Sandy was chair of the University of IdahoCollege Republicans during the 1960s and later served as Vice Chairman of Idaho Republican Party. He was appointed by Governor Phil Batt to serve District 22 in the Idaho Senate in 1995. He won election for his first full term in 1996, and was re-elected in 1998 and 2000. He served his assistant majority leader of the state Senate from 1996 - 2002.
Sandy was Chief of Staff during Jim Risch's seven-month tenure as Governor in 2006, and headed Risch's transition team after the Risch was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006, later also serving as his chief of staff,[3][4] till 2019.[5][6]
Sandy was unopposed for chair of the Idaho Republican Party in 2002.[7] He chose not to run for reelection as state chair in 2004.[8]
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John Sandy is a former chair of the Idaho Republican Party and Idaho State Senator serving District 22 John SandyIdaho Republican PartyIn office 2002 June 2004Preceded byTrent ClarkSucceeded byJ Kirk SullivanMember of the Idaho Senatefrom District 22In office 1995 December 1 2002Preceded byJoyce McRobertsSucceeded byFred KennedyPersonal detailsBorn 1948 06 08 June 8 1948 age 75 Twin Falls IdahoPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseRobinChildren1 Contents 1 Personal life education and career 2 Political career 3 Elections 4 ReferencesPersonal life education and career editSandy has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho and has owned livestock businesses and a small hydroelectric project 1 John and his wife Robin 2 have 1 child Political career editSandy was chair of the University of Idaho College Republicans during the 1960s and later served as Vice Chairman of Idaho Republican Party He was appointed by Governor Phil Batt to serve District 22 in the Idaho Senate in 1995 He won election for his first full term in 1996 and was re elected in 1998 and 2000 He served his assistant majority leader of the state Senate from 1996 2002 Sandy was Chief of Staff during Jim Risch s seven month tenure as Governor in 2006 and headed Risch s transition team after the Risch was elected to the U S Senate in 2006 later also serving as his chief of staff 3 4 till 2019 5 6 Sandy was unopposed for chair of the Idaho Republican Party in 2002 7 He chose not to run for reelection as state chair in 2004 8 Sandy was an elector for George W Bush for Idaho in 2004 9 Elections editDistrict 22 Senate Blaine Camas Gooding and Lincoln Counties Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct1986 General John Sandy 5 313 45 9 John Peavey incumbent 6 254 54 1 1988 General John Sandy 5 525 44 1 John Peavey incumbent 7 011 55 9 District 22 Senate Part of Gooding and Twin Falls Counties Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct1996 Primary 10 John Sandy incumbent 1 503 100 1996 General 11 John Sandy incumbent 7 076 61 9 George Juker 4 359 38 1 1998 Primary 12 John Sandy incumbent 2 032 68 0 Doug Hansen 958 32 0 1998 General 13 John Sandy incumbent 4 796 59 2 Bill Chisholm 3 303 40 8 2000 Primary 14 John Sandy incumbent 2 114 76 5 George W Anthony 651 23 5 2000 General 15 John Sandy incumbent 7 522 69 0 Carol Lee Stennett 3 386 31 0 References edit John A Sandy EBSCOhost web b ebscohost com Retrieved 2017 04 15 Longtime Idaho prisons board chairman Robin Sandy retires The Washington Times Retrieved 2017 04 15 John A Sandy congressional staff insidegov com Retrieved 2017 04 15 Crump Steve COLUMN Right hand man Mr Sandy goes to Washington Twin Falls Times News Retrieved 2017 04 15 Bunch Riley Risch s longtime chief of staff to retire lawyer from Risch s firm to replace him Idaho Press Retrieved 2020 07 27 Angeline Jillian A fixture in Idaho politics reflects on his career graydc com Retrieved 2020 07 27 Sen Sandy Will Head Idaho Republican Party Times News The Twin Falls ID 2002 Access World News Historical and Current infoweb newsbank com proxy boisepubliclibrary org apps news document view p WORLDNEWS amp docref news 0F464E4576F9ECE7 Accessed 27 July 2020 Idaho Republican chairman will step down The Lewiston Tribune Associated Press Retrieved 2017 04 15 Russell Staff writer Betsy Z CdA Woman Makes History a Different Way Concerned about Possible Constitutional Conflict Craig Aide Withdraws from Electoral College Vote Idaho Spokesman Review Coeur D Alene ID 14 Dec 2004 p 1B Access World News Historical and Current infoweb newsbank com proxy boisepubliclibrary org apps news document view p WORLDNEWS amp docref news 11F4064D56A91A08 Accessed 26 July 2020 Cenarrusa Pete Official Results Idaho Primary Election May 28 1996 Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Archived from the original on May 1 2012 Retrieved May 20 2016 Cenarrusa Pete Idaho General Election Results November 5 1996 Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Retrieved May 20 2016 Cenarrusa Pete Idaho Primary Election Results May 26 1998 Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Retrieved May 20 2016 Cenarrusa Pete Idaho General Election Results November 3 1998 Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Retrieved May 20 2016 Cenarrusa Pete May 23 2000 Primary Election Results Legislative Totals Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Archived from the original on May 1 2012 Retrieved May 20 2016 Cenarrusa Pete November 7 2000 General Election Results Legislative Totals Boise Idaho Secretary of State of Idaho Archived from the original on May 1 2012 Retrieved May 20 2016 Party political officesPreceded byTrent Clark Idaho Chair of the Idaho Republican PartyJune 2002 June 2004 Succeeded byJ Kirk Sullivan nbsp This article about an Idaho politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Sandy amp oldid 1167445329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
