James Vito Barbieri II (commonly known as Vito Barbieri) (born October 22, 1951) is an American politician and lawyer from
Idaho
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. He is a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
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El Camino College
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He practiced law in California for 20 years. Since moving to Idaho in 2004, he has operated several small businessess, including a catering business and owns an electronic cigarette store in
Post Falls
Post Falls is a city in Kootenai County, Idaho, between Coeur d'Alene and Spokane, Washington. It is a suburb of Coeur d'Alene, to the east, and a bedroom community to Spokane, to the west. The population was 38,485 at the time of the 2020 cens ...
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Idaho House of Representatives
Committee assignments
*Business Committee (chairman)
*Local Government Committee
*State Affairs Committee
Barbieri previously served on the Revenue and Taxation Committee from 2010 to 2012.
Elections
On November 23, 2020, Barbieri announce that he will run for
Idaho House of Representatives
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assistant majority leader against
Jason Monks
Jason A. Monks (born in Ridgecrest, California) is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 22. Monks currently serves as Assistant Majority Leader for the Idaho House of Representatives.
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Controversies
Barbieri came to national attention on February 23, 2015, after asking a doctor giving testimony if a woman could swallow a camera in order to undergo a remote gynecological exam and received the answer that such was not possible as swallowing a pill will not lead it to the vagina. In response to commentary on social media about the seeming anatomical confusion, he explained his remarks: "I was being rhetorical, because I was trying to make the point that equalizing a colonoscopy to this particular procedure was
apples and oranges
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The idiom, ''comparing ...
... So I was asking a rhetorical question that was designed to make her say that they weren't the same thing, and she did so. It was the response I wanted."
Idaho Legislature
The Idaho Legislature consists of the upper Idaho Senate and the lower Idaho House of Representatives. Idaho is divided into 35 legislative districts, which each elect one senator and two representatives. There are no term limits for either ...