Compare values of object JavaScript

I have an object in JS like this:

var getToDoValue = document.getElementById("toDoInput").value;
var nameOfTeamMember = "Tobias";


var person = new Object();

person.task = "Task: " + getToDoValue;
person.member = "Member: " + nameOfTeamMember;

But problem comes when I try to enter the value of "nameOfTeamMember into an if statement:

var mem = person.member;

if (mem == "Tobias") {

    console.log("works");
  }

This does not work. But when I just console.log "var mem" outside of if statement it gives me "Member: Tobias". Any suggestions? Im still kinda new to JS so prob something with the comparisons