Margaret "Margie" Gannon is an American politician who served as a member of the

Idaho House of Representatives The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms. The state is divided into 35 districts, each of which elects two representatives to separate se ...

for the 5A district from February 2018 to December 2018.

Early life and education

Gannon was born in

Kellogg, Idaho Kellogg is a city in the Silver Valley of Shoshone County, Idaho, United States, in the Idaho Panhandle region. The city lies near the Coeur d'Alene National Forest and about 36 miles (58 km) east-southeast of Coeur d'Alene along Intersta ...

. She earned an

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from the

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Career

For 17 years, Gannon worked as an eligibility examiner for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. She also served as a member of the

St. Maries, Idaho St. Maries (pronounced like "St. Mary's") is a city in north central Idaho, the largest in rural Benewah County and its county seat. Its population was 2,402 at the 2010 census, down from 2,652 in 2000. History The townsite was selected by Jose ...

School Board and St. Maries City Council. Gannon was appointed to the

on February 23, 2018, after

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resigned to run in the

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References

Living people People from Kellogg, Idaho People from Shoshone County, Idaho Democratic Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives Women state legislators in Idaho 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Idaho-politician-stub