Lawerence Denney (born February 25, 1948) is an American politician from

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who served eight years as the state's secretary of state. A Republican, Denney previously served eighteen years in the

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, which included three terms as speaker.

Political career

In 2006, Denney was elected speaker. He was reelected twice. He was defeated in his reelection bid for speaker in 2012 by fellow Republican Scott Bedke."Idaho House Republicans oust Speaker Denney in a rare coup for a tradition-bound body"
'' Idaho Statesman'', 6 December 2012. (accessed 6 December 2012) In the 2014 Idaho elections, Denney ran for the Republican nomination to succeed Ben Ysursa as secretary of state. He defeated former state senator Evan Frasure, Ada County chief deputy clerk Phil McGrane, and former state senator Mitch Toryanski in the primary election. Denney defeated Democratic state representative Holli Woodings in the general election. On April 19, 2017, Denney announced he was running for re-election in 2018, but did not seek a third term in 2022.

Personal

Denney has a bachelor's degree from the

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, and has been a farmer since 1972.

Electoral history

Sources

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Lawerence Denney
at the Idaho House of Representatives

References

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