15 Facts About Nathan Mathis

Nathan Mathis was born on April 18,1943 and is an American farmer and politician.

Nathan Mathis served twelve years in the Alabama House of Representatives, and has made several unsuccessful runs for office since.

Nathan Mathis was born in Midland City, Alabama and graduated from Slocomb High School.

Nathan Mathis served as chair of the Houston County Commission from 1974 until 1978, and in 1982 ran for the Alabama House of Representatives as a Democrat, serving until his defeat in 1994.

Nathan Mathis attempted a comeback to the House in 1998; this effort proved unsuccessful.

In June 2005, Nathan Mathis declared his intent to run for Governor of Alabama in 2006 as an independent.

Nathan Mathis ultimately entered the Democratic primary, but lost to Lucy Baxley.

Nathan Mathis ran that same year for Alabama Senate but lost the Republican primary.

In 2014, Nathan Mathis reverted to the Democratic Party and announced his intent to run for the Alabama Senate, but his candidacy was blocked by the Alabama Democratic Party due to his support of Republican candidates within the four years prior to the election.

In 2016, Nathan Mathis was the Democratic nominee for Alabama's 2nd congressional district against incumbent Republican Martha Roby.

Nathan Mathis ran as a Democrat for Alabama's 2nd congressional district in 2020.

Nathan Mathis attracted considerable attention in 2017, during the special election campaign for the US Senate.

Nathan Mathis protested the candidacy of Roy Moore and particularly homophobic remarks made by Moore.

Nathan Mathis's daughter was a lesbian, and had come out to a friend who later informed Mathis.

Nathan Mathis did not take the news well, and his daughter committed suicide years later.