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 by	Jeanne Buell (Acting)
Succeeded by	Van Beechler
Member of the Idaho Senate from the 29th district
In office December 1, 2002 – December 1, 2006
Preceded by	Bart Davis
Succeeded by	Diane Bilyeu
Member of the Idaho Senate from the 33rd district
In office October 13, 2001 – December 1, 2002
Preceded by	Lin Whitworth
Succeeded by	Bart Davis
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 33rd district
In office December 1, 1998 – October 13, 2001
Preceded by	John Alexander
Succeeded by	Elmer Martinez
Personal details
Born	(1948-05-01) May 1, 1948 Provo, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Michelle
Children	2
Education	Idaho State University (BA) Utah State University (MEd)
Occupation	Politician

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.

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.

External links

• Profile at Vote Smart

Party political offices
Preceded by Jeanne Buell Acting	Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party 2015–2019	Succeeded by Van Beechler