Dustin Whitney Manwaring is an American attorney and politician serving as a

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member of the

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Early life and education

Manwaring was raised in

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, and graduated from

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. He earned a

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from the

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and a Juris Doctor from Drake University School of Law.

Career

Manwaring practices law in Pocatello, Idaho, assists clients with business and intellectual property issues in both

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and

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. Previously he worked for SkyWest Airlines, Mitt Romney's

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and

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presidential campaigns, the Iowa Republican Party, and as a law clerk for the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa. Manwaring has argued cases before the

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and the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit.

Idaho House of Representatives

After Idaho Representative Mark Nye announced his candidacy for the

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, Manwaring subsequently announced his candidacy for the Idaho House of Representatives seat held by Nye. He was unopposed in the 2016 Republican primary and defeated Pocatello attorney David Maguire in the 2016 general election. Manwaring was the only Republican serving in Legislative District 29 from 2016 to 2018 and again from 2020 to 2022, when Manwaring won re-election for the 29th district against Chris Abernathy. In 2017, Manwaring was nominated by the speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives to participate in NCSL's Emerging Leaders Symposium hosted at the

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headquarters in

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. On January 6, 2018, Manwaring was recognized by the Idaho Young Republicans as the 2017 Elected Official of the Year. In April 2018, Manwaring was selected to attend the State Legislative Leaders Foundation Emerging Leaders Program for up to 50 of the best and brightest state legislators from across the nation held at the

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, in partnership with the Darden School of Business. In August 2018, Manwaring participated in a 12-day political exchange program to

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as a delegate on a trip organized by the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL). The exchange was arranged by ACYPL in partnership with the

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, and made possible by a grant from the

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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. In June 2021, Manwaring was appointed to serve on the Workforce Development Committee of the Council of State Governments West (CSG West). On July 30, 2021, Manwaring was appointed by Governor

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to serve on the State of Idaho's inaugural Cybersecurity Task Force.

Elections

References

External links

Dustin Manwaring
at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Manwaring, Dustin 21st-century American politicians Idaho lawyers Living people Republican Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives People from Blackfoot, Idaho People from Pocatello, Idaho University of Utah alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Drake University Law School alumni