Shirley G. Ringo (born October 29, 1940,

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) was a Democratic Idaho State Representative since 2002 representing District 5 in the B seat since the 2012 redistrict, District 6 seat B prior to 2012. Ringo previously served in the District 6 B seat from 1999 until 2000, and again from 2002 to 2014, when she unsuccessfully challenged incumbent

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for

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seat in the

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Early life, education, and career

Ringo graduated from

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. She earned both her bachelor's and master's in mathematics from

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Idaho House of Representatives

Committee assignments

2013-2014 Appropriations Judiciary, Rules, and Administration Transportation and Defense Joint Finance- Appropriations Joint Legislative Oversight

Election history

2014

In August 2013, Ringo announced she would not run for reelection to the Idaho Legislature and instead seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in

.Russell, Betsy Z
"Idaho Democrat Shirley Ringo to run for U.S. House"
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'', August 20, 2013; accessed September 20, 2013. Ringo unsuccessfully challenged Republican incumbent

, who won on November 4, 2014.Raúl Labrador defeats Marilyn Ringo in Idaho congressional race
November 5, 2014.

References

External links

Shirley G. Ringo
at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ringo, Shirley G. 1940 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives Politicians from Fort Collins, Colorado People from Moscow, Idaho Washington State University alumni Washington State University faculty Women state legislators in Idaho 1998 Idaho elections American women academics 21st-century American women