In 1978,Throop was elected State Representative for District 54 of Oregon,which included much of Deschutes and Klamath Counties.[1] He served as Majority Whip and Chair of the Revenue and School Finance Committee for the House of Representatives for three of his four terms.[2][3] He unsuccessfully coordinated efforts to institute a progressive sales tax in Oregon during a prolonged statewide recession,arguing that such a revision to the tax system would provide stability to Oregon's public sector.[4] He also served on the Environment and Energy Committee and launched several measures relating to Oregon's forests,fisheries,and air quality.[5] He is regarded[by whom?] as an ardent conservationist.
In 1986,Throop was elected as one of three commissioners in Deschutes County,at that time Oregon's fastest-growing county.[6][7] He concurrently served as a member of the statewide Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC). Throop left Oregon in 1994 to become executive director of the Wyoming Outdoor Council,an environmental education and advocacy non-profit organization.[8] During the fall of 1998,Throop was hired as the executive director of the Equality State Policy Center,a Wyoming good governance watchdog.[9] He recently[when?] chaired the Wyoming Conservation Voters Education Fund,[citation needed] a grassroots voter education organization benefiting conservation and wildlife.[10]
Michael Dean Crapo is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Idaho, a seat he has held since 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Crapo served as the U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 1999. He is the dean of Idaho's congressional delegation, having served since 1993.
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