Phil Batt
| Phil Batt | |
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Batt in 2010
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| 29th Governor of Idaho | |
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In office January 2, 1995 – January 8, 1999 |
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| Lieutenant | Butch Otter |
| Preceded by | Cecil Andrus |
| Succeeded by | Dirk Kempthorne |
| Chair of the Idaho Republican Party | |
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In office 1991–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Randy Ayre |
| Succeeded by | N. Randy Smith |
| 35th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho | |
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In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Governor | John Evans |
| Preceded by | William Murphy |
| Succeeded by | David Leroy |
| 34th President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate | |
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In office December 1, 1976 – December 1, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | James Ellsworth |
| Succeeded by | Reed Budge |
| Member of the Idaho Senate | |
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In office 1967–1979 |
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| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives | |
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In office 1965–1967 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Philip Eugene Batt March 4, 1927 Wilder, Idaho |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jacque Elaine Fallis Batt (m.1948) |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
| Residence | Wilder |
| Alma mater |
University of Idaho (2 years) |
| Profession | Farmer, politician, musician |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | U.S. Army |
| Years of service | 1945–46 |
| Unit | Army Air Forces |
Philip Eugene "Phil" Batt (born March 4, 1927) is an American politician with the Republican Party. He was the 29th Governor of Idaho, from 1995 to 1999.
Born in Wilder, Idaho, Batt was the fifth and youngest child of John and Elizabeth Karn Batt.
Batt served sixteen months in Colorado at Lowry Field near Denver as a clerk, discharging veterans before being discharged himself. He then returned to the University of Idaho and studied chemical engineering, lived in the dorms, and led a dance band, playing clarinet and tenor saxophone. (Half a century later as governor, Batt played with Lionel Hampton in Moscow at the jazz legend's UI festival.)
A year later in January 1948, he eloped with Jacque Fallis of Spokane, a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. The newlyweds had to leave school a month later when Batt's 66-year-old father was involved in a serious automobile accident which left him with limited strength and speech. Though the young Batts initially hoped to return to college, economic circumstances changed their plans and they reluctantly did not.
Before becoming governor, Batt had been a Republican politician in Idaho for thirty years, serving in the state legislature (house 1965–67, state senate 1967–79) and as the 35th lieutenant governor from 1979 to 1983. He ran for governor in 1982 and was defeated in a close race by the Democratic incumbent, John Evans. The election was so close that at least one television network declared Batt the winner on Election Night.
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