigars, classic literature, and studying American and world history.

A native of Massachusetts and a graduate of Boston University, Andy has lived in Nevada since 2006. He and his wife, Valerie, split their time between Las Vegas and Carson City.