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Tim Mathern

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Tim Mathern
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North Dakota State Senate District 11
Incumbent
In office
1986-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position 27
PartyDemocratic
Compensation
Base salary$152/day
Per diemUp to $1,351/month for lodging
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 2, 2010
First elected1986
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sNorth Dakota State University, 1971
Master'sUniversity of Nebraska Lincoln, 1980
Personal
BirthdayApril 19, 1950
Place of birthEdgeley, ND
ProfessionDirector, Public Policy, Prairie Saint John's Hospital
ReligionCatholic
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Tim Mathern (b. April 19, 1950) is a Democratic member of the North Dakota State Senate. Mathern was first elected to the North Dakota State Senate in 1986. During his time in the Senate, he has served as Senate Minority Leader and Assistant Senate Majority Leader. He was a candidate for North Dakota State Governor in 2008. He currently represents the 11th district.

Mathern was a child welfare caseworker at Catholic Family Service from 1973 to 1978. He worked as a Supervisor of Social Services at the same agency from 1978 to 1994. He then worked as Catholic Family Service(Catholic Charities)Family Life Director, Development Director, and Executive Director until 1999. He has been an Administrator for Nativity Church from 2000 to 2006. Since 2006 he has been Director of Public Policy and Nonprofit Development for Prairie Saint John's hospital in Fargo ND.

Mathern has held national positions in the National Association of Family Life Ministry, Council of State Governments and has been a Bush Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government. In 2009 he received the Grassroots Advocacy Award from the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems.

Mathern earned his BA in Sociology from North Dakota State University in 1971. He received his Master's in Social Work, MSW,from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, in 1980. He then earned his Master's in Public Administration, MPA, from Harvard University in Cambridge MA in 2000.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Mathern served on the following committees:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
Appropriations

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mathern served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Mathern served on these committees:

Elections

2010

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Mathern won re-election to the 11th District Seat in 2010.[1] He was unopposed in the primary[2] and was unchallenged in the general election on November 2, 2010.[3]

North Dakota Senate General Election, District 11 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark.jpg Tim Mathern(D) 3,449 95.38%
Write-in 167 4.62%

2006

On November 7, 2006, Mathern was re-elected to the 11th District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Daniel Narloch (R). [4] Mathern raised $6,568 for his campaign, while Narloch raised $1,000. [5]

North Dakota Senate, District 11 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Tim Mathern (D) 2,746
Daniel Narloch (R) 1,296

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Mathern received $6,051 in campaign donations. The top contributors are listed below.[6]

2006

In 2006, Mathern collected $6,568 in donations.[7]

These were the largest contributors.

Donor Amount
JNORTH DAKOTA SENATE DEMOCRATIC-NPL CAUCUS $1,000
NORTH DAKOTA CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION $650
MATHERN, VICTOR & TERRY $543

Personal

Mathern and his wife Lorene have four adult children. Lorene is employed with the public school system. Reba is married to Scott and they have two children. Tonya is married to Joe and they have two children. Josh is married to Hope. Zach attends NDSU.

Mathern serves on a number of boards and commissions including the Bush Foundation and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

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