Residence:
Village of Buffalo Grove

Education:
Roosevelt University
DePaul University College of Law

Elected Positions:

1999- present
State Representative for the 53rd Legislative District
Illinois General Assembly

1991-99
Village President
Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois

1988-91
Village Trustee
Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois

1983-88
Zoning Board of Appeals
Village of Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Legislative Positions Held:

Committees:
Local Government, Minority Spokesperson
Mass Transit, Minority Spokesperson
Sub Committee on Railroads
Judiciary I – Civil Law
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Health Care Availability & Access
House Special Committee on Adoption Reform
House Special Committee on Transit Management and Performance

Other Positions Held:

Northwest Municipal Conference:
President 1996-97
Executive Committee - 1995 to 1999
Co-Chair Legislative Committee - 1997-99
Chair- Northwest Council of Mayors (MPO) -1993-99
Chair-Transportation Committee 1994-96

Lake County Municipal League
Board Member 1996-99
Sgt-At-Arms 1997-99
Legislative Committee 1996-97

Illinois Municipal League
Legislative Committee - 1996-99

North Central Service (Metra) Mayoral Task Force
Chairman- 1997-99

Corridor Planning Council of Central Lake Co
Member-1995-99

National League of Cities, Transportation & Communications Committee
Member-1995 -99

Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS)
First Vice Chair-Executive Council of Mayors - 1996-99
Member, Work Program Committee - 1996-99
Chairman, CATS Planning Liaison Sub-Committee-1994-99
Member, ISTEA Reauthorization Committee - 1996-99
Chairman, Strategic Regional Arterial Sub-Committee- 1997-99

Positions Held with Intergovernmental Agencies:

Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Lake County Commissioner - 1997-99
Member-Planning Committee - 1997-99

Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County
Director 1991-99

Civil Affiliations:

Northwest Suburban JCC
President 1986-88; Director 1986-99

Buffalo Grove Park District Former Soccer Referee

Buffalo Grove Chamber of Commerce Member

Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce Member

Wheeling/Prospect Heights Member Chamber of Commerce

Cook County Circuit Court Arbitrator 1996 to Present

College of Lake County, Southeast Regional Planning Council - Member 1994 to Present

Representative Mathias is a practicing attorney for the past 32 years with offices in Arlington Heights. His wife, Rita, is a teacher in School District #96 and he has married sons, Elliot, graduate of Northwestern University and Scott, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. He and Rita have two grandchildren.