Matheson is the name of a U.S. political family in

Utah, United States Utah ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its so ...

Members

* Scott Milne Matheson, Sr. (1897–1958), U.S. Attorney of

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

. Father of Scott M. Matheson.Index to Politicians: Masterson to Matheus
The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 19 October 2011. * Scott M. Matheson (January 8, 1929 – October 7, 1990),

Governor of Utah A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

from 1977 to 1985.

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

. Chair of the Democratic National Policy Commission. Son of Scott M. Matheson, Sr. Cousin to

Marion G. Romney Marion George Romney (September 19, 1897 – May 20, 1988) was an apostle and a member of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Early life Romney was born in Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico ...

. His grandmother Maria Luella Redd sister Teressa Artemisa Redd was a mother of Marion G. Romney. *

Scott Matheson, Jr. Scott Milne Matheson Jr. (born Scott Milne Matheson III; July 15, 1953) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He has served on that court since 2010. A native of Salt Lake City, Matheson gra ...

(born 1953), U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah from 1993 to 1997. He was the Democratic candidate for governor of Utah in 2004. Son of Governor Scott M. Matheson and the elder brother of Congressman Jim Matheson. Cousin of Marion G. Romney. Appointed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals by Obama. *

Jim Matheson James David Matheson (born March 21, 1960) is an American politician who served as a United States Representative from Utah from 2001 to 2015. He represented Utah's 2nd district from 2001 to 2013 and its from 2013 to 2015 as a member of the Dem ...

(born March 21, 1960), Member of the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

, representing

Utah's 2nd congressional district Utah's 2nd congressional district currently serves Salt Lake City and the largely rural western and southern portions of Utah, including Saint George and Tooele. The current U.S. House Representative is Republican Chris Stewart. A map of curr ...

from 2001 to 2013, and

Utah's 4th congressional district Utah's 4th congressional district is a congressional district created by the state legislature as a result of reapportionment by Congress after the 2010 Census showed population increases in the state relative to other states. Prior to 2010 rea ...

from 2013 to 2015. Democrat. Son of Governor Scott M. Matheson. Cousin of Marion G. Romney.

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{{reflist Political families of the United States Families from Utah