mˈæθjuːz, hˌuː bˈiːt dʒˈeɪmz ˈʌsɹi, ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ skˈuːl ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɚ spˈɛnt ɐ fˈɔːɹtʃʊn tə ɡɛt ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ænd ðˈɛn ɹˈæn ˌʌp ɪnˈoːɹməs lˈiːɡəl bˈɪlz ɪn ɐ kˈoːɹt bˈæɾəl ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐ ɹᵻkˈaʊnt.
Matthews, who beat James Usry, a former school administrator spent a fortune to get elected and then ran up enormous legal bills in a court battle over a recount.