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Gary Ingram

Gary Ingram

American politician

Gary Ingram (November 29, 1933 – November 30, 2017) was an American politician who served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1973 to 1980, and again in 2012.

Ingram moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho from St. Paul, Minnesota in 1961.[1][2] He was first elected to the Idaho House of Representatives in 1973. The next year, Ingram authored the Open Meetings Law.[3] He won reelection three times and left office in 1980. Ingram served a portion of representative Kathleen Sims' term in 2012.[1] He died of cancer on November 30, 2017, at the age of 84.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Russell, Betsy Z. (December 1, 2017). "Gary Ingram, father of Idaho's Open Meeting Law, dies at age 84". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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    Petersen, Anne Helen (October 22, 2017). "Wackadoodles, Establishment Hacks, And The Big, Ugly, Local Battle For The Heart Of The GOP". Buzzfeed News. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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    Kruesi, Kimberlee (December 1, 2017). "Gary Ingram, author of Idaho's open meeting law, dies at 84". Idaho Statesman. Associated Press. Retrieved December 4, 2017 – via Merced Sun-Star.[dead link] Alt URL
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    Walker, Brian (December 2, 2017). "Champ of open government remembered". Coeur d'Alene Press. Retrieved December 4, 2017.


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