Bryan N. Zollinger is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the

Idaho House of Representatives The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms. The state is divided into 35 districts, each of which elects two representatives to separate seats. ...

from the 33rd district from 2016 to 2020.

Early life and education

Zollinger was born and raised in

Rexburg, Idaho Rexburg is a city in Madison County, Idaho, United States. The population was 39,409 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Madison County and its largest city. Rexburg is the principal city of the Rexburg ...

and graduated from Sugar Salem High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the

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and a

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from

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Career

Zollinger practices law in

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. Previously, he served as a trustee for the Idaho Falls School Board.

Idaho House of Representatives

Zollinger along with

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launched

Idaho Freedom Caucus The Idaho Republican Party (IDGOP) is the Idaho state affiliate of the United States Republican Party, headquartered in Boise. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling both of Idaho's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, ...

, late in the 2017 session. In April 2017, Freedom Caucus collaborated to challenge Governor Butch Otter's veto of the Idaho grocery tax. In August 2017, Zollinger said that the conspiracy theory that Barack Obama staged the Unite the Right white supremacist rally was "completely plausible". In 2017, Zollinger served on the following committees: *Health and Welfare Committee *Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee *Local Government Committee

Elections

When Representative Linden B. Bateman chose not to run for reelection the Idaho House, Zollinger announced as a candidate for the House seat. Zollinger won the Republican primary against David Smith with 56.2% of the vote. Zollinger defeated George P. Morrison in the general election with 66.25% of the vote. Zollinger for

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served as

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's Region 6 director.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zollinger, Bryan Living people People from Rexburg, Idaho University of Utah alumni Republican Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Idaho Legislature