Steve Berch | |
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Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 15 Seat A | |
Assumed office December 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Lynn Luker |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Leslie Berch |
Children | 1 |
Residence(s) | Boise,Idaho,U.S. |
Alma mater | University at Albany (BA) University of Minnesota (MBA) |
Website | berch4idaho.com |
Steve Berch is an American politician and businessman,currently serving in the Idaho House of Representatives. A Democrat,he is serving the House representing Seat A in Idaho Legislative District 15.
Berch received a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University at Albany,SUNY;he subsequently received an MBA in management information systems from the University of Minnesota. [1]
Berch worked at Hewlett-Packard as a manager for 35 years in Boise prior to being elected to the Idaho House of Representatives. He ran for a House seat five times,eventually winning the seat from Republican Lynn Luker on his fifth try with 54.5 percent of the vote. [2]
Berch previously served on the Greater Boise Auditorium District board from 2013 to 2018. [3] [4]
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