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Preceded by
  
Dean Cameron

Spouse(s)
  
Joelle

Party
  
Republican Party

Political party
  
Republican

Children
  
5

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Born
  
August 4, 1974 (age 42) Burley, Idaho (
1974-08-04
)

Alma mater
  
Brigham Young University University of Idaho

Occupation
  
Attorney and City administrator

Residence
  
Declo, Idaho, United States

Education
  
Brigham Young University, University of Idaho

Kelly Arthur Anthon (born August 4, 1974) is Republican Idaho State Senator since 2015 representing District 27.

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Early life, education, and career

Anthon was born in Burley, Idaho. He was raised on a family farm near Declo, Idaho, attending public schools in Declo and graduating from Declo High School in 1992. He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan, and later graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology in 1998 and from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2002. Upon passing the Idaho bar, he worked as an attorney in private practice in the Mini-Cassia Area. In 2003 was appointed city attorney for Rupert, Minidoka, and Acequia. In 2012, Anthon was hired as Rupert city administrator.

Idaho Senate

When 24 year incumbent Senator Dean Cameron resigned his seat for an appointment as the director of the Department of Insurance, the Legislative District 27 Republican Central Committee met to fill the vacancy in the Senate seat, sending three names in order of preference to Governor Butch Otter: Anthon, Doug Pickett of Oakley, and Wayne Hurst of Declo. Governor Otter appointed Anthon to serve the remainder of Cameron's term.

Committee assignments

  • Commerce and Human Resources Committee
  • Health and Welfare Committee
  • Judiciary and Rules Committee
  • Anthon previously served on the Education Committee in 2016.

    Personal life

    Anthon and his wife, Joelle (née Rogers), have 5 children. They reside in Declo, Idaho.

    References

    Kelly Anthon Wikipedia