Walt Minnick

Walter Clifford "Walt" Minnick (born September 20, 1942 in Walla Walla , Washington ) is an American politician . From January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2011, he represented the first constituency of the state of Idaho in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Walt Minnick grew up on a wheat farm and attended Whitman College in Walla Walla until 1964 . He then studied law at Harvard University until 1969, among other things. From 1970 to 1972 he was a soldier in the US Army . He then worked as a lawyer. He then worked on President Richard Nixon's staff , from which he resigned in protest against the Watergate affair . A business career followed that took him to the boards of several companies. Among other things, he became CEO of TJ International .

After his political work for Richard Nixon, he was politically neutral for a long time and then joined the Democratic Party . In the 1996 congressional election, Minnick ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate . He received 39.91% of the vote. The election winner Larry Craig of the Republican Party came to 57.02%. In the 2008 congressional elections, Walter Minnick was elected to the US House of Representatives with 50.61% of the vote against incumbent Bill Sali (49.39%). Minnick took office on January 3, 2009. He was a member of the Agriculture and Finance Committees.

Walt Minnick is married to AK Lienhart-Minnick.

Web links

Walt Minnick in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Minnick, Walt
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Minnick, Walter Clifford (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 20, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Walla Walla