Wendy Jaquet
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Wendy Jaquet is an American politician from Idaho
. A member of the Idaho House of Representatives
, she represents District 25, which comprises all of Blaine
, Camas
, Lincoln
, and Gooding
counties.
Jaquet had served several terms as Minority Leader, leading the Democratic
caucus in the Idaho House. However in 2009 she relinquished the position to take a seat on the Joint Financial Appropriations Committee (JFAC). She was succeeded as minority leader by Rep. John Rusche of Lewiston
.
Representative Jaquet serves on the House Revenue and Taxation Committee and the Energy, Environment and Technology Committee. In previous sessions Jaquet has served on the Health and Welfare, Judiciary and Rules, Environmental Affairs, Education, Agriculture, Natural Resources and State Affairs Committees. As the House Democratic Leader, Representative Jaquet also serves on Legislative Council and the House Ways and Means Committee. The latter is a leadership committee which approves legislation for printing late in the session. Legislative Council establishes the policies and procedures for the upcoming legislative session and evaluates the prior sessions for improvements. In her first term Jaquet served on the interim committee on County Optional Forms of Government. She has served on Governor Batt’s Medicaid Reform Committee, a review of the Personnel System, the interim committee on Property Rights, the Reading Committee, the 2002 Olympic Committee and the Governor’s Council on Adolescent Pregnancy. She was appointed to the Governor’s Safe Schools Committee, the County CAFO Committee, she co-chaired the Rules rewrite of the Children’s Treatment efforts, served on the Privacy interim committee, and the Governor’s Committee on Rural Economic Development, the Sales Tax Evaluation Task Force, and the Natural Resources and Property Taxes Committees. She's is currently serving on the Energy Interim Committee.
Prior to serving in the Idaho Legislature, Jaquet was the Executive Director of the Sun Valley-Ketchum Chamber of Commerce during a period of membership and financial growth and success. Jaquet coordinated the Ketchum Wagon Days and served as Grand Marshal
in September 2001.
Representative Jaquet and her husband Jim, who retired as Ketchum’s City Administrator, are originally from Seattle having both attended the University of Washington and obtaining degrees in Political Science and graduate degrees in Public Administration. Their two married sons, Michael and Brian, currently live and work in San Mateo and New York City.
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
. A member of the Idaho House of Representatives
Idaho House of Representatives
The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms and meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.-Composition of the House:...
, she represents District 25, which comprises all of Blaine
Blaine County, Idaho
Blaine County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 21,376. The county seat and largest city is Hailey. The county is home to the Sun Valley ski resort....
, Camas
Camas County, Idaho
Camas County is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census, the rural county had a population of 991 . The county seat is Fairfield....
, Lincoln
Lincoln County, Idaho
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 census the county had a population of 4,044 The county seat and largest city is Shoshone....
, and Gooding
Gooding County, Idaho
Gooding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 14,155...
counties.
Jaquet had served several terms as Minority Leader, leading the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
caucus in the Idaho House. However in 2009 she relinquished the position to take a seat on the Joint Financial Appropriations Committee (JFAC). She was succeeded as minority leader by Rep. John Rusche of Lewiston
Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston is a city in and also the county seat of Nez Perce County in the Pacific Northwest state of Idaho. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID - Clarkston, WA...
.
Representative Jaquet serves on the House Revenue and Taxation Committee and the Energy, Environment and Technology Committee. In previous sessions Jaquet has served on the Health and Welfare, Judiciary and Rules, Environmental Affairs, Education, Agriculture, Natural Resources and State Affairs Committees. As the House Democratic Leader, Representative Jaquet also serves on Legislative Council and the House Ways and Means Committee. The latter is a leadership committee which approves legislation for printing late in the session. Legislative Council establishes the policies and procedures for the upcoming legislative session and evaluates the prior sessions for improvements. In her first term Jaquet served on the interim committee on County Optional Forms of Government. She has served on Governor Batt’s Medicaid Reform Committee, a review of the Personnel System, the interim committee on Property Rights, the Reading Committee, the 2002 Olympic Committee and the Governor’s Council on Adolescent Pregnancy. She was appointed to the Governor’s Safe Schools Committee, the County CAFO Committee, she co-chaired the Rules rewrite of the Children’s Treatment efforts, served on the Privacy interim committee, and the Governor’s Committee on Rural Economic Development, the Sales Tax Evaluation Task Force, and the Natural Resources and Property Taxes Committees. She's is currently serving on the Energy Interim Committee.
Prior to serving in the Idaho Legislature, Jaquet was the Executive Director of the Sun Valley-Ketchum Chamber of Commerce during a period of membership and financial growth and success. Jaquet coordinated the Ketchum Wagon Days and served as Grand Marshal
Grand Marshal
Grand Marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. The term has its origins with the word "Marshal" with the first usage of the term "Grand Marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders...
in September 2001.
Representative Jaquet and her husband Jim, who retired as Ketchum’s City Administrator, are originally from Seattle having both attended the University of Washington and obtaining degrees in Political Science and graduate degrees in Public Administration. Their two married sons, Michael and Brian, currently live and work in San Mateo and New York City.
External links
- Wendy Jaquet's personal website
- Wendy Jaquet at the Idaho House of Representatives