In addition, Barron has consulted on dozens of state legislative races in MA, NJ and RI and has managed ballot initiatives on national health insurance in Massachusetts and protected cost-of-living adjustments for retirees in San Francisco. 

Matt Barron also has a successful track record in PAC fundraising on U.S. House and Senate campaigns. In 1988, he won a Golden Donkey Award for raising more than $437,000 in PAC funds for a congressional election. It was the largest amount raised for any open seat race that election cycle.

 A former staffer for U.S. Rep. John W. Olver, three Massachusetts state legislators and the Bay State’s Commissioner of Food & Agriculture, Barron has comprehensive experience in rural policy matters. In 2007, he co-founded RuralVotes, a national non-profit issue advocacy organization. He served as a charter member of the Obama Agriculture & Rural Policy Committee during 2007-2008 presidential campaign. Barron served as well on the board of the Massachusetts Specialty Foods Association, the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s Campaign Services Committee and was the Policy Committee chair of the Massachusetts Forest Alliance. He recently served as chair of the Board of Public Overseers for the Extension Service at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

 As a serious follower of hockey, football, and baseball Matt is a die-hard fan of the Boston Bruins, New England Patriots and the San Francisco Giants.