Sidney Mathias
Sidney Mathias is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 53 from 1999 to 2013.
Mathias Attorney. Prior to his election to the House he served as President of the Village of Buffalo Grove from 1991-1999, and as Trustee from 1998-1999.
Mathias is a member of the Southeast Regional Planning Council - College of Lake County, Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce, Buffalo Grove Chamber of Commerce Member, and the Wheeling/Prospect Heights Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mathias served on the following committees:
- Cities & Villages, Ranking Minority Member
- Mass Transit, Ranking Minority Member
- Legislative Audit Commission
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Mathias served on the following committees:
- Appropriations-General Service
- Cities & Villages (Ranking Minority Member)
- Judiciary I - Civil Law
- Mass Transit (Ranking Minority Member)
- Railroad Industry
- Tollway Oversight (Ranking Minority Member)
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Sidney Mathias endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[2]
Elections
2012
Mathias ran for re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 59. Mathias was unopposed in the March 20 Republican primary and was defeated by Carol Sente (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Carol Sente Incumbent |
56.2% | 22,060 | |
| Republican | Sidney Mathias | 43.8% | 17,171 | |
| Total Votes | 39,231 | |||
2010
Mathias won re-election to the 53rd District seat against Democrat Linda Birnbaum.[6] He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on February 2nd. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Sidney Mathias (R)
|
21,759 | 64.60% | ||
| Linda Birnbaum (D) | 11,926 | 35.40% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Sidney Mathias won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 53 receiving 24,132 votes, ahead of Democrat Carol Javens (20,587 votes), and Rob Sherman (Green) who received 1,264 votes.[7]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Sidney Mathias (R)
|
24,132 | |||
| Carol Javens (D) | 20,587 | |||
| Rob Sherman (G) | 1,264 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Republican Sidney Mathias won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 53 receiving 18,751 votes ahead of Democrat Michael MacDonald who received 12,412 votes.[8]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Sidney Mathias (R)
|
18,751 | |||
| Michael MacDonald (D) | 12,412 | |||
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Personal
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Mathias has a wife, Rita, and two children.[9]
Scorecards
Illinois Opportunity Project
The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[10][11]
2012
Mathias received a score of 62.50 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of C- according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 34th highest among all 120 members of the Illinois House of Representatives included in the Vote Card.[11]
Recent news
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External links
- Campaign Website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter account (inactive)
- Campaign LinkedIn page
- Facebook group in support
- Project Vote Smart profile
- Illinois General Assembly - Representative Sidney H. Mathias (R) 53rd District
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998
- Sidney Mathias Campaign site
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Mathias
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Additional Illinois Endorsements," March 15, 2012
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "2010 Election Results," November 2, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2008," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2006," November 4, 2006
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Sidney Mathias," accessed October 21, 2012
- ↑ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Illinois House of Representatives District 53 1999 – 2013 |
Succeeded by David Harris (R) |
