Lawrence Wasden
Lawrence Wasden | |
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32nd Attorney General of Idaho | |
Assumed office January 6, 2003 | |
Governor |
Jim Risch Dirk Kempthorne Butch Otter |
Preceded by | Al Lance |
Personal details | |
Born | November 3, 1957 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Tracey Wasden |
Children |
2 sons 2 daughters |
Education |
Brigham Young University (BA) University of Idaho (JD) |
Lawrence G. Wasden (born November 3, 1957) is the current Attorney General of the state of Idaho serving since 2003, and is the longest serving Attorney General in Idaho history.[1]
Wasden was the 2006-07 President of the National Association of Attorneys General.
He won a fourth term as Attorney General in the 2014 election.[2]
On September 7, 2017, Wasden announced that he will run for re election as Attorney General.[3]
Education
Tenure
In July 2017, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a group of Republican Attorneys General from nine other states, including Wasden, plus Idaho Governor Butch Otter, in threatening the Donald J. Trump administration that they would litigate if the president did not terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy that had been put into place by president Barack Obama. Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery, III subsequently reversed his position and withdrew his participation from the proposed suit on August 31st. Slatery went further to urge passage of the DREAM Act.[6][7] The other Attorneys General who joined in making the threats against Trump included Steve Marshall of Alabama, Leslie Rutledge of Arkansas, Derek Schmidt of Kansas, Jeff Landry of Louisiana, Doug Peterson of Nebraska, Alan Wilson of South Carolina, and Patrick Morrisey of West Virginia.[8]
Personal
Wasden is married with four children.
Electoral history
Idaho Attorney General Republican Primary Election, 2002 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Lawrence Wasden | 39,917 | 32.20 |
Republican | Michael Bogert | 37,862 | 30.50 |
Republican | Todd Lakey | 29,154 | 23.50 |
Republican | Myron Dan Gabbert | 17,071 | 13.80 |
Idaho Attorney General Election, 2002 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Lawrence Wasden | 231,851 | 58.10 |
Democratic | Keith Roark | 167,353 | 41.90 |
Idaho Attorney General Republican Primary Election, 2006 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Lawrence Wasden (inc.) | 89,327 | 73.70 |
Republican | Myron Dan Gabbert | 31,795 | 26.30 |
Idaho Attorney General Election, 2006 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Lawrence Wasden (inc.) | 267,700 | 61.75 |
Democratic | Robert "Bob" Wallace | 165,857 | 38.25 |
Idaho Attorney General Election, 2010 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Lawrence Wasden (inc.) | 367,737 | 100.00 |
Idaho Attorney General Republican Party Election, 2014 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Lawrence Wasden (inc.) | 83,850 | 59.10 |
Republican | "Chris" Troupis | 58,025 | 40.90 |
Idaho Attorney General Election, 2014 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Lawrence Wasden (inc.) | 289,672 | 68.00 |
Democratic | Bruce Bistline | 136,081 | 32.00 |
References
- ↑ "NAAG | Lawrence Wasden". www.naag.org. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ↑ "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ↑ "Wasden to seek another term as Attorney General, not join crowds running for governor, Congress". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ↑ "Lawrence's Bio". www.lawrencewasden.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ↑ "Lawrence's Bio". www.lawrencewasden.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ↑ Tennessee’s attorney general: I’ve changed my mind, DACA is good, pass the DREAM Act, Vox.com, Dara Linddara, September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ Texas leads 10 states in urging Trump to end Obama-era immigration program, Texas Tribune, Julián Aguilar, June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ SPLC denounces letter from 10 Attorneys General seeking "cruel and heartless" repeal of DACA, Southern Poverty Law Center, June 30, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
External links
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Preceded by Al Lance |
Attorney General of Idaho 2003–present |
Incumbent |