Raul Labrador
A candidate for U.S. Representative (GOP), Idaho Congressional District 1 in the 2012 Idaho Primary
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 Labrador (R) | 57,876 | 80.64% |
| Reed McCandless (R) | 13,898 | 19.36% |
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Bill would open door for more geothermal
BOISE – U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho, is pushing legislation to ease restrictions on geothermal exploration on federal lands, a move experts say could lead to more development of a green energy source for which the United States is the world’s leading producer. The bill, H.R. 2171, cleared a House committee on a bipartisan, 26-16 vote this week and is now headed to the full House for a vote, likely in the fall.
Idaho rep’s bill would speed geothermal exploration
Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador is pushing legislation in Congress to ease restrictions on geothermal exploration on federal lands, a move experts say could lead to more development of a “green” energy source for which the United States is the world’s leading producer.