Jim Hammond (Idaho politician)

Early life and career

• Post Falls School District from 1973 to 1975
• Post Falls and Coeur d'Alene Schools from 1973 to 1977
• Coeur d'Alene School District from 1975 to 1977
• Post Falls School District from 1977 to 1981
• East Valley School District from 1981 to 1996.

• City of Post Falls from 1982 to 1991
• Mayor of City of Post Falls from 1991 to 1996
• Senator of District 5 since 2006

  Elections

• 2006 Hammond was nominated unopposed in the Republican primary, then elected with 7,848 votes against Democratic candidate Charles W. "Chuck" Thomas.
• 2008 Unchallenged in the primary, Hammond was re-elected unopposed in the general election with 16,301 votes.
• 2010 Hammond won the Republican primary with 2,048 votes in a three way race with John Green and Jack Schroeder. He won the November 2, 2010 general election unopposed with 11,739 votes.

  Committees

• Finance
• Finance Appropriations
• Health and Welfare
• Legislative Oversight
• Vice Chair of Transportation.
• Board Member of Post Falls Chamber Board of Directors from 1991 to 2008
• Founding Member of Post Falls Education Foundation from 1998 to 2006
• Idaho State Board of Education from 1999 to 2004
• Chair of Idaho State Charter School Commission from 2004 to 2006
• Vice Chair of Idaho State Building Authority since 1997
• Senate Representative of Idaho Interoperability Executive Council since 2008
• Catastrophic Health Care fund since 2009.

  Organizations

• Former Board Member of United Way
• Founding Member of Post Falls Community Volunteers
• Secretary of Panhandle Area Council from 1991 to 2006
• Post Falls Education Foundation from 1993 to 2000
• Idaho State Board of Education from 1999 to 2004
• President of Idaho City Managers Association in 2000
• Chairman of Idaho State Charter School Commission from 2004 to 2006
• Post Falls Chamber of Commerce since 1991
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