Maryanne Jordan

Maryanne Jordan (born May 12, 1956) is an American Democratic politician from Boise, Idaho. She has served on the Boise City Council since 2003, and was president from 2005 to 2006, and 2010–2015. In March 2015 she was appointed to the Idaho Senate by Gov. Butch Otter to succeed Elliot Werk, who resigned the previous month to take a seat on the Idaho State Tax Commission.[1]

Maryanne Jordan
Member of the Idaho Senate
from District 17
In office
March 6, 2015 – December 1, 2020
Preceded byElliot Werk
Succeeded byAlison Rabe
Member of the Boise City Council for Seat 6
In office
March 4, 2003 – 2017
Preceded byCarolyn Terteling-Payne
Succeeded byHolli Woodings
Personal details
Born (1956-05-12) May 12, 1956
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRocky
ResidenceBoise, Idaho
Alma materSan Jose State University
OccupationPolitician

Jordan holds a degree in political science from San Jose State University.[1] She moved to Boise in 1994, serving on the West Valley Neighborhood Association and the Boise City Planning and Zoning Commission. Jordan was appointed to the Boise City Council in March 2003 to succeed Carolyn Terteling-Payne, who became mayor upon the resignation of H. Brent Coles. Jordan was elected to complete the term in November 2003, and won full four-year terms in 2005, 2009 and 2013.[2]

In March 2015 Jordan was appointed to the Idaho Senate to represent District 17 – based in the Boise Bench neighborhood – upon Werk's resignation. She served concurrently in the Idaho Senate and on the Boise City Council through 2017.[1] Jordan currently serves as Minority Caucus Chair of the Idaho Senate.[3] In 2020, Jordan announced she would not seek reelection.[4]

Elections
District 17 Senate - Part of Ada County.
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2016 Primary[5] Maryanne Jordan (incumbent) 1,288 100.0%
2016 General[6] Maryanne Jordan (incumbent) 10,586 62.9% Robert Herrin III 6,235 37.1%

References
  1. Berg, Sven. "Idaho Legislative Notebook", Idaho Statesman, March 7, 2015. (accessed 8 March 2015)
  2. Council President Maryanne Jordan, City of Boise. (accessed 8 March 2015)
  3. "Senate Leadership – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  4. Logan, Scott (2020-02-06). "Sen. Maryanne Jordan will not seek re-election". KBOI. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  5. Denney, Lawerence. "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  6. Denney, Lawerence. "Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2017.


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