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Idaho’s longest serving Democratic legislator to retire [1]
['Clark Corbin', 'More From Author', '- June']
Date: 2023-06
Rep. Sue Chew, the longest serving Democrat in the Idaho Legislature, announced Wednesday that she will retire at the end of 2024, when her ninth term in office ends.
Chew, D-Boise, made the announcement at a press conference Wednesday and in press releases.
“I am eternally grateful to have been the voice of District 17 for so long,” Chew said in a written statement. “In my retirement I will stay active in my community and continue to serve my neighbors through my engagement with the Idaho Chinese Organization, the Native American Coalition of Boise (NACOB) (and) the National Organization of Women…”
A licensed pharmacist, Chew currently serves on the House Commerce and Human Resources Committee; the House Environment, Energy and Technology Committee; the House Ethics and Policy Committee, and the House Health and Welfare Committee.
Chew is one of 11 Democrats who serve in the Idaho House of Representatives, where the 59 Republican legislators control a supermajority.
As part of her retirement announcement, Chew said she will endorse Democrat Natalie MacLachlan, who announced she will run for Chew’s seat in 2024. MacLachlan, a teacher who lives in Boise, also ran for a House seat in 2022.
The Idaho Legislature is not in session right now. The 2024 legislative session begins Jan. 8.
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