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Jim Risch
James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kempthorne and Butch Otter, and briefly as governor between their terms. Raised in Milwaukee, Risch moved to Idaho in the early 1960s. After graduating from the University of Idaho, he received a B.S. degree in forestry in 1965 and earned a J.D. in 1968. Afterward, he taught criminal law at Boise State University, and in 1970 was elected as Ada County prosecuting attorney. He was elected to the Idaho Senate in 1974 and was a member until 1988. In 1995, he was appointed to the state Senate, where served until 2002. Risch ran for lieutenant governor of Idaho in 2002, defeating incumbent Jack Riggs in the primary. After incumbent governor Dirk Kempthorne resigned to become the United States Secretary of the Interior in May 2 ...
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United States Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a Standing committee (United States Congress), standing committee of the United States Senate, U.S. Senate charged with leading Foreign policy of the United States, foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate. It is generally responsible for authorizing and overseeing Aid, foreign aid programs; arms sales and training for national allies; and holding Congressional hearing#Confirmation hearings, confirmation hearings for high-level positions in the United States Department of State, Department of State. Its sister committee in the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives is the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Foreign Affairs.Renamed from Committee on International Relations by the 110th United States Congress, 110th Congress in January 2007. Along with the United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance and United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, ...
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Butch Otter
Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter (born May 3, 1942) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 32nd List of Governors of Idaho, governor of Idaho from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was elected in Idaho gubernatorial election, 2006, 2006, and reelected in Idaho gubernatorial election, 2010, 2010 and Idaho gubernatorial election, 2014, 2014. Otter served as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, lieutenant governor from 1987 to 2001 and in United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congress from the Idaho's 1st congressional district, first district from 2001 to 2007. Early life, education and business career (1942–1972) Born in Caldwell, Idaho into a small Roman Catholic family of limited means, his parents were Regina Mary ( Buser) and Joseph Bernard Otter. His father was a journeyman electrician, and the family lived in many rural locations in the Midwest and West during his youth, attending fifteen different schools. ...
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University Of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law and notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A History of the University in Europe: Volume 1, Universities in the Middl ...
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Vicki Risch
Vicki Risch is the former first lady of Idaho and the wife of U.S. senator Jim Risch, who served as governor of Idaho in 2006. She became first lady on May 26, 2006, when her husband succeeded former governor, Dirk Kempthorne, who resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior. Risch succeeded former first lady, Patricia Kempthorne, who had held the post for over seven years. Risch served as first lady until January 2007, as her husband did not seek a full term as governor, but rather was reelected to his old post as lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Risch, Vicki First ladies and gentlemen of Idaho Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ...
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Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a Right-wing politics, right-wing political parties in the United States, political party in the United States. One of the Two-party system, two major parties, it emerged as the main rival of the then-dominant Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the 1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since then. The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists opposing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and the expansion of slavery in the United States, slavery into U.S. territories. It rapidly gained support in the Northern United States, North, drawing in former Whig Party (United States), Whigs and Free Soil Party, Free Soilers. Abraham Lincoln's 1860 United States presidential election, election in 1860 led to the secession of Southern states and the outbreak of the American Civil War. Under Lincoln and a Republican-controlled Congress, the party led efforts to preserve th ...
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest with a population of 577,222 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. The Milwaukee metropolitan area is the Metropolitan statistical area, 40th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.57 million residents. Founded in the early 19th century and incorporated in 1846, Milwaukee grew rapidly due to its location as a port city. History of Milwaukee, Its history was heavily influenced by German immigrants and it continues to be a Germans in Milwaukee, center for German-American culture, specifically known for Beer in Milwaukee, its brewing industry. The city developed as an industrial powerhouse during the 19t ...
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Mike Burkett (politician)
F. Michael Burkett Jr. (born June 7, 1948) is an American attorney and Democratic politician from Idaho. A 1970 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Burkett served in the U.S. Air Force and then earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1979. He is currently a partner with Huntley Park, LLP in Boise. Burkett first won election to the Idaho Legislature in 1988 by defeating Republican Senate President Pro Tempore Jim Risch in one of the state's most significant political upsets that year. He served in the state senate from 1989 to 1992. In 1994, Burkett was an unsuccessful candidate for attorney general In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ..., losing to Republican nominee Alan G. Lance in the general elect ...
