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C. Ben Ross
Charles Benjamin Ross (December 27, 1876 – March 31, 1946) was an American politician who served as the first Idaho-born governor from 1931 to 1937. Early life and education One of eight children, Ross was born in the Idaho Territory in 1876 near Parma to cattleman John M. Ross and his wife Jeanette. He left school after sixth grade, but at age eighteen, he decided to continue his education and graduated from Portland Commercial College. In 1897, he returned to the family ranch and co-managed it with his brother, W. H. Ross. Career Ross began his political career in Canyon County, serving as county commissioner from 1915 to 1921. He moved east to Bannock County and served as mayor of Pocatello from 1922 to 1930, and won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1928. Although Ross nearly tripled the Democratic vote total of his predecessor Asher Wilson, thanks to the recent demise of the Idaho Progressive Party, he was defeated by the Republican incumben ...
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1936 United States Senate Election In Idaho
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The Senate is composed of senators, each of whom represents a single state in its entirety. Each state is equally represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years. There are currently 100 senators representing the 50 states. The vice president of the United States serves as presiding officer and president of the Senate by virtue of that office, and has a vote only if the senators are equally divided. In the vice president's absence, the president pro tempore, who is traditionally the senior member of the party holding a majority of seats, presides over the Senate. As the upper chamber of Congress, the Senate has several powers of advic ...
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List Of United States Senators From Idaho
Below is a chronological listing of the United States senators from Idaho. The state was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, and its U.S. senators belong to Class 2 and Class 3. Idaho's current senators are Republicans Mike Crapo and Jim Risch. William Borah was Idaho's longest-serving senator (1907–1940). List of senators , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jul 3, 1890 – Dec 18, 1890 , After joining the Union, Idaho did not elect its senators for six months. , rowspan=4 , 1 , rowspan=2 , rowspan=2 , 1 , After joining the Union, Idaho did not elect its senators for six months. , nowrap , Jul 3, 1890 – Dec 18, 1890 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 1 , rowspan=6 align=left , George Shoup , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Dec 18, 1890 –Mar 3, 1901 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1890. , Elected in 1890.Retired. , nowrap , Dec 18, 1890 –Mar 3, 1891 , , Republican , align=r ...
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Governor Of Idaho
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by Roman 'standardized' provincial governments after their conquest by Rome. Plato used the metaphor of turning the Ship of State with a rudder; the Latin w ...
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Idaho Democratic Party
The Idaho Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Idaho. While the party has been in the minority for most of the state's history, it has produced several notable public figures, including former U.S. senator Frank Church and former governor and secretary of the interior Cecil Andrus. Trade union support has traditionally been a key component of Democratic success in Idaho. History Created in 1863 after the discovery of new mining territory, the early Idaho Territory was heavily populated by settlers from western Oregon, California and Nevada who supported a radical Republican agenda. However, towards the end of the war, Idaho became flooded with Confederate refugees from states like Missouri who voted, like the miners in Idaho, heavily Democratic. The state became a Democratic stronghold for the next two decades. At the dawn of statehood, despite ceding Idaho almost entirely four years earlier to the Populists and Republicans (Cleveland ...
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1938 Idaho Gubernatorial Election
The 1938 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8. Incumbent Democratic governor Barzilla Clark ran for re-election, but was defeated in the August primary by former three-term governor C. Ben Ross. The general election was won by Republican nominee C. A. Bottolfsen, who received 57.30% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 9, 1938. Democratic primary Candidates *C. Ben Ross, Parma, former governor (three terms) *Barzilla Clark, Idaho Falls, incumbent governor * Charles Gossett, Nampa, lieutenant governor *W. P. Whitaker, Pocatello Republican primary Candidates *C. A. Bottolfsen, Arco newspaper publisher *R. H. Young, Parma farmer General election Candidates Major party candidates *C. A. Bottolfsen, Republican *C. Ben Ross, Democratic Other candidates *R. B. Wilson, Independent Results References {{1938 United States elections 1938 Idaho Gubernatorial A governor is an administrative ...
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Referendum
A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a new policy or specific law, or the referendum may be only advisory. In some countries, it is synonymous with or commonly known by other names including plebiscite, votation, popular consultation, ballot question, ballot measure, or proposition. Some definitions of 'plebiscite' suggest it is a type of vote to change the constitution or government of a country. The word, 'referendum' is often a catchall, used for both legislative referrals and initiatives. Etymology 'Referendum' is the gerundive form of the Latin verb , literally "to carry back" (from the verb , "to bear, bring, carry" plus the inseparable prefix , here meaning "back"Marchant & Charles, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, 1928, p. 469.). As a gerundive is an adjective,A gerundiv ...
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William Borah
William Edgar Borah (June 29, 1865 – January 19, 1940) was an outspoken History of the United States Republican Party, Republican United States Senator, one of the best-known figures in History of Idaho, Idaho's history. A Progressivism in the United States, progressive who served from 1907 until his death in 1940, Borah is often considered an isolationist, because he led the Irreconcilables, senators who would not accept the Treaty of Versailles, Senate ratification#United States, ratification of which would have made the U.S. part of the League of Nations. Borah was born in rural Illinois to a large farming family. He studied at the University of Kansas and became a lawyer in that state before seeking greater opportunities in Idaho. He quickly rose in the law and in state politics, and after a failed run for the House of Representatives in 1896 and one for the United States Senate in 1903, was elected to the Senate in 1907. Before he took his seat in December of that y ...
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Dean Of The United States Senate
The dean of the United States Senate is an informal term for the senator with the longest continuous service, regardless of party affiliation. This is not an official position within the Senate, although customarily (since 1945) the longest-serving member of the majority party serves as president pro tempore. The current dean is Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont. He has been in the Senate since 1975 and became dean in 2012 with the death in office of Daniel Inouye. List of deans Party deans Democratic Republican Whig National Republican Democratic-Republican Federalist Pro-Administration Anti-Administration See also * Baby of the United States Senate * Oldest living United States president * Dean of the United States House of Representatives * List of members of the United States Congress by longevity of service References Senators of the United States{{USCongress Dean Dean Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a ...
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List Of United States Senators From Idaho
Below is a chronological listing of the United States senators from Idaho. The state was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, and its U.S. senators belong to Class 2 and Class 3. Idaho's current senators are Republicans Mike Crapo and Jim Risch. William Borah was Idaho's longest-serving senator (1907–1940). List of senators , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Jul 3, 1890 – Dec 18, 1890 , After joining the Union, Idaho did not elect its senators for six months. , rowspan=4 , 1 , rowspan=2 , rowspan=2 , 1 , After joining the Union, Idaho did not elect its senators for six months. , nowrap , Jul 3, 1890 – Dec 18, 1890 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 1 , rowspan=6 align=left , George Shoup , rowspan=6 , Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Dec 18, 1890 –Mar 3, 1901 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1890. , Elected in 1890.Retired. , nowrap , Dec 18, 1890 –Mar 3, 1891 , , Republican , align=r ...
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Sales Tax
A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase. When a tax on goods or services is paid to a governing body directly by a consumer, it is usually called a use tax. Often laws provide for the exemption of certain goods or services from sales and use tax, such as food, education, and medicines. A value-added tax (VAT) collected on goods and services is related to a sales tax. See Comparison with sales tax for key differences. Types Conventional or retail sales tax is levied on the sale of a good to its final end-user and is charged every time that item is sold retail. Sales to businesses that later resell the goods are not charged the tax. A purchaser who is not an end-user is usually issued a "resale certificate" by the taxing authority and required to provide the certificate (or its ID number) to a seller at the point of purchase, al ...
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