Curt McKenzie
Curt McKenzie | |
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| Member of the Idaho Senate from District 13 | |
| In office December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Patti Anne Lodge |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Agenbroad |
| Member of the Idaho Senate from District 12 | |
| In office December 1, 2002 – December 1, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Jerry Thorne |
| Succeeded by | Todd Lakey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 9, 1969 Corvallis, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Renee(ex) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Nampa, Idaho |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Curtis "Curt" McKenzie (born February 9, 1969) was born in Corvallis, Oregon. He was a Republican member of the Idaho Senate from 2012–2016 representing the 13th District and previously District 12 of the Idaho Senate from 2002–2012. McKenzie and his ex-wife, Renee, have two children.
Education
Curt McKenzie attended Northwest Nazarene University and received his Bachelor of Arts with a double major of Physics and History in 1992. He also attended Georgetown University Law Center on the Paul Connolly Memorial Full-Tuition Scholarship and received his Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude and Order of the Coif in 1995.[1] While at NNU, he was a member of the varsity soccer team (Academic All-American 2 years) and track team, and he served as Chief Justice of the Student Judicial Council.[2] At Georgetown Law he was an editor of The Tax Lawyer and was selected to one of the traveling trial teams.[2]
Career
After law school, he was admitted to the bars of the State of Maryland (1995) and Washington, D.C. (1996) He joined the Washington, D.C. office of Arter & Hadden, with a focus on civil appellate and intellectual property law. In 1997, McKenzie returned to Idaho and was admitted to the bar of the State of Idaho. He worked as a trial attorney in the Ada County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office before joining the law firm of Stoel Rives, LLP with a civil litigation practice.[2]
McKenzie owns the law firm McKenzie Law Offices, PLLC, located in Boise, Idaho since 2006.[3]
Idaho Senate
Committees
2015–2016
State Affairs – Chair
Local Government and Taxation
Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment
2013–2014
State Affairs – Chair
Local Government and Taxation
2011–2012
State Affairs – Chair
Local Government and Taxation
Judiciary and Rules
2009–2010
State Affairs
Local Government and Taxation
Elections
McKenzie did not seek re-election to the Idaho State Senate in 2016. Instead, McKenzie ran for a seat on the Idaho Supreme Court in 2016.[4] He was one of the top two finishers during the May 17 election receiving 41,348 of the votes (27.7%).[5] He advanced to a November 8 runoff against attorney Robyn Brody. McKenzie was defeated, earning 256,719 of the vote (46.2%).[6]
District 13 of the Idaho Senate from 2012–2016.
District 12 of the Idaho Senate from 2002–2012.
References
- ^ "Sen. Curt McKenzie – Idaho State Legislature". legislature.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ a b c "McKenzie for Idaho". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "McKenzie Law Parole Criminal Defense". McKenzie Law Offices. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ newsroom@idahopress.com, By IDAHO PRESS-TRIBUNE STAFF. "Nampa senator announces candidacy for Idaho Supreme Court". Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- ^ "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-21.