Jim Matherly is a former DJ and politician who served as the mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska from 2016 to 2022.

[4] In September 2018, then Mayor Matherly posted a meme on his Facebook page mocking Christine Blasey Ford.

The meme showed Ford with her hand raised and a caption which read "Believe in something, Even if you can't remember anything," referencing the Nike ad featuring Colin Kaepernick.

Matherly issued an apology, stating that his girlfriend had posted the meme when he showed her his new iPhone.

[6] Ordinance 6093 would have prohibited discrimination against people based on their gender or sexual orientation, in employment, housing and public spaces.