Hy Kloc (1947 – December 6, 2022) was an American Democratic politician who was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing the northwest

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-based District 16 from 2012 to 2018.

Biography

Kloc was born in 1947. The son of Polish

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, he emigrated to the United States at age three and settled in

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. He earned his AAS in marketing management from New York City Community College (now

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) and his BS in business education from

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. Upon moving to Boise in 2001 Kloc served as development director of Boise State Radio. He died from a heart attack on December 6, 2022, at the age of 75. He had suffered from cancer prior to his death.

Elections

Greater Boise Auditorium District

Kloc was elected to the Greater Boise Auditorium District board of directors in 2011 and re elected in 2017. He served as its Chairman from 2011 to 2014 and vice chairman in 2014.

Idaho House of Representatives

2016 Kloc was unopposed in the primary and the general election. 2014 Kloc was unchallenged in the primary. He won the general election against Republican nominee Jim Silsby with 8,257 votes (58.31%). 2012 When Democratic Representative Elfreda Higgins retired and left the District 16 B seat open, Kloc won the May 15, 2012 Democratic Primary with 881 votes (73.3%) against David A. Honey. He won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,258 votes (54.2%) against Republican nominee Graham Paterson.

References

External links

Hy Kloc
at the Idaho Legislature
Campaign site
* 1947 births 2022 deaths 21st-century American politicians American people of Polish-Jewish descent German emigrants to the United States Democratic Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives People from Boise, Idaho People from Essen Western Michigan University alumni {{Idaho-politician-stub