Jim Matheson

Jim Matheson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 4th district
In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Mia Love
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 2nd district
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Merrill Cook
Succeeded by	Chris Stewart
Personal details
Born	James David Matheson (1960-03-21) March 21, 1960 (age 56) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Amy Matheson
Children	2
Alma mater	Harvard University University of California, Los Angeles
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

James David "Jim" Matheson (born March 21, 1960) is an American politician who served as a United States Representative from Utah from 2001 to 2015. He represented Utah's 2nd district from 2001 to 2013 and its 4th district from 2013 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the distinction of being the only Democratic congressman from Utah and represented a more Republican-leaning district than any other Democratic member of Congress.

On December 17, 2013, Matheson announced he would not seek reelection in the 2014 elections. There was speculation that Matheson, a moderate Democrat, might run in 2016 for Governor of Utah or for the Utah U.S. Senate seat coming open then, but this did not happen. In 2015, he joined the law firm of Squire Patton Boggs as a lobbyist. On June 13, 2016 he was named the CEO of National Rural Electric Cooperation Association, a trade organization for rural electric cooperatives.

Matheson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and obtained an A.B. from Harvard College and his M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. His father, Scott M. Matheson, served as governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985, and his brother, Scott Matheson, Jr., was the 2004 Democratic nominee for Governor. Matheson is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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