Elliot Werk (born April 16, 1957) is a Democratic politician from

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in the

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. From 2002 until 2015 he served as the Idaho State Senator from District 17, which is based in the Boise Bench neighborhood. Werk was born in

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, Canada, and emigrated to the

when he was seven years old. He became a

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United States citizen while in college. After living in various locations throughout the United States, Werk moved to Idaho in the late 1990s with his family. Werk was elected to the Idaho Senate in 2002, defeating Republican incumbent Grant R. Ipsen and

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candidate David H. Slack. He was reelected to a sixth term in 2012 by a nearly 2-1 margin. In January 2009 Werk succeeded Kate Kelly as assistant minority leader in the Idaho Senate. Kelly in turn became minority leader succeeding Clint Stennett, who battled

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during the 2009 and 2010 sessions and died in October 2010. In February 2015 Werk resigned from the Idaho Senate to take a position on the Idaho State Tax Commission."Governor appoints Sen. Elliot Werk to state tax commission"
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'', February 17, 2015. (accessed 17 February 2015) He was succeeded by Boise City Council president Maryanne Jordan.Berg, Sven
"Idaho Legislative Notebook"
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'', March 7, 2015. (accessed 8 March 2015) Werk retired from the Tax Commission on September 3, 2021.

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External links

Idaho Legislature - Senator Elliot Werk
''official government website'' * ''official campaign website''
Project Vote Smart - Senator Elliot Werk (ID)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Elliot Werk
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