John G. Mathis is an American politician and a Republican member of the

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representing District 55 since January 1, 2005.

Early life and career

Mathis earned his

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from

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and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from

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. Mathis lives in

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with his wife, Wendy, and he works as a veterinarian at Ashley Valley Veterinary Clinic. Mathis worked with Utah State University to establish Utah's first four year veterinary program, breaking ground in an official ceremony May 31, 2024.

Political career

*2012 Mathis was challenged but selected by the Republican convention, and unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 12,252 votes. *2004 When District 55 Republican Representative Jack Seitz retired and left the seat open, Mathis was selected by the Republican convention from two candidates for the four-way November 2, 2004 General election, which he won with 9,560 votes (80.6%) against

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candidate John Weisheit (who had run for the seat in 2002),

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candidate Dale Flake, and

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candidate Ronald Regehr. *2006 Mathis was unopposed for the 2006 Republican Primary and won the November 7, 2006 General election against returning 2004 Constitution candidate Dale Flake. *2008 Mathis unopposed for the June 24, 2008 Republican Primary and won the four-way November 4, 2008 General election with 9,622 votes (74.7%) against Democratic nominee Wayne Hoskisson, Constitution candidate Daniel Ray, and returning 2004 Green candidate Ronald Regehr. *2010 Mathis was unopposed for the June 22, 2010 Republican Primary, and won the three-way November 2, 2010 General election with 7,632 votes (76.5%) against Democratic nominee Mike Binyon and Constitution candidate George Hill. During the 2013 and 2014 legislative sessions, Representative Mathis served on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Government Operations Committee, the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee, and the House Rules Committee. During the interim, Mathis served on the Government Operations Interim Committee as well as the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee. Representative Mathis is also a member of the Rural Development Legislative Liaison Committee.

2014 Sponsored Legislation

Mathis also floor sponsore
SB0073S03 Agricultural Environmental Amendments
an

References

External links

Official page
at the

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