Lawerence Denney

American politician from Idaho (born 1948) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lawerence Denney (born February 25, 1948)[1] is an American politician from Idaho who served eight years as the state's secretary of state. A Republican, Denney previously served eighteen years in the Idaho House of Representatives, which included three terms as speaker.

GovernorButch Otter
Brad Little
Preceded byBen Ysursa
Succeeded byPhil McGrane
Preceded byBruce Newcomb
Quick facts 27th Secretary of State of Idaho, Governor ...
Lawerence Denney
27th Secretary of State of Idaho
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 2, 2023
GovernorButch Otter
Brad Little
Preceded byBen Ysursa
Succeeded byPhil McGrane
40th Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office
2006–2012
Preceded byBruce Newcomb
Succeeded byScott Bedke
Majority Leader of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office
2002–2006
Preceded byFrank Bruneel
Succeeded byMike Moyle
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 1996 – November 30, 2014
Preceded byGertrude Sutton
Succeeded byRyan Kerby
Constituency9th district, Seat A (1996–2014)
In office
December 1, 1990 – November 30, 1992
Succeeded byPam Ahrens (redistricting)
Constituency13th district (1990–1992)
Personal details
Born (1948-02-25) February 25, 1948 (age 78)
Council, Idaho, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Idaho (BA)
WebsiteCampaign website
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Political career

In 2006, Denney was elected speaker. He was reelected twice.[2][3][4][5] He was defeated in his reelection bid for speaker in 2012 by fellow Republican Scott Bedke.[6][7]

In the 2014 Idaho elections, Denney ran for the Republican nomination to succeed Ben Ysursa as secretary of state. He defeated former state senator Evan Frasure, Ada County chief deputy clerk Phil McGrane, and former state senator Mitch Toryanski in the primary election.[8] Denney defeated Democratic state representative Holli Woodings in the general election.[9]

On April 19, 2017, Denney announced he was running for re-election in 2018,[10] but did not seek a third term in 2022.

Personal

Denney has a bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho,[11] and has been a farmer since 1972.[11]

Electoral history

More information Idaho House of Representatives District 13A Republican primary election, 1990 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 13A Republican primary election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney 9,494 51.62
Republican Shirley Taylor 8,899 48.38
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 13A election, 1990 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 13A election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney 25,828 59.54
Democratic Everett Grimes 17,554 40.46
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A Republican primary election, 1996 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A Republican primary election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney 1,472 48.00
Republican Arthur Correia 777 25.00
Republican Lynn Isaacson 418 14.00
Republican Elaine Pollock 399 13.00
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 1996 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney 7,794 62.80
Democratic Vonnie Paul 4,618 37.20
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A Republican primary election, 1998 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A Republican primary election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney (inc.) 3,349 66.00
Republican Donna Allen 1,727 34.00
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 1998 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney (inc.) 8,423 100.00
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2000 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney (inc.) 9,450 100.00
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2002 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney (inc.) 6,449 62.00
Democratic Lori Ann Steiniker 3,952 38.00
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2004 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney (inc.) 11,541 100.00
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2006 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney (inc.) 9,189 100.00
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2008 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney (inc.) 10,968 71.90
Democratic Frederick "Fritz" Hallberg 4,286 28.10
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2010 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney (inc.) 8,736 76.70
Democratic Lynn Webster 2,660 23.30
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More information Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2012 ...
Idaho House of Representatives District 9A election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney (inc.) 12,234 70.90
Democratic Steve Worthley 5,013 29.10
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More information Idaho Secretary of State Republican primary election, 2014 ...
Idaho Secretary of State Republican primary election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney 51,041 37.10
Republican Phil McGrane 38,336 27.90
Republican Evan Frasure 26,539 19.30
Republican Mitch Toryanski 21,630 15.70
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More information Idaho Secretary of State election, 2014 ...
Idaho Secretary of State election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawerence Denney 241,851 56.20
Democratic Holli Woodings 188,353 43.80
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