Arthur Lin Whitworth (December 28, 1933 – April 10, 2021) was a Democratic

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from Bannock County, Idaho. He previously served in the

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and was a candidate for the

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in 2004.

Background

Arthur Lin Whitworth was born in

Inkom, Idaho Inkom is a city in Bannock County, Idaho. It is part of the Pocatello, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 854 at the time of the 2010 census. It is the home of the smallest airport in the world, Simko Field Airport 1ID9, ...

, a small town near

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. He went to the Inkom Elementary and Inkom High Schools. Whitworth worked for the

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. He was a lifelong resident of Inkom, Idaho.

Elections

Idaho Senate District 33

Whitworth was elected to the Idaho Senate in 1994, defeating

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Karen McGee. He was reelected in 1996, 1998 and 2000 but resigned midway through his fourth term. Whitworth served in very small Democratic minorities in the Idaho Senate, and was one of only three Democrats in the body as of his 2001 resignation.

Idaho 2nd Congressional District

2004 Whitworth was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Whitworth was defeated by incumbent

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only getting 29.3% of the vote.

Bannock County Commissioner

2006 Whitworth was elected to the Bannock County Commission as a Democrat. 2008 Whitworth was defeated for reelection in the Democratic primary by Karen Cordell.

Idaho Senate District 28

2014 Whitworth was unopposed in the Democratic Primary for Idaho Senate District 28. Whitworth withdrew on June 30, 2014, leaving incumbent

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unopposed.

References

External links

Official Bannock County Bio

Washington Post Bio from 2004
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