Jonathan Parker (politician)
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Jonathan Parker | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Idaho Republican Party | |
| In office July 2017 – February 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen J. Yates |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Labrador |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Idaho, Moscow (BA) Rhema Bible Training College (MA) |
Jonathan Parker is an American politician. He is a former Idaho Republican Party Chairman and Executive Director.
Parker grew up in Spokane, Washington. He attended Joel E Ferris High School. Parker graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in political science. He then pursued a master's degree in Pastoral Ministries at Rhema Bible College in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1]
Career and personal life
Parker was with the Idaho Water Users Association in the early 2000s.[2] He served as Congressman Bill Sali District Director in 2007.[3]
Parker was with the Boise office of the Holland and Hart law firm from July 2012[4][5] to 2018, Parker served as the Idaho director of government affairs for firm.[6]
On December 19, 2019, an Ada County judge sentenced former Idaho Republican Party Chairman Jonathan Parker to 14 days in jail, 5 years of probation and 100 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to stalking his estranged wife and unlawfully entering the home of a female colleague. [7] He was arrested again in 2021 for using methamphetamine, a violation of his probation. [8]