Bert Marley

Bert C. Marley (born May 1, 1948) is an American politician. He was the chair of the Idaho Democratic Party from August 2015[1] to March 16, 2019.[2] He was a member of the Idaho Senate and Idaho House of Representatives.

Bert Marley
Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party
In office
August 1, 2015 – March 16, 2019
Preceded byJeanne Buell (Acting)
Succeeded byVan Beechler
Member of the Idaho Senate
from the 29th district
In office
December 1, 2002 – December 1, 2006
Preceded byBart Davis
Succeeded byDiane Bilyeu
Member of the Idaho Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
October 13, 2001 – December 1, 2002
Preceded byLin Whitworth
Succeeded byBart Davis
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
December 1, 1998 – October 13, 2001
Preceded byJohn Alexander
Succeeded byElmer Martinez
Personal details
Born (1948-05-01) May 1, 1948
Provo, Utah, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Michelle
Children2
EducationIdaho State University (BA)
Utah State University (MEd)
OccupationPolitician

Personal Life and Career

Marley was born in Provo, Utah. He received a Bachelor of Arts in German language from Idaho State University in 1973, and his Masters of Education from Utah State University in 1996.[3] Marley worked as a teacher at Marsh Valley High School for 23 years.[4]

Marley lives in McCammon, Idaho.[4] He and his wife, Michelle, have two children.[5]

Political career

Marley served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1998 through 2001 and in the Idaho State Senate from 2001 through 2006.[4]

In 2006, he ran against Jana Jones in the Democratic Party primary election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, and lost earning 44.6% of the vote.[6][7]

In 2014, Marley was unopposed for the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho.[8][4] He was defeated by the Republican incumbent, Brad Little earning only 32.9% of the vote.[9]

Idaho Democratic Party Chair

He was the chair of the Idaho Democratic Party from August 2015[1] to March 16, 2019.[2]

The largest Democratic caucus in the nation happened during his tenure in Ada County.[10]

He had Sally Boynton Brown has his Executive Director.

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References
  1. "Bert Marley: New IDP Chairman" Archived November 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Idaho Democratic Party, August 1, 2015. (accessed August 15, 2015)
  2. "IDP elects new Party Chair, Van Beechler". Idaho Democratic Party. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. "The Idaho Debates 2006: Superintendent of Public Instruction (Democrat)". idahoptv.org. Archived from the original on August 5, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. "Bert Marley to run for Idaho lieutenant governor". Idaho State Journal. February 13, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  5. "The Idaho Debates 2006: Superintendent of Public Instruction (Democrat)". idahoptv.org. Archived from the original on August 5, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  6. "Marley Running for Idaho Lieutenant Governor". Twin Falls Times-News. February 12, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  7. "2006 Primary Results statewide". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  8. "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  9. "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  10. "Idaho Democrats pick Sanders by wide margin". idahostatesman. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jeanne Buell
Acting		 Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party
2015–2019		 Succeeded by
Van Beechler
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