Roy Lacey (born November 5, 1947, in

Pocatello, Idaho Pocatello () is the county seat of and largest city in Bannock County, with a small portion on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in neighboring Power County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. It is the principal city of the ...

) was a Democratic Idaho Senator from 2012 to 2016 for District 30, he was also an Idaho State Representative from 2010 to 2012 representing District 30 in the A seat.

Education

Lacey attended

Idaho State University , mottoeng = "The truth will set you free" , established = , former_names = Academy of Idaho(1901–1915)Idaho Technical Institute(1915–1927)University of Idaho—Southern Branch(1927–1947)Idaho State ...

and was a senior manager with

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Elections

In March 2016 Lacey announced he will not be seeking reelection and said "It will be great to just be 'Roy' again." He then served as campaign manager for Rep.

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who succeeded him for his seat. *2014 Roy Lacey ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. In the general election on November 4, 2014, Roy received 6,193 votes (55.44%) against Kert Howard. Roy's campaign ran on job creation in Pocatello, his work on the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee, and his ability to work with both parties to "get the job done". *2012 Redistricted to District 29, Lacey chose to run for its open senate seat. Lacey was unopposed in the May 15, 2012, Democratic primary. Lacey faced Greg Romriell in the general election and won with 53.8% of the vote. *2010 When longtime Democratic Representative Donna Boe retired, Lacey ran unopposed for the May 25, 2010, Democratic primary and won with 1,404 votes; Lacey won the November 2, 2010, general election with 5,315 votes (58.2%) against Brian P. Nugent .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lacey, Roy 1947 births Living people Idaho State University alumni Democratic Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives People from Pocatello, Idaho 21st-century American politicians