Paulette Jordan

Paulette Jordan
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the 5th district
Seat A
In office
December 1, 2014 – February 14, 2018
Preceded byCindy Agidius
Succeeded byMargie Gannon
Personal details
Born (1979-12-07) December 7, 1979 (age 44)
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Washington (BA)

Paulette Jordan (born December 7, 1979)[1] is an American politician. She is in the Idaho House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party from December 1, 2014 until February 14, 2018.[2][3][4]

Jordan was on the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Council. During her final term she was the only Democrat serving in the Idaho Legislature from North Idaho. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho in the 2018 election against Lieutenant Governor Brad Little. She lost the general election to Little in November 2018.

On February 7, 2020, she announced a run for the United States Senate against incumbent Senator Jim Risch.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ Caudell, Justus (December 7, 2017). "Colville descendent Paulette Jordan announces candidacy for Idaho governor". Tribal Tribune. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Democratic lawmaker resigns to focus on governor's campaign". Associated Press. February 7, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Spence, William L. (February 10, 2018). "Lawmaker will bring in substitute while running for governor". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Spence, William L. (February 14, 2018). "Governor candidate may still resign her legislative seat". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ Bendery, Jennifer. "Idaho Democrat Paulette Jordan Is Running For Senate", HuffPost, February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.