Robert W. Mattson Jr. | |
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| 24th Minnesota State Treasurer | |
| In office January 2, 1983 –January 5, 1987 | |
| Governor | Rudy Perpich |
| Preceded by | Jim Lord |
| Succeeded by | Michael A. McGrath |
| 13th Minnesota State Auditor | |
| In office January 6,1975 –January 4,1979 | |
| Governor | Wendell Anderson Rudy Perpich |
| Preceded by | Rolland Hatfield |
| Succeeded by | Arne Carlson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 31,1948 Virginia,Minnesota,U.S. |
| Party | Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
| Spouse | Marge |
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] [2] His father was Minnesota Attorney General Robert W. Mattson Sr.
Mattson was elected State Auditor at the age of 26,the second-youngest person to attain statewide office in Minnesota (the youngest is Jim Lord,who was 25 when elected State Treasurer).
Mattson was born in Virginia,Minnesota. He is a graduate of Bloomington 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. [3]
Mattson and his wife,Marge,are the parents of two daughters,Kimberly and Jennifer. Jennifer is an attorney in Saint Paul,and Kimberly operates Kimberly Boutique stores in West Hartford and Guilford,Connecticut.[ citation needed ]
