Representative Matheson to speak at BYU Nov. 6 - BYU News Skip to main content
Intellect

Representative Matheson to speak at BYU Nov. 6

Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) from the U.S. House of Representatives will speak at Brigham Young University at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the Wilkinson Student Center Varsity Theater.

BYU faculty and students are invited to attend. Each session is an hour long and will include time for questions.

The visit is sponsored by the College Democrats, the Political Science Department and the College of Family, Home and Social Sciences. 

Darren Hawkins, chair of the BYU Political Science Department, said the address will be beneficial to faculty and students who want to learn about varying perspectives on important national issues directly from policymakers themselves.

“Too often political debate in the media degenerates into shouting matches,” Hawkins said. “Meetings like this one are perfect opportunities to engage in civil discourse and be reminded of the value of our political system.”

Matheson was sworn in for a seventh term as the representative for Utah’s Fourth Congressional District in January 2013. He serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which deals with energy policy, consumer protection, food and drug safety, health care, air quality, environmental health, telecommunications, and interstate and foreign commerce.

For more information, contact Darren Hawkins, (801) 422-5526, darren_hawkins@byu.edu.

Writer: Cecelia Fielding

mathesonbio09.jpg
Photo by Brian Wilcox/BYU Photo

Related Articles

data-content-type="article"

BYU’s 2025 awards season honors student standouts

May 15, 2025
Rise and shout! Across various disciplines, BYU students have been recognized for their world-class accomplishments.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Student inventors help BYU rank as a top U.S. university for newly-issued patents

May 12, 2025
Brigham Young University was just ranked as one of the Top 100 universities in the nation for most issued patents. But the new ranking from the National Academy of Inventors isn’t the story for BYU; it’s who holds the patents.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

BYU research: Your beliefs about money may reveal clues about your relationship

May 07, 2025
Everyone holds their own beliefs about money – what it’s for, how much we need and how to use it. But a new study from researchers at BYU says personal beliefs about money also shape the health of your relationship.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=