Jim Matheson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jim Matheson

United States Congressman from Utah

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1960

Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Profession: politician, entrepreneur, lobbyist, business consultant

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

James David 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 Cooperative Association, a trade organization for rural electric cooperatives, and on July 19, he succeeded fellow former Representative Jo Ann Emerson.