Mark Matthiesen

Mark Matthiesen is an American politician from the state of Missouri. A Republican, he was elected in November 2016 from the 70th district of the Missouri House of Representatives and served from January 2017 to January 2019. The district includes parts of Saint Charles and Saint Louis counties, spanning between Chesterfield and Florissant. In 2018, Matthiesen lost re-election to Democratic candidate Paula Brown by less than a one percent margin and only 111 votes, with nearly 200 votes going to a third-party candidate.[1] Matthiesen previously worked in the hospitality industry for 20 years.[2][3]

Mark Matthiesen
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 70th district
In office
January 2017 – January 2019
Preceded byBill Otto
Succeeded byPaula Brown
Personal details
BornFayetteville, Arkansas
Political partyRepublican
Children1
ResidenceMaryland Heights, Missouri
Alma materMissouri State University

Election results
Missouri House of Representatives — District 70 — parts of St. Charles and St. Louis Counties (2018)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Paula Brown 7,993 49.74% +2.65
Republican Mark Matthiesen 7,882 49.05% −3.86
Green Carol Hexem 195 1.21%
Missouri House of Representatives — District 70 — parts of St. Charles and St. Louis Counties (2016)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mark Matthiesen 9,491 52.91%
Democratic Byron DeLear 8,447 47.09%

References
  1. "State of Missouri - General Election, November 06, 2018". Missouri Secretary of State. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. "Representative Mark Matthiesen". Missouri House of Representatives. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  3. "Mark Matthiesen". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  4. "State of Missouri - General Election, November 08, 2016". Missouri Secretary of State. December 12, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2018.


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