Raul R. Labrador
A candidate for U.S. Representative, Idaho Congressional District 1 in the 2010 Idaho General Election
Party: Republican
Age: 56
City: Eagle, Idaho
Occupation: Incumbent congressman
Education: Earned bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and a law degree from the University of Washington.
Work experience: Immigration attorney
Political experience: Three-term congressman. Co-founder of the “Freedom Caucus” in the House, a group of conservatives who successfully engineered the ouster of then-House Speaker John Boehner. Ran unsuccessfully for House majority leader in 2014. Served two terms in the Idaho state House.
Family: Married. Has five children.
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Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Raul R. Labrador (R) | 126,231 | 51.02% |
| Walt Minnick (D) | 102,130 | 41.28% |
| Dave Olson (I) | 14,365 | 5.81% |
| Mike Washburn (L) | 4,696 | 1.90% |
Related Coverage
Labrador TV ad misled on rival
BOISE – Republican Raul Labrador’s campaign has pulled a new ad that took a remark made by U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick out of context to suggest the Democrat favors a middle-class tax increase. Minnick misspoke during a 2008 debate on Idaho Public Television with then U.S. Rep. Bill Sali, but then corrected himself two minutes later and said: “We need to have a middle class tax cut, not another tax cut for the rich.”
Labrador calls new Minnick ad ‘shameful’
BOISE – Idaho congressman Walt Minnick has launched two new campaign commercials, one touting his work on veterans’ issues and the other criticizing GOP challenger Raul Labrador for his votes in the Idaho Legislature on domestic violence issues. Labrador has no beef with the veterans ad, which highlights Minnick’s Army service and his work on legislation to expand benefits for veterans and their families. But he takes issue with the domestic violence ad, which features the mother of Angie Leon, a Nampa woman who was killed by her abusive husband in 2003.
Eye on Boise: Spirited debate in race for Secretary of State
BOISE – They may be lower-profile state offices, but there were lively debates last week in the races for Secretary of State and Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of State Ben Ysursa faced Democratic challenger Mack Sermon, who championed vote-by-mail, saying Idaho would save “millions,” and called for election reforms. Ysursa said he’s proud of his record, and objected – though only mildly – when Sermon said he thought his current job as a college debate coach was just as complicated as serving as secretary of state.