By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 1:21 PM
THIS JUST IN... Labels: Appointments, Election_Board
Attorney Kimberley J. Mathis has been sworn in as the next Chair of the St. Louis City Board of Election Commissioners. Governor Matt Blunt announced today that he had selected Mathis to replace Ed Martin, who he recently tasked to serve as his Chief of Staff.
"I have tremendous confidence in the selection of Kim Mathis. She will contribute a fresh perspective to our election process," stated Martin. "Kim brings an exceptional legal, professional and personal background to this job and will continue to lead the Board’s ongoing efforts to maintain the confidence of our voters in this process."
Mathis, 34, is an attorney with the downtown law firm of Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP. Mathis holds a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Louis University, and a Juris Doctorate from Washington University. She is married to James Mathis, an attorney for Anheuser Busch. They reside with their three children in the St. Louis Hills area.
"I am honored to serve at the pleasure of Governor Matt Blunt," said Mathis. "His administration is one that takes action with results, and I hope to lead the Election Board in much the same way he has lead our great state."
Mathis also praised out-going Chairman Ed Martin for his dedication and devotion to changing the way the citizens of St. Louis perceive the election process. "Martin has put us back on the map," said Mathis. "He deserves a lot of credit and praise. Ed has put into place a team which has helped rejuvenate and restore confidence in our city’s voting process."
Mathis was sworn in at 11:30 a.m. today at the Federal Courts Building by Judge Ray Gruender. There will be a formal swearing in sometime after the November election.
6 Comments:
Did you touch that picture up?
It looks like a year book photo from the 70s.
Yikes.
8/30/2006 5:20 PM
No touching up by me. I got the photo from her law firm's website here.
8/30/2006 7:53 PM
Hopefully, the new Chair can take recent advancements in technology and poll access and apply them to the staff and website, as I noted in detail on my blog.
8/31/2006 9:14 PM
Isn't this the same website that, in early August, Antonio described as "flippin' sweet?" Did it change or not live up to expectations?
TimR
9/02/2006 9:59 PM
I think Travis is talking about their old website: http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/electionbd/
And I was talking about their new website (www.stlelections.com).
9/02/2006 11:06 PM
That... makes sense.
TimR
9/03/2006 7:31 AM
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