Dirk Arthur Kempthorne is an American politician who served as the 49th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2006 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a United States Senator from Idaho from 1993 to 1999 and the 30th governor of Idaho from 1999 to 2006.
The 2006 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2006. Incumbent Governor Jim Risch succeeded Dirk Kempthorne,who resigned May 26 to become Secretary of the Interior. Risch served as governor until the end of the term,but had committed to a reelection campaign for Lieutenant Governor before Kempthorne's appointment and subsequent resignation.
James Elroy Risch is an American lawyer and politician serving 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 as the 31st governor of Idaho from 2006 to 2007.
Larry LaRocco is an American politician who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives,representing the Idaho's 1st congressional district. LaRocco ran for lieutenant governorship in 2006 and the U.S. Senate in 2008;he was defeated by Jim Risch in the general election both times.
Robert L. Geddes is an American engineer and politician who served as a member of the Idaho Senate from 1995 to 2011. He was a resident of Soda Springs. In 2011,Geddes resigned from the Idaho Senate to accept an appointment to the Idaho Tax Commission,where he served for one year. He later served as the director of the Idaho Department of Administration under Governor Butch Otter,retiring in 2018.
The lieutenant governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the U.S. state of Idaho. According to the Idaho Constitution,the officeholder is elected to a four-year term.
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.
Jack Timothy Riggs is an American physician,businessman,and politician from Idaho who served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2001 to 2003.
Mark George Ricks was an American Republican politician from Idaho. He served as the 40th lieutenant governor of Idaho from June 2006 to January 2007.
The State of Idaho has been without an official governor's residence since 2013.
Bradley Jay Little is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2009 to 2019 and as an Idaho state senator from 2001 to 2009.
Melinda S. Smyser is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho Senate from 2009 to 2012,representing District 11. Smyser previously served as Director of the Idaho Department of Labor and currently serves as the director of the Idaho Office of Drug Policy.
Sharon L. Block was an American politician,former school teacher,and business person from Idaho. Block was a Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives for District 23 and 24 seat B.
Denton Darrington is a former Republican Idaho State Senator serving from 1982 to 2012. He represented the Idaho 27th District which included all of Cassia County.
Cindy Agidius is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 5A district from 2012 to 2014.
Paulette E. Jordan is an American politician who served in the Idaho House of Representatives as a member of the Idaho Democratic Party from December 1,2014 until February 14,2018. She previously served on the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Council,its sovereign government. During her final term she was the only Democrat serving in the Idaho Legislature from North Idaho. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho in the 2018 election against Lieutenant Governor Brad Little. She was the Democratic nominee in 2020 for the United States Senate,losing to incumbent Republican Jim Risch.
George Richard Bevan is an American attorney and jurist who currently is the chief justice of Idaho. He previously served as an Idaho district court judge from 2003 until 2017,when he was appointed to the supreme court.
Jacque Batt was an American First Lady. She was the First Lady of Idaho while her husband Phil Batt was Governor of Idaho from January 2,1995 to January 4,1999. She was instrumental in founding the Pink Tea in 1998,an organization that raised money for free mammograms for women in need.
The 2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the next lieutenant governor of Idaho. It coincided with various other statewide races,including U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and governor. Idaho is one of 17 states that elect their lieutenant governor separately in both the primary and general elections.
