Shirley Ringo


Shirley G. Ringo was a Democratic Idaho State Representative since 2002 representing District 5 in the B seat since the 2012 redistrict, District 6 seat B prior to 2012.
Ringo previously served in the District 6 B seat from 1999 until 2000, and again from 2002 to 2014, when she unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Raúl Labrador for Idaho's 1st congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives.

Early life, education, and career

Ringo graduated from John R. Rogers High School. She earned both her bachelor's and master's in mathematics from Washington State University.

Idaho House of Representatives

Committee assignments

2013-2014
Appropriations
Judiciary, Rules, and Administration
Transportation and Defense
Joint Finance- Appropriations
Joint Legislative Oversight

Election history

YearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct
2002 Primary1,353100%
2002 General6,17953.2%
2004 Primary1,096100%
2004 General9,27255.3%
2006 Primary1,086100%
2006 General7,32961.56%
2008 Primary1,037100%
2008 General9,77357.6%
2010 Primary1,309100%
2010 General6,74855.4%

YearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct
2014 Primary9,04782.0%1,98118.0%
2014 General143,58065.0%77,27735.0%

2014

In August 2013, Ringo announced she would not run for reelection to the Idaho Legislature and instead seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Idaho's 1st congressional district. Ringo unsuccessfully challenged Republican incumbent Raúl Labrador, who won on November 4, 2014.