Kelley Packer was a

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Idaho State Representative from 2012 to 2018 representing District 28 in the B seat and was a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in the 2018 primary election. In 2019, Packer was named head of the Bureau of Occupational Licenses (IBOL) by Governor

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, a position she held until April 2020.

Education

Packer graduated from

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and earned her Associate of Arts (AA) degree from American InterContinental University. She works in

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Elections

Packer supported

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in the

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2018 Lieutenant Governor's Race

On April 5, 2017, Packer filed to run for Lieutenant Governor of

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in the Idaho Republican Party primary. On April 10, 2017, she announced her run at a campaign kickoff outside

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. She planned to make over 200 campaign stops in the campaign. Packer drew 13.7% of the vote in the 2018 primary election, placing her fifth among Republicans seeking the office.

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External links

Kelley Packer
at the

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Campaign site
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