Tim Mathern
1986 - Present
2026
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Tim Mathern (Democratic Party) is a member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 11. He assumed office in 1986. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Mathern (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 11. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Mathern has previously served as Senate minority leader and Assistant Senate majority leader.
Mathern ran for treasurer of North Dakota in the 2016 elections.[1] He was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Mathern earned his B.A. in sociology from North Dakota State University in 1971, his M.S.W. from the University of Nebraska in 1980, and his M.P.A. from Harvard University in 2000. His professional experience includes working as a child welfare caseworker, as the supervisor of social services with Catholic Family Service and as the director of public policy for Prairie Saint John's.[2]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Mathern was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Mathern was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Mathern was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Appropriations |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Mathern served on the following committees:
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| • Appropriations |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Mathern served on the following committees:
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| • Appropriations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mathern served on these committees:
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| • Human Services |
| • Transportation |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Mathern served on these committees:
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| • Appropriations |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 11
Incumbent Tim Mathern won election in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tim Mathern (D) | 93.5 | 3,627 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.5 | 252 | ||
| Total votes: 3,879 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 11
Incumbent Tim Mathern advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 11 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tim Mathern | 99.8 | 1,097 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,099 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 11
Incumbent Tim Mathern defeated Todd McMichael in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tim Mathern (D) | 62.0 | 4,130 | |
 | Todd McMichael (R) | 37.6 | 2,505 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 6,656 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 11
Incumbent Tim Mathern advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 11 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tim Mathern | 100.0 | 936 | |
| Total votes: 936 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 11
Todd McMichael advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 11 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd McMichael | 100.0 | 546 |
| Total votes: 546 | ||||
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2016
- Main article: North Dakota Treasurer election, 2016
Mathern ran for treasurer of North Dakota in 2016. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary contest and faced incumbent Kelly Schmidt (R) and Eric Olson (Lib.) in the November 8 general election.[1]
Incumbent Kelly Schmidt defeated Tim Mathern and Eric Olson in the North Dakota treasurer election.
| North Dakota Treasurer, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kelly Schmidt Incumbent |
62.95% | 204,733 | |
| Democratic | Tim Mathern | 29.27% | 95,191 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Olson | 7.63% | 24,829 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.15% | 491 | ||
| Total Votes | 325,244 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Tim Mathern ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for treasurer.
| Democratic primary for treasurer, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tim Mathern (unopposed) |
99.81% | 17,120 |
| Write-in votes | 0.19% | 33 |
| Total Votes (432 of 432 precincts reporting) | 17,153 | |
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||
2014
Elections for the North Dakota State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 7, 2014. Incumbent Tim Mathern was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[3][4][5]
2010
Mathern won re-election to the 11th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the primary and was unchallenged in the general election on November 2, 2010.[6][7]
| North Dakota Senate General Election, District 11 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Tim Mathern(D)
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3,449 | 95.38% | ||
| Write-in | 167 | 4.62% | ||
2008
- See also: Governor of North Dakota
On November 4, 2008, John Hoeven/Jack Dalrymple won re-election to the office of Governor/Lt. Governor of North Dakota. They defeated Tim Mathern/Merle Boucher and DuWayne Hendrickson/Dana Brandenburg in the general election.
| Governor/Lt. Governor of North Dakota, 2008 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Hoeven/Jack Dalrymple Incumbent |
74.4% | 235,009 | |
| Democratic | Tim Mathern/Merle Boucher | 23.5% | 74,279 | |
| independent | DuWayne Hendrickson/Dana Brandenburg | 2% | 6,404 | |
| Total Votes | 315,692 | |||
| Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State. | ||||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Mathern was re-elected to the 11th District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Daniel Narloch (R).[8]
| North Dakota Senate, District 11 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Tim Mathern (D)
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2,746 | |||
| Daniel Narloch (R) | 1,296 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2016
One of Mathern's top priorities if elected was to ultimately shut down the treasurer's office and divide the responsibilities up among other state agencies.[9]
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2023
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In 2023, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 29.
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 26.
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2018
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In 2018, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the 65th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 27.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the 64th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the 63rd North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 4.
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2012
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2011
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In 2011, the 62nd North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in regular session from January 4 through April 28. A special session was called by Governor Jack Dalrymple from November 7 through 12 to cover legislative redistricting and disaster relief.[10]
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NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review
The North Dakota Policy Council, a North Dakota-based nonprofit research organization which describes itself as "liberty-based", published the North Dakota Legislative Review, a comprehensive report on how state legislators voted during the 2011 legislative session. The scorecard seeks to show how North Dakota legislators voted on the principles the Council seeks to promote. The Council recorded and scored votes on both spending bills and policy bills, and awarded points accordingly. Policy issues voted upon included income tax cuts, pension reform, and government transparency. On spending legislation, the Council accorded a percentage score based on how much spending the legislator voted against. On policy legislation, scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the Council.[11] Mathern received a score of 24.24% on policy legislation and voted against 5.62% of state spending. On policy, Mathern was ranked 45th and on spending was ranked 14th, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.[12]
Personal
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Mathern and his wife, Lorene, have seven children.[2]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Officeholder North Dakota State Senate District 11 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed April 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Dakota Legislature, "Sen. Tim Mathern," accessed June 19, 2015
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 29, 2015
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2006 General election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ 740 AM Fargo-Moorhead, "Democrat running for North Dakota treasurer to close agency," accessed June 11, 2016
- ↑ The Bismarck Tribune, "N.D. House leader: Special session starts Nov. 7," accessed September 15, 2011
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "The North Dakota Legislative Review - 2011," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "2011 North Dakota Legislative Review Rankings," accessed January 26, 2014
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North Dakota State Senate District 11 1986-Present |
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