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 five grandchildren.
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