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Wednesday, November 06, 2002
Dirk Kempthorne (R, Incumbent)
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Being a Republican governor in one of the most Republican states in the country may sound like an easy job, but Dirk Kempthorne's first term didn't always bear that theory out. His decision to leave the state Capitol behind concrete barricades for months after the Sept. 11 attacks raised eyebrows and budget deficits darkened half of his tenure. But the 51-year old former U.S. Senator and mayor of Boise is still a towering political figure in the state. Kempthorne's priorities haven't conformed to expectations. He signed a measure in 2001 to make Idaho the first state to cover breast and cervical cancer treatment for poor women. He has also become an outspoken advocate for drug law reform, with a specific call for treating substance abuse rather than doling out harsher punishment.
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