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Idaho's 21st Legislative District
Idaho's 21st legislative district is one of 35 districts of the Idaho Legislature The Idaho Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the 43rd State of Idaho and is bicameral, consisting of the upper chamber of the Idaho Senate and the lower chamber of the Idaho House of Representatives. The state of Idaho .... It is currently represented by Treg Bernt ( Republican), James Petzke ( Republican), and Jeff Ehlers ( Republican). District profile 1984–1992 From 1984 to 1992, District 21 was a floterial district that contained Districts 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20. District 21 consisted of all of Ada County. 1992–2002 From 1992 to 2002, District 21 consisted of Blaine, Camas, Lincoln Counties a portion of Elmore and Gooding Counties. 2002–2012 From 2002 to 2012, District 21 consisted of a portion of Ada County. 2012–2022 District 21 currently consists of a portion of Ada County. See also * List of Idaho senators * Lis ...
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Sheila Sorensen
Sheila Sorensen (born September 20, 1947) is an American politician who served in the Idaho House of Representatives from the 21st district from 1987 to 1992 and in the Idaho Senate from 1992 to 2004. Elections Idaho First Congressional District 2006 Sorensen took third in the Republican primary to replace Butch Otter Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter (born May 3, 1942) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 32nd List of Governors of Idaho, governor of Idaho from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, h ... as Idaho Congressman from District 1 taking only 18.3% losing to Bill Sali. Idaho Senate District 18 2002 Sorensen was unopposed in the Republican primary. Sorensen defeated Independent candidate Robert McMinn with 67.9% of the vote in the general election. Idaho Senate District 13 2000 Sorensen was unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election. 1998 Sorensen defeated David Ba ...
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Roger Madsen
Roger Madsen is an American attorney and politician who served as the director of the Idaho Department of Labor. Madsen had previously served as a member of the Idaho Senate from 1988 to 1990 and 1992 to 1994. Early life and education Madsen is a native of Pullman, Washington. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and French from Washington State University, a Master of Arts in political science from Brigham Young University, a Master of Business Administration from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and Juris Doctor from the J. Reuben Clark Law School. Career From 1976 to 1980, Madsen was an attorney at the Idaho Department of Employment. Madsen was first elected to the Idaho Legislature in 1987. He served one term and was defeated for re-election in 1990. Madsen was later elected to his old seat for another term. In the 1994 Republican primary, Madsen defeated Jim Risch. During his time in the Idaho Senate, Madsen worked as an attorney and business co ...
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Idaho's 18th Legislative District
Idaho's 18th legislative district is one of 35 districts of the Idaho Legislature. It is currently represented by Janie Ward-Engelking, Democrat of Boise Boise ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, there were 235,685 people residing in the city. Located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and nor ..., Ilana Rubel, Democrat of Boise, and Brooke Green, Democrat of Boise. District profile 2012–present District 18 currently consists of a portion of Ada County. 2002–2012 From 2002 to 2012, District 18 consisted of a portion of Ada County. 1992–2002 From 1992 to 2002, District 18 consisted of a portion of Ada County. See also * List of Idaho senators * List of Idaho representatives References External linksIdaho Legislative District Map (with members)
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Reed Budge
Reed William Budge (January 7, 1921 – August 7, 1987) was an American politician and rancher from the U.S. state of Idaho. He resided in Soda Springs, Idaho. Early life and education Budge was born in 1921 in Logan, Utah to Dr. Thomas B. and Duella A. Budge. He was a relative of former U.S. congressman Hamer H. Budge and Idaho Supreme Court justice Alfred Budge. Budge graduated from Utah State University in 1946 and attended University of Chicago Medical School. Career He served in Europe during World War II as a medic in the United States Army with General George Patton's 2nd Armored Division and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. During his military service, Budge was awarded a Purple Heart and three Bronze Star Medals for "acts of valor in combat". On January 5, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge, Budge distinguished himself by "gallantry in action" near the town of Beffe. Belgium and was awarded the Silver Star. After the war, Budge was a cattle rancher in ...
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