Robert W. Mattson, Jr.

Robert W. Mattson, Jr.

24th Minnesota State Treasurer
In office January 2, 1983 – January 5, 1987
Preceded by	Jim Lord
Succeeded by	Michael McGrath
13th Minnesota State Auditor
In office January 6, 1975 – January 4, 1979
Preceded by	Rolland Hatfield
Succeeded by	Arne Carlson
Personal details
Born	(1948-05-31) May 31, 1948 Virginia, Minnesota
Political party	Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Spouse(s)	Marge
Profession	entrepreneur

Robert W. (Bob) Mattson, Jr. (born May 31, 1948) is an American lawyer who held elective political office in Minnesota, and is also involved in various business ventures in Florida, Colorado and Canada. He served one term as Minnesota State Auditor from 1975 to 1979, and was Minnesota State Treasurer from 1983 to 1987. He is a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party.^[1] His father was Minnesota Attorney General Robert W. Mattson, Sr.

Mattson was elected State Auditor at the age of 26, the second-youngest to attain statewide office in Minnesota; the distinction of being the youngest goes to Jim Lord, who was 25 when elected State Treasurer.

Mattson was born in Virginia, Minnesota. He is a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School in Bloomington, Minnesota, Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul. His business ventures include Michelbobs Championship Ribs restaurants in Naples, Florida and Cochrane Air Service in Cochrane, Ontario, Canada.

Mattson and his wife, Marge, are the parents of two daughters, Kimberly and Jennifer. Kimberly operates Kimberly Boutique stores in West Hartford and Guilford, Connecticut, and Jennifer is an attorney in Saint Paul.

References

↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthewson-maxson.html Political Graveyard

State Auditors of Minnesota

Dunbar McIlrath Whitcomb Braden Biermann Dunn Iverson Preus Chase King O'Brien Hatfield Mattson Carlson Dayton Dutcher Anderson Otto

Minnesota State Treasurers

Armstrong Scheffer Munch Seeger Dyke Pfaender Kittleson Bobleter Koerner Block Dinehart Pettijohn Smith Gooding Rines Stark Schmahl Halverson Schmahl Bjornson Hansen Bjornson Lord Mattson McGrath Johnson

(Office Abolished 2003)

Political offices
Preceded by Rolland Hatfield	Minnesota State Auditor 1975 – 1979	Succeeded by Arne Carlson
Preceded by Jim Lord	State Treasurer of Minnesota 1983 – 1987	Succeeded by Michael McGrath

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