Singer, prosecutor, construction worker, lawmaker. And he's only 31. A freshman in the Idaho House, Coeur 
d'Alene Republican Rep. Luke Malek (pictured) dove into the political deep end when he was tasked with membership on the House Health and Welfare, State Affairs and Judiciary and Rules committees. “I love this,” said Malek, but added: “Having said that, I knew it would be difficult, but it is far more difficult than anything I imagined.” Between committee sessions, floor votes and a constant stream of meetings, Boise Weekly sat down with Malek to talk about his family (both parents are physicians), his music and and a search for political harmony/George Prentice, Boise Weekly. More here.
Question: I consider Malek to be the best hope for a reasonable legislator in Kootenai County. What do you think?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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