Jul 30, 2022
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00:04 AZ Rep. Christopher Mathis for Arizona House LD18
00:08 Introduction to AZ Rep. Christopher Mathis for the Arizona
House in LD18
01:26 AZ Rep. Christopher Mathis Remarks
30:53 Q&A
Learn more about Chris’s candidacy: https://www.mathisforaz.com
Chris Mathis is a Democrat who teaches health care law at the U of
A and lives with his wife, Colleen, in Tucson. In December, Chris
was appointed to represent Legislative District 9 in the Arizona
House of Representatives. He sought the job because he is alarmed
by threats to reproductive rights, voting rights and the
accelerating impacts of climate change.
Chris practices elder law, helping older Tucsonans and their
families resolve issues related to long-term care, public benefits,
senior housing and estate planning. A Professor of Practice at the
University of Arizona’s James E. Rogers College of Law and Arizona
Education Association member, Chris teaches classes on Health Care
Law & Policy and Aging. He formerly served as Director of
Policy & Communications at the Healthcare Markets &
Regulation (HMR) Lab at Harvard Medical School and as Southern
Arizona Coordinator for the Flinn-Brown Fellows Civic Leadership
Program.
Chris practiced law in Illinois and worked in the Illinois General
Assembly, the U.S. House of Representatives, the British Parliament
and as a Health Care Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Chuck
Hagel prior to moving to Tucson in 2001. He earned a Master in
Public Administration from the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of
Government and a Master in Public Health from the Harvard School of
Public Health as well as law and undergraduate degrees from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Chris and Colleen live in the Catalina Foothills with their dog,
Marigold. From 2011 to 2021, Colleen served as the Chair of the
Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, where she took on
Governor Jan Brewer and the Republican legislature to give Arizona
competitive districts. Chris is running for one of two House seats
in the new Legislative District 18 to preserve reproductive rights,
protect voting rights, invest in public schools and fight climate
change.
Learn more about Chris’s candidacy: https://www.mathisforaz