| Representative Mathis represents House District 144, which includes portions of Bibb,
Bleckley, Houston, Jones, Laurens, Twiggs and Wilkinson counties.
Danny is a life-long resident of the city of Cochran, Georgia located in Bleckley County. He
was raised a Christian-Methodist and graduated from Cochran High School. He went on to
attend both Middle Georgia College and the Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service.
He is the owner and operator of Mathis Funeral Home Inc. in Cochran, Georgia. Prior to this,
he served as Bleckley Co-Coroner for 18 years.
Danny was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2018 and was sworn-in on
January 14, 2019.
He has been married to his wife, Ellen Purser Mathis, for 42 years. They have three children
together- their daughter, Dana Mathis Perkins, and their two sons, Cal Mathis and Bo
Mathis.
Danny and Ellen are grandparents to five grandchildren- Emma Kate, ASA, Sawyer, Quinn
and Hayes. |