Jim Woodward is an American politician. A
Republican, he represented
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in the
Idaho State Senate
The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms, each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.
Composition of t ...
from 2018 to 2022.
Early life
Woodward was born and raised in
Bonners Ferry. He attended and graduated from the
University of Idaho
The University of Idaho (U of I, or UIdaho) is a public land-grant research university in Moscow, Idaho. It is the state's land-grant and primary research university,, and the lead university in the Idaho Space Grant Consortium. The University ...
. He is a
United States Navy
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veteran.
Political career
Woodward was elected to represent District 1 in the Idaho State Senate in 2018,
after the retirement of his predecessor
Shawn Keough
Shawn A. Keough (born December 30, 1959) is an American politician, serving as a Republican member of the Idaho Senate from 1996 to 2018 representing the 1st district, and the longest-serving female Senator in Idaho's history.
Early life, educat ...
, who endorsed him. While in office, he sat on the Education and Finance committees.
In 2022, Woodward lost the Republican primary election for District 1 to
Scott Herndon.
Electoral record
References
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Living people
Republican Party Idaho state senators
University of Idaho alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American politicians