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Matheson has been in office since 1998. His track record is exceptionally moderate, no doubt further right than most progressives would like, but this IS UT and he is a huge improvement over people like Hatch, Bennett, Cannon, Bishop, etc. Mathesom has superior Harvard intelligence, humility and strong native family name (his Dad, George, was a beloved, gasp, two-term Democratic Utah governor (1976-1984), who declined to run for a third term he probably would have won easily).
Jim’s brother Scott was UT Attorney General and the Dean of the U. of UT Law School who was beaten in 2004 by the ka-zillionaire John Huntsman, Jr. for the UT governorship. [In all fairness, Huntsman has been much less partisan than his predecessors AND even taken progressive stances on some politically tough issues, such as the food sales tax.]
Back to Jim Matheson:
Committees: Financial Services, Science, Transportation & Infrastructure.
Education: MBA, University of California Los Angeles, 1987; BA, Government, Harvard University, 1982
Professional Experience: Advocate, Environmental Group;
Owner, Energy Consulting Firm.
Political Experience: Member, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present. Candidate, Utah Congressional House, District 2, 2002.
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Co-Chair, Blue Dog Budget Task Force; Co-Chair, Blue Dog Coalition Administration; Democratic Homeland Security Task Force; New Democrat Coalition.
