| 词条 | Nathan Mathis |
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| name = Nathan Mathis | image = | alt = | state_house = Alabama | district = 73rd, later 87th | term_start = January 1983 | term_end = January 1995 | predecessor = Gene Daniels | successor = Riley Seibenhener | prior_term = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|04|18}} | birth_place = Midland City, Alabama | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | nationality = | party = Democratic (before 2010; 2013–present) | otherparty = Republican (2010–2013) | spouse = | children = | residence = Wicksburg, Alabama |occupation=Farmer}} Nathan Mathis (born April 18, 1943) is an American politician. He served twelve years in the Alabama House of Representatives, and has made several unsuccessful runs for office since. Mathis garnered national attention in 2017 when he criticized Senate candidate Roy Moore for his past comments on homosexuality and spoke in support of his daughter, who had committed suicide after being outed as a lesbian. BiographyMathis was born in Midland City, Alabama and graduated from Slocomb High School. He 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. Mathis attempted a comeback to the House in 1998; this effort proved unsuccessful. In 2002, he ran for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries but lost the Democratic primary. In June 2005, Mathis declared his intent to run for Governor of Alabama in 2006 as an independent. If elected, Mathis said he would build 15 casinos in Alabama in order to help fund the state.[1][2] He ultimately entered the Democratic primary, but lost to Lucy Baxley. In 2010, Mathis switched parties and became a Republican. He ran that same year for Alabama Senate but lost the Republican primary. In 2012, he ran as a Republican for Houston County Commission. In 2014, 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.[3] In 2016, Mathis was the Democratic nominee for Alabama's 2nd congressional district against incumbent Republican Martha Roby.[4][5] He lost the election by 8 percentage points.[6] Personal lifeMathis and his wife, Sue, had 2 children; both of whom are deceased.[7] His son, Joey, died of a prescription painkiller overdose in 2004;[1] his daughter, Patti Sue, committed suicide in 1995. Mathis resides in Wicksburg, Alabama, where he operates a peanut farm. Mathis attracted considerable attention in 2017, during the special election campaign for the U.S. Senate. He protested the candidacy of Roy Moore and particularly homophobic remarks made by Moore.[8][9] His daughter was a lesbian, and had come out to a friend who later informed Mathis. Mathis did not take the news well, and his daughter committed suicide years later. He expressed regret, saying in a 2012 letter, "sometime after Patti died, I attended church and a visiting preacher was preaching. About 10 minutes into the sermon, he bashed gays the rest of the way. As soon as the invitation song was given, I went out the door with one of the worst headaches I had ever had. I was ashamed of myself for sitting there and not defending Patti. I have not been much since."[10] Electoral history
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/jun/22/mathis-to-run-for-governor-on-gambling-platform/|title=Mathis to run for governor on gambling platform|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=June 22, 2005|accessdate=May 4, 2018}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mathis, Nathan}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wsfa.com/story/3503898/nathan-mathis-to-run-for-governor|title=Nathan Mathis To Run For Governor|publisher=WSFA|accessdate=May 4, 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/democrats-say-no-to-mathis-candidacy/article_a02c2d3a-9f3d-11e3-abcd-0017a43b2370.html|title=Democrats say no to Mathis candidacy|author=Griffin, Lance|newspaper=Dothan Eagle|date=February 26, 2014|accessdate=May 4, 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/10/27/mathis-challenges-roby-congressional-district-2-preview/92529788/|title=Mathis challenges Roby: Congressional District 2 preview|author=Yawn, Andrew J.|newspaper=Montgomery Advertiser|date=October 27, 2016|accessdate=May 4, 2018}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wsfa.com/story/33628623/roby-mathis-face-off-for-alabamas-2nd-congressional-district-seat|title=Roby, Mathis face off for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District seat|publisher=WSFA|date=November 3, 2016|accessdate=May 4, 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/index.ssf/2016/11/martha_roby_who_condemned_trum.html|title=Martha Roby, who condemned Trump, ekes out re-election win to Congress|author=Gattis, Paul|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=November 8, 2016|accessdate=May 4, 2018}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/15972/nathan-mathis|title=Nathan Mathis' Biography|publisher=Project VoteSmart|accessdate=May 4, 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/local/nathan-mathis-says-now-what-he-wished-he-said-a/article_eef3dc1a-df9e-11e7-a31e-d3d3bad77921.html|title=Nathan Mathis says now what he wished he said a long time ago|author=Cook, Jim|newspaper=Dothan Eagle|date=December 12, 2017|accessdate=May 5, 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/12/11/how-is-my-daughter-a-pervert-alabama-dads-plain-spoken-rebuke-of-roy-moore-strikes-a-nerve/|title='How is my daughter a pervert?': Alabama dad's plain-spoken rebuke of Roy Moore strikes a nerve|author=Rosenberg, Eli|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 11, 2017|accessdate=May 5, 2018}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dothaneagle.com/news/letters_to_editor/letter-soul-baring-thoughts-on-gay-bashing/article_a1a6b423-82df-5bff-92fd-46e1e1a12ece.html|title=Letter: Soul-baring thoughts on gay-bashing|author=Mathis, Nathan|newspaper=Dothan Eagle|date=August 22, 2012|accessdate=May 5, 2018}} 12 : 1943 births|Living people|Alabama Democrats|Alabama Republicans|Candidates in the 2016 United States elections|County commissioners in Alabama|Members of the Alabama House of Representatives|People from Dale County, Alabama|People from Geneva County, Alabama|People from Houston County, Alabama|20th-century American politicians|21st-century American politicians |
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