Raúl Labrador
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Walt Minnick |
| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 14th (Seat B) district |
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In office December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Stan Bastian |
| Succeeded by | Reed DeMordaunt |
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Raúl Rafael Labrador December 8, 1967 Carolina, Puerto Rico, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Johnson (1991–present) |
| Children | 4 sons 1 daughter |
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Brigham Young University, Utah (BA) University of Washington, Seattle (JD) |
| Website | House website |
Raúl Rafael Labrador (born December 8, 1967) is an American politician of Puerto Rican descent, who has been the U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Labrador previously represented District 14B in the Idaho House of Representatives. He was ranked one of "Newsmax's 50 Most Influential Latino Republicans" in 2016.
Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Labrador relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, as a child and graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1985. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and spent two years as a Mormon missionary in Chile, from 1987 to 1989. Labrador returned to BYU and received a B.A. in 1992, in Spanish with an emphasis in Latin American literature. He was admitted to the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle and received his J.D. in 1995.
Married in 1991, Labrador relocated to his wife's home state of Idaho and practiced law and immigration law in private practice from 1995 until his election to the Idaho House of Representatives in 2006.
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