Salt Lake Tribune
Weekly Ad Specials
2nd District Bios
This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2004, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Jim Matheson

* Money raised: $1.7 million.

* Political experience: Two-term incumbent congressman. Worked on the 1976 and 1980 gubernatorial campaigns of his father, Scott Matheson Sr. Managed Wayne Owens' 1984 unsuccessful bid for governor.

* Education: Degree in government from Harvard. MBA from UCLA.

* Profession: Energy consultant and congressman.

* Personal: Wears cowboy boots with suits - just like his father. Married to Amy Herbener, a pediatrician. One son, William.

John Swallow

* Money raised: $1.2 million.

* Political experience: Six years in the Utah House.

* Education: Brigham Young University bachelor's degree in psychology; BYU Law School.

* Profession: President of On International, a solid-state lighting technology firm. Attorney.

* Personal: Married to Suzanne Ceader. Five children.

Article Tools

 
Affiliates and Partners