Lawerence Denney

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Lawerence Denney
Secretary of State of Idaho
Assumed office
January 5, 2015
Governor Butch Otter
Preceded by Ben Ysursa
40th Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office
December 7, 2006 – December 5, 2012
Preceded by Bruce Newcomb
Succeeded by Scott Bedke
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from District 9Seat A
In office
December 1, 1996 – December 1, 2014
Preceded by Gertrude Sutton
Succeeded by Ryan Kerby
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from District 13Seat A
In office
December 1, 1990 – December 1, 1992
Succeeded by Pam Ahrens
Personal details
Born (1948-02-25) February 25, 1948 (age 76)
Council, Idaho, U.S.
Political party Republican
Alma mater University of Idaho, Moscow
Religion Protestantism

Lawerence Denney (born February 25, 1948) is the Secretary of State of Idaho. A Republican, Denney previously served a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, including three terms as speaker.

Political career

Denney was first elected to the Idaho House for a single term in 1990. He returned to the House in 1996 and served until 2014. In 2006 Denney was elected Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives and reelected in 2008 and 2010. He was defeated for reelection in 2012 by fellow Republican Scott Bedke.[1]

Denney won the Republican nomination for Idaho Secretary of State in 2014, defeating Democratic state Rep. Holli Woodings in the general election.

Personal

Denney has a bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho. He has been a farmer since 1972.

Sources

References

  1. ↑ "Idaho House Republicans oust Speaker Denney in a rare coup for a tradition-bound body" Idaho Statesman, 6 December 2012. (accessed 6 December 2012)
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