Chris Mathias
Bio | Mathis earned a PhD in Law and Public Policy from Northeastern Unversity. He is the president and co-founder of Brumback Associates, LLC. |
Status and Position | Current State House of Representatives of Idaho |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Idaho |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Mathias has raised $51,101 for his 2020 campaign. His most significant contribution comes from candidate contributions, at $7,516. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=49427365 |
Voting Rights | Mathias supports increased accessibility and participation in regards to voting, including automatic voter registration and mail-in voting. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/elections/candidate-surveys-idaho-legislative-district-19/article_bba3afed-9276-59a7-8ba0-b26c6870847b.html |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Mathias is an advocate for expanding Medicaid. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/elections/candidate-surveys-idaho-legislative-district-19/article_bba3afed-9276-59a7-8ba0-b26c6870847b.html |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Taxes | Nuance | Mathias's stance on taxes is nuanced. Mathias would like to repeal the grocery tax (using the internet sales tax to balance the loss) and relieve property tax burdens from homeowners, while providing local option sales tax authority. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/elections/candidate-surveys-idaho-legislative-district-19/article_bba3afed-9276-59a7-8ba0-b26c6870847b.html |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Mathias would like to repeal the grocery tax (using the internet sales tax to balance the loss) and relieve property tax burdens from homeowners, while providing local option sales tax authority. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/elections/candidate-surveys-idaho-legislative-district-19/article_bba3afed-9276-59a7-8ba0-b26c6870847b.html |
| Abortion | For | Mathias is for abortions. Mathias voted against HB 366, which would make abortions illegal after the heartbeat is detectable. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0366/ |
| Gun Control | For | Mathias is for gun control. Mathias voted against HB 122, which would allow school employees to carry concealed arms in schools. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/guns-in-schools-bill-passes-house-on-52-18-vote/article_d0aaeb6f-0871-5c9b-9fe1-946d78beb36a.html |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Mathias voted against HB 122, which would allow school employees to carry concealed arms in schools. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/guns-in-schools-bill-passes-house-on-52-18-vote/article_d0aaeb6f-0871-5c9b-9fe1-946d78beb36a.html |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Mathias supports Planned Parenthood. He voted against HB 220, which prohibits public funding for abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0220/ |
| Welfare | For | Mathias is for welfare programs. Mathias considers social programs, such as Women, Infants and Children (WIC), to be a lifeline for many in need, and he is therefore supportive of them. Source: https://mathiasforidaho.com/about |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | For | Mathias voted in favor of HB 353 and 388, both of which would provide funding to charter schools. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/townnews/politics/house-reconvenes-passes-higher-ed-budget-on-49-20-vote-after-much-debate/article_e4927708-f15d-579c-8bc9-dd1e58c091ee.html https://lcvalley.dailyfly.com/Home/ArtMID/1352/ArticleID/59303/House-passes-higher-ed-teacher-salaries-budgets https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0353/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0388/ |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Mathias has shown his support for some level of legalizing marijuana by voting against an amendment that would have required a 2/3 majority approval vote in order to legalize marijuana, claiming that this would be "taking the people's rights away." Source: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/freeaccess/idaho-lawmakers-want-to-make-legalizing-drugs-more-difficult/article_4a66af87-4421-5572-8b6d-7cec5cc4c184.html https://mathiasforidaho.com/legislation/hjr4 |