14 Facts About Tim Mathern

Tim Mathern unsuccessfully ran for Governor of North Dakota in 2008.

Tim Mathern attended public school in Edgeley before attending Cardinal Muench Seminary in Fargo.

Tim Mathern graduated from North Dakota State University and received his master's degree from the University of Nebraska.

At age 50, Tim Mathern earned a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard University in Cambridge MA.

In 1986 Tim Mathern was elected to the North Dakota Senate.

Tim Mathern has served on the Senate Appropriations, Education, Long Term Care, and Tribal and State Relations, Transportation, Political Subdivisions, Human Services, Health Care and Budget Section committees.

Tim Mathern is a member of the Council of State Governments and serves on the Health and Human Services Committee of the Midwestern Legislative Conference of the CSG.

Tim Mathern has served as Senate Assistant Majority leader and as Senate Minority Leader.

Tim Mathern was the Democratic-NPL candidate for governor in 2008 and state treasurer in 2016.

Tim Mathern has been an active member of many organizations including Fargo-Cass County Economic Development Corporation, Catholic Charities of North Dakota, Bush Foundation of ND, SD, and MN, Prairie Roots Food Cooperative, PrairieRoots Community Fund, and Indigenous Association Fargo, ND.

Tim Mathern is the legislative appointee to the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks ND.

Tim Mathern is a governors appointee of the state board for the National Corporation for Community Service.

For 30 years, Tim Mathern directed family life and child services programs including marriage preparation, family life education, adoption and foster care.

Tim Mathern received the 2000 Prairie Peacemaker Award from the North Dakota Peace Coalition and the 2014 Hero Housing Award from HUD.