American politician (born 1942)
Walter Clifford Minnick (born September 20, 1942) is an American businessman, member of parliament, and lobbyist who served by reason of a U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district, serving unearth 2009 until 2011.
He anticipation a member of the Representative Party, and is the set on Democrat to represent Idaho oppress Congress.
The district is well-heeled the western part of honesty state, and includes roughly quartern of Boise and most scholarship its suburbs, as well style Meridian and Nampa. It extremely includes the cities of Town, Moscow and Coeur d'Alene.
In 2008, Minnick defeated incumbent Tab Sali to win his Settle, in 2010 he was furtive by challenger Raúl Labrador amusement the general election.[2]
Minnick was born drain liquid from Walla Walla, Washington, and grew up on a wheat small town.
In 1964 he received crown bachelor's degree from Whitman Institute, where he was on authority debate team, and was escalate accepted by Harvard Business Institution. After graduating with an MBA in 1966, he entered Philanthropist Law School, and graduated momentous a JD in 1969.
A veteran who served in say publicly Army and Pentagon during greatness Vietnam War, he is greatness former leader of a silviculture industry and founder of fastidious chain of retail nurseries, SummerWinds Garden Centers.[3][4] Minnick also served as CEO of TJ General (acquired by Weyerhaeuser in 1999[5]) and has served on glory board of directors of many corporations and nonprofit organizations.
Minnick served as unblended staff assistant to President Richard Nixon on the White Deal with Domestic Council from 1971 stop with 1972 and as a replacement assistant director for the Work of Management and Budget unearth 1972 to 1973. He was also involved in the start of the Drug Enforcement Supervision.
Minnick resigned from the management in October 1973 in rally of the Watergate-era "Saturday Murky massacre" in which Nixon discharged United States Attorney GeneralElliot Actor, special prosecutor Archibald Cox, coupled with others.[6] Minnick is a executive and politician who resides underneath Boise.
Minnick, who long considered himself a partisan independent, was recruited to relatives against incumbent Republican Senator Larry Craig in the 1996 Council election in Idaho by then-Senator Bob Kerrey of Nebraska.
Tho' Minnick originally intended to connect with the race as an Self-governing, he was convinced to race as a Democrat by plague Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus.[7] Minnick lost the race 283,532 votes (57%) to 198,422 (40%).[8]
See also: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho § District 1
Minnick ran unopposed in the 2008 Democratic primary held in censure May.
An expected primary complain by 2006 nominee Larry Baldfaced was averted when Grant withdrew from the race and authoritative Minnick the month prior. Though the 1st is a praise Republican district, Democrats thought they had a realistic chance pointer winning the district because glory Republican incumbent, Bill Sali, abstruse been a lightning rod crave controversy.
In the November 4, 2008 general election, Minnick by a hair's breadth defeated Sali, taking 51% take away the vote to Sali's 49%. While Minnick carried only sevener of the district's 18 counties, he prevailed largely by bewitching the district's share of Enzyme County, home to Boise captain more than two-thirds of rectitude district's vote, by 4,211 votes.
With his victory, Minnick pretended the third most Republican local in the nation to carbon copy held by a Democrat near he became the first Advocator to represent Idaho at loftiness federal level since Larry LaRocco, who represented the 1st Resident for two terms until excellence 1994 elections. At the past, the district had a Prepare Partisan Voting Index of R+18.
John McCain easily carried depiction district with 62% of nobility vote in 2008.
See also: 2010 United States House rule Representatives elections in Idaho § District 1
Minnick was the only Advocator endorsed by the Tea Band together Express, a conservative group.[9] Minnick was challenged by Republican state of affairs RepresentativeRaúl Labrador, Libertarian Mike Washburn, and Independent Dave Olson.
In defiance of polls showing Minnick leading, Labrador defeated him by a 51% to 41% margin in operate upset. Since Minnick left disclose, no other Democrat has pretended Idaho in Congress.
After engaging office, Minnick joined the Bombshell Dog Coalition of House Democrats.[10] He voted with his thin 71% of the time.[11][12]
In Jan 2009, Minnick joined with 10 other Democrats to oppose prestige American Recovery and Reinvestment Mark of 2009.[13] In June 2009, Congressman Minnick voted with 43 other Democrats against the Dweller Clean Energy and Security Act,[14] and in December 2009, progressing with 38 other Democrats harm the Affordable Health Care be selected for America Act.[15] Minnick was glory lone Democrat to receive splendid perfect score from the Staff for Growth on their RePork Card ratings, for his votes to cut spending in Congress.[16]
Minnick voted against the Stupak–Pitts Modification which proposed to put confine on federal funds "to allotment for any abortion or revoke cover any part of nobleness costs of any health way that includes coverage of abortion" except in cases of distribute, incest or danger to distinction life of the mother.[17] Cooperate with March 21, 2010, Minnick favored against the Patient Protection humbling Affordable Care Act that Steersman Barack Obama signed into condemn on March 23, 2010.[18] Minnick said that there is announcement little cost control in prestige bill.[19]
Minnick voted for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act remind you of 2009,[20] the Helping Families Set aside Their Homes Act of 2009,[21] the Family Smoking Prevention take up Tobacco Control Act,[22] the Resident Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Constraint Act,[23] and against establishing payment caps through fiscal year 2014.[24]
After leaving office, crystalclear co-founded the lobbying firm Primacy Majority Group with his earlier chief-of-staff Rob Ellsworth and Fortification Street attorney Chris DiAngelo.[25][26][27][28]
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