- Ben Ysursa
Infobox Officeholder
name = Ben Ysursa
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office = Secretary of State ofIdaho
term_start =January 6 ,2003
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predecessor =Pete T. Cenarrusa
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birth_date = birth date and age|1949|10|15
birth_place = Boise,Idaho
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party = Republican
alma_mater =Gonzaga University ,St. Louis University Law School
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profession =Attorney
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footnotes =Ben T. Ysursa, born
October 15 1949 inBoise, Idaho , is theSecretary of State of Idaho ,United States . He was elected on the Republican Party ticket.Family
Ysursa is married and has three children—shawn del, matthew, and andrew—with his wife, Penny. They also have two grandchildren, Benjamin and Thomas.
Education
Ysursa graduated from
Bishop Kelly High School (1967) andGonzaga University (1971). He attained his law degree fromSt. Louis University Law School (1974) and was also admitted to theIdaho State Bar in 1974.Career
From 1974 to 2003, Ysursa served in the Idaho Secretary of State office under his predecessor,
Pete T. Cenarrusa . He held the positions of Deputy Secretary of State (1974 - 1976) and Chief Deputy Secretary of State (1976-2003). Ysursa was elected Secretary of State in 2002 with 77 percent of the vote. He was reelected unopposed in 2006.He is of Basque descent.
Awards
* "Boyd Martin Award" from the Association of Idaho Cities
* Recipient for Outstanding Administrator (1992) from the Idaho Republican Party.ervice on Committees
* Board of Land Commissioners (member)
* Board of Examiners (member)
* Board of Canvassers (chairman)
* Land Board briefing committee (member)
* Board of Examiners sub-committee (member)
* various state and city committees (member)External links
* [http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ysursabio.htm Ben Ysursa's biography on the Idaho Secretary of State page]
* [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=3801 Ben Ysursa's election results (2002, 2006)]
* [http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2006/11/09/news/regional/3e8994cf740c1eee87257220007c89e1.txt Criticism by chairman of the Idaho Democratic Party]
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