Walt Minnick
| Walt Minnick | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Sali |
| Succeeded by | Raúl Labrador |
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| Born |
September 20, 1942 Walla Walla, Washington |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | A. K. Lienhart-Minnick |
| Residence | Boise, Idaho |
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Harvard Law School (J.D.) Harvard Business School (MBA) Whitman College (B.A.) |
| Profession | Businessman, Attorney, Politician |
| Religion | Unitarian Universalist |
| Website | former official website of U.S. House of Representatives Office of Walt Minnick |
Walter Clifford "Walt" Minnick (born September 20, 1942) is a former Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district, serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district is in the western part of the state, and includes roughly one-fourth of Boise and most of its suburbs, as well as Meridian and Nampa. It also includes the cities of Lewiston, Moscow and Coeur d'Alene.
Minnick was defeated by Raúl Labrador in the November 2010 election, and now works for lobbying firm The Majority Group.
Minnick was born in Walla Walla, Washington, and grew up on a wheat farm. In 1964 he received his bachelor's degree from Whitman College, where he was on the debate team, and was then accepted by Harvard Business School. After graduating with an MBA in 1966, he entered Harvard Law School, and graduated with a J.D. in 1969.
A veteran who served in the Army and Pentagon during the Vietnam War, he is the former leader of a forestry industry and founder of a chain of retail nurseries, SummerWinds Garden Centers. Minnick also served as CEO of TJ International (acquired by Weyerhaeuser in 1999) and has served on the board of directors of several corporations and nonprofit organizations.
Minnick served as a staff assistant to President Richard Nixon on the White House Domestic Council from 1971 to 1972 and as a deputy assistant director for the Office of Management and Budget from 1972 to 1973. He was also involved in the creation of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Minnick resigned from the administration in October 1973 in protest of the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre" in which Nixon dismissed United States Attorney General Elliot Richardson, special prosecutor Archibald Cox, and others. Minnick is a businessman and politician who resides in Boise.
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