Ben Ysursa

Ben T. Ysursa is an American attorney and politician who served as the Secretary of State of Idaho from 2003 to 2015.

Ben Ysursa
26th Secretary of State of Idaho
In office
January 6, 2003 – January 5, 2015
GovernorDirk Kempthorne
Jim Risch
Butch Otter
Preceded byPete Cenarrusa
Succeeded byLawerence Denney
Personal details
BornBoise, Idaho
Political partyRepublican
EducationGonzaga University (BA)
Saint Louis University (JD)
ProfessionAttorney

Early life and education

A native of Boise, Idaho, Ysursa graduated from Bishop Kelly High School in 1967. He earned a bachelor's degree from Gonzaga University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from the Saint Louis University School of Law in 1974.

Career

Ysursa was admitted to the Idaho State Bar in 1974.

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 77.5 percent of the vote.[1] He was reelected unopposed in 2006.[2][3] Ysursa was elected to a third term in 2010, defeating Democratic nominee Mack Sermon with 74.3 percent of the vote.[4]

Ysursa did not seek reelection in 2014.[5] He was succeeded by Lawerence Denney.[6][7]

Personal life

Ysursa is married and has three children with his wife, Penny. They also have two grandchildren.

Awards
  • "Boyd Martin Award" from the Association of Idaho Cities[8]
  • Recipient for Outstanding Administrator (1992) from the Idaho Republican Party.[9]

Service 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)

Notes
  1. "2002 General Results statewide". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  2. "2006 Primary Results statewide". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  3. "2006 General Results statewide". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  4. November 2, 2010 General Election Results Archived September 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (accessed 17 January 2012)
  5. Popkey, Dan. "Ysursa won't run for re-election as Idaho secretary of state" Idaho Statesman, November 8, 2013. (accessed 3 December 2013)
  6. "Working For Idaho | Denney For Idaho". denneyforidaho.com. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  7. "Lawerence Denney navigates from partisan speaker to less-partisan secretary of state". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  8. "Ben Ysursa Biography". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  9. "Ben Ysursa Biography". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
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