| Bert Marley | |
| Office: | Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party |
| Term Start: | August 1, 2015 |
| Term End: | March 16, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Jeanne Buell (Acting) |
| Successor: | Van Beechler |
| Office1: | Member of the Idaho Senate |
| Constituency1: | 33rd district (2001–2002) 29th district (2002–2006) |
| Term Start1: | October 12, 2001 |
| Term End1: | December 1, 2006 |
| Predecessor1: | Lin Whitworth |
| Successor1: | Diane Bilyeu |
| State House2: | Idaho |
| District2: | 33rd |
| Term Start2: | December 1, 1998 |
| Term End2: | October 12, 2001 |
| Predecessor2: | John Alexander |
| Successor2: | Elmer Martinez |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Provo, Utah, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Michelle |
| Children: | 2 |
| Education: | Idaho State University (BA) Utah State University (MEd) |
Bert C. Marley (born May 1, 1948) is an American politician and education. He served as chair of the Idaho Democratic Party from August 2015[1] to March 16, 2019.[2] He previously served as a member of the Idaho Senate and Idaho House of Representatives.
Marley was born in Provo, Utah. He received a Bachelor of Arts in German language from Idaho State University in 1973, and his Masters of Education from Utah State University in 1996.[3]
Marley worked as a teacher at Marsh Valley High School for 23 years.[4]
Marley served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1998 through 2001 and in the Idaho State Senate from 2001 through 2006.[4]
In 2006, he ran against Jana Jones in the Democratic Party primary election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, and lost earning 44.6% of the vote.[5] [6]
In 2014, Marley was unopposed for the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho.[7] [4] He was defeated by the Republican incumbent, Brad Little, earning only 32.9% of the vote.[8]
He was the chair of the Idaho Democratic Party from August 2015 to March 16, 2019.
The largest Democratic caucus in the nation happened during his tenure in Ada County.[9]
During Marley's tenure, Sally Boynton Brown served as the party's executive director.
Marley lives in McCammon, Idaho. He and his wife, Michelle, have two children.[10]
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