David R. Langhorst is an American businessman, civil servant, and politician. He was the director of the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, and Idaho Democratic State Senator and State Representative. Langhorst is a realtor.
Career
He was a graduate of
Robert E. Lee High School (now Dr. Percy L. Julian High School) in Montgomery, Alabama.
Langhorst attended
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
in Auburn, Alabama; where he graduated with a B.A. degree in history.
In 2005, Langhorst became co-owner of J&R Electronics, a
two-way radio
A two-way radio is a radio that can both transmit and receive radio waves (a transceiver), unlike a broadcast receiver which only receives content. It is an audio (sound) transceiver, a transmitter and receiver in one unit, used for bidirecti ...
company based out of Kootenai County Idaho. Shortly after, Langhorst and other owner Jim M. Lemm began selling cell phones out of stores in numerous cities in Hayden, Coeur d'Alene, Twin Falls, and Boise Idaho.
Langhorst was the director of the Idaho Parks and Recreation from 2014 to 2020.
Political career
He previously served as one of four commissioners of the Idaho Tax Commission from 2009 to 2014,
and was formerly a
Democratic member of the
Idaho Senate, representing the 16th District from 2004 to 2008. He was also previously a member of the
Idaho House of Representatives from 2002 through 2004.
Arrest
Langhorst, was charged with felony
aggravated battery, since he allegedly shoved a woman to the ground, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office in August 2022. The charge was dismissed in September 2022.
References
External links
Idaho Tax Commission - About usofficial government site
Idaho Legislature - Senator David Langhorstofficial government site
David Langhorstofficial campaign website
Project Vote Smart - Senator David Langhorst (ID)profile
*''Follow the Money'' - David Langhorst
200620042002
campaign contributions
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Auburn University alumni
Democratic Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives
Idaho state senators
People from Farmington, Minnesota
State cabinet secretaries of Idaho
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