Ben Toews | |
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| Member of the Idaho Senate from the 4th district | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Souza |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | North Idaho College (AA) Gonzaga University (BBA) |
Benjamin Toews is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho Senate for the 4th district. He assumed office on December 1,2022.
Toews earned an associate degree from North Idaho College and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Gonzaga University. [1]
For 17 years,Toews worked for Bullet Tools,a tool manufacturing company he helped launch and co-owned with his in-laws. The company was acquired by the Marshalltown Company in 2019. Toews was elected to the Idaho Senate in November 2022. [2] [3]
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