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Now he’s a senator

Substitute Sen. Bob Geddes - father of Senate President Pro-tem Bob Geddes, for whom he's substituting this week - talks with Sens. John McGee, R-Caldwell, and Denton Darrington, R-Declo, right. The senior Geddes is a former longtime state representative and co-chairman of the Legislature's joint budget committee. (Betsy Russell / The Spokesman-Review)
Substitute Sen. Bob Geddes - father of Senate President Pro-tem Bob Geddes, for whom he's substituting this week - talks with Sens. John McGee, R-Caldwell, and Denton Darrington, R-Declo, right. The senior Geddes is a former longtime state representative and co-chairman of the Legislature's joint budget committee. (Betsy Russell / The Spokesman-Review)

There's a Sen. Bob Geddes here this week after all - but he looks a little different. That's because Senate President Pro-tem Bob Geddes, R-Soda Springs, has named his dad, former state Rep. Bob Geddes, R-Preston, as his substitute while the younger Geddes has to be gone for a work obligation. The senior Geddes said he has a lot to learn, but that comment prompted smiles around him - he served 24 years in the House and was co-chairman of JFAC when he retired.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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