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Jim Mathias

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Personal Details

James N. Mathias Jr. (b. September 2, 1951) is a Democratic member of the Maryland State Senate, representing District 38. He was first elected to the chamber in 2010. Mathias is running for re-election in the primary on June 26, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.

He previously served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2006 to 2011 and as Mayor of Ocean City from 1996 to 2006.

Mathias' professional experience includes owning a small business.

Education

  • BA, Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1974.

Professional Experience

  • BA, Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1974.
  • Owner, Small Business

Political Experience

  • BA, Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1974.
  • Owner, Small Business
  • Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 38, 2010-2019
  • Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 38, 2018
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 38B, 2006-2011
  • Appointed, Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, June 2006
  • Mayor, Ocean City, 1996-2006
  • Member, City Council, Ocean City, 1990-1996
  • Board of Zoning Appeals, Ocean City, 1987-1990

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2007-2011, 2015-present

Member, Workgroup on Rural Health Care Delivery, 2016-present

Member, Rural Maryland Council, 2015-present

Member, Executive Board, Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2012-present

Member, Governor's Commission on Small Business, 2011-present

Member, Lower Eastern Shore Children's Center Advisory Board, 2008-present

Former Member, Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Ending Homelessness Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Executive Nominations Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Program Open Space/Agricultural Land Preservation, Maryland State Senate

Member, Property and Casualty Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2015-2017

Member, Health Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, Maryland State Senate, 2012-2015

Member, Special Joint Commission on Public Safety and Security in State and Local Correctional Facilities, 2013

Member, Alcoholic Beverages Workgroup of the Economic Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2011

Member, Banking, Economic Development, Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2007-2011

Member, Economic Matters Committee, 2007-2011

Member, Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee, 2009-2011

Chair, Worcester County Delegation, 2007-2011

Member, Coastal Bays Aquaculture Development Work Group, 2008

Member, Task Force on the Availability and Affordability of Property Insurance in Coastal Areas, 2007-2008

Member, Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bay, 2002-2006

Member, Task Force on Traffic Capacity Across the Chesapeake Bay, 2004-2006

Member, Ways and Means Committee, Maryland State House of Delegates, 2006

Member, Governor's Task Force on Eastern Shore Economic Development, 1999-2001

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1974.
  • Owner, Small Business
  • Senator, Maryland State Senate, District 38, 2010-2019
  • Candidate, Maryland State Senate, District 38, 2018
  • Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, District 38B, 2006-2011
  • Appointed, Delegate, Maryland State House of Delegates, June 2006
  • Mayor, Ocean City, 1996-2006
  • Member, City Council, Ocean City, 1990-1996
  • Board of Zoning Appeals, Ocean City, 1987-1990
  • Member, Engine 703, Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company
  • Member, Knights of Columbus, present
  • Former Chair, Ocean City Humane Society Commission
  • Member, Saint Mary's Star of the Sea Parish, present
  • Former Chair, Worcester County Ambulance Service Committee
  • President, Lower Eastern Shore Mayors Association, 2004
  • State Chair, Walk America, March of Dimes, 2004
  • Member, Maryland Commission for Celebration, 2000, 1997-2001