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Bill Killen

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Preceded by
  
Kathie Garrett

Political party
  
Democratic

Website
  
killenforhouse.com

Party
  
Democratic Party

Nationality
  
American

Profession
  
Attorney

Name
  
William Killen

Service/branch
  
United States Navy

Born
  
November 5, 1938 (age 85) Olympia, Washington (
1938-11-05
)

Alma mater
  
Stanford University University of Idaho College of Law

Residence
  
Boise, Idaho, United States

Education
  
University of Idaho College of Law, Stanford University

William 'Bill' M. Killen (born November 5, 1938 in Olympia, Washington) is a Democratic Idaho State Representative since 2006 representing District 17 in the A seat. He was formerly mayor of McCall, Idaho (1996–1997) and a city councilman (1994–1997). He announced his retirement in March 2012.

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Education

Killen earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University and earned his law degree from University of Idaho College of Law.

Elections

  • 2006 Unopposed for the May 23, 2006, Democratic primary, Killen won with 873 votes to challenge incumbent Republican Representative Kathie Garrett, who won in 2004 by 9 votes. Killen won the three-party November 7, 2006, general election with 6,489 votes (56.72%) against Garrett and Constitution Party nominee Katherine Frazier.
  • 2008 Unopposed for the May 27, 2008, Democratic primary, Killen won with 1,192 votes; he won the November 4, 2008, general election with 10,875 votes (76.7%) against Libertarian nominee Mikel Hautzinger.
  • 2010 Unoppposed for the May 25, 2010, Democratic primary, Killen won with 740 votes; he won the three-party November 2, 2010, general election with 5,276 votes (56.7%) against Republican nominee Craig Thomas and Mikel Hautzinger (L).
  • References

    Bill Killen Wikipedia