Dan Williams

Resume: Age 34 … Graduated cum laude from Yale, law degree from University of Michigan … worked as a lawyer for Holland & Hart in Boise, then opened own practice, counsel for Gov. Cecil Andrus for one year, attorney for Idaho Democratic Party … ran unsuccessfully for Idaho House in 1990 … founding member of City Club of Boise … volunteer for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southwest Idaho … born and raised in Boise … married, no children.

Finances: Has raised $515,321 for campaign, including $269,238 from individuals and $233,489 from PACs or party committees. Has spent $446,241; has $69,877 on hand.

Why running: “I’m running because Idaho is going to face some of the most important decisions it’s ever faced over the next few years, and we need someone who can work for reasonable and balanced solutions … Timber, the Coeur d’Alene Basin cleanup, steelhead recovery, the list goes on and on. … We’re in an especially critical period, because the decisions we make are going to have a tremendous impact on the kind of Idaho that our children know.”

, DataTimes