He was elected deputy on June 16, 2002, for the 12th legislature (2002-2007), in the 2nd district of Aube. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement group. He was re-elected deputy in 2007 and again in 2012.
On November 27, 2012, he joined the Rassemblement-UMP group chaired by François Fillon.[2]
In March 2015, he was elected departmental councilor for the Canton of Les Riceys alongside Christine Patrois.[3] Their alternates are Jean-Michel Hupfer and Myriam Luttun.[4] He resigned shortly thereafter from the departmental council and was replaced by his alternate, Jean-Michel Hupfer.[5]
He supports François Fillon in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.[6]
In the 2020 municipal elections, the list he headed came in second and last with 248 votes, or 45.17%. Laurent Noirot, a former member of his team, came out on top with 301 votes, or 54.83%. On May 27, 2020, Laurent Noirot was elected mayor of Les Riceys.[7] Jean-Claude Mathis, however, remains a municipal councilor for the town.
