John Gannon (politician)
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John Gannon | |
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Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 17A district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office December 1, 2012 | |
Preceded by | William Killen |
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 17A district | |
In office 1990–1992 | |
Succeeded by | Jesse S. Berain |
Personal details | |
Born | Ross, California |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Boise, Idaho |
Alma mater | University of California, Davis University of California, Hastings College of the Law |
Website | johngannon.org |
John L. Gannon (born in Ross, California)[1] is a Democratic Idaho State Representative since 2012 representing District 17 in the A seat.[2]
Education
Gannon earned his BA from University of California, Davis and his JD from University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
Elections
- 2012 When Democratic Representative William Killen retired and left the District 17 A seat open, Gannon was unopposed for the May 15, 2012 Republican Primary, and won with 1,306 votes.[3] Gannon won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 8,959 votes (56.6%) against Republican nominee Kreed Kleinkopf and Independent candidate Gus Voss.[4]
- 1992 Gannon originally won the seat in the November 6, 1990 general election.
- 1994 Gannon was unopposed (and therefore not listed) in the May 24, 1994 Democratic Primary, but lost the November 3, 1992 General election to Republican Jesse S. Berain[5] who held the seat from 1994 until 1998.
- 2002 Gannon ran for the district's B seat in the May 28, 2002, Democratic primary but lost; Berain had also run but lost to Janet J. Miller,[6] who held that seat from 2002 until 2004.
References
- ↑ "House Membership: John Gannon". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Representative John Gannon's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Ysursa, Ben. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Ysursa, Ben. "November 6, 2012 Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ Cenarrusa, Pete T.. "Idaho General Election Results November 8, 1994". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ↑ Cenarrusa, Pete T. "May 28, 2002 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
External links
- John Gannon at the Idaho Legislature
- Campaign site
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
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