Christopher H. Mathis is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the

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district. He previously represented the 9th district, and assumed office on December 7, 2021, succeeding

Randy Friese Randall Scott Friese (born ) is an American surgeon and politician from the state of Arizona. A member of the Democratic Party, Friese served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2015 through 2021, when he resigned to focus on his medica ...

Education

Mathis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the

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, a Juris Doctor from the

University of Illinois College of Law The University of Illinois College of Law (Illinois Law or UIUC Law) is the law school of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a public university in Champaign, Illinois. It was established in 1897 and offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S ...

, a Master of Public Administration from the

Harvard Kennedy School The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy, public ...

, and a Master of Public Health from the

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Career

Prior to joining the legislature, Mathis has worked as an elder law and estate planning attorney and a professor at the

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. He also worked as a health care legislative assistant to U.S. Senator

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References

External links

Official page
at the Arizona State Legislature
Biography
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