Chuck Winder Explained

Chuck Winder
Office:	41st President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate
Term Start:	December 1, 2020
Predecessor:	Brent Hill
Office1:	Majority Leader of the Idaho Senate
Term Start1:	September 21, 2017
Term End1:	December 1, 2020
Predecessor1:	Bart Davis
Successor1:	Kelly Anthon
Office2:	Member of the Idaho Senate
Term Start2:	December 1, 2008
Predecessor2:	Stan Bastian
Constituency2:	14th district (2008–2012) 20th district (2012–present)
Birth Date:	21 November 1945
Birth Place:	Ontario, Oregon, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Spouse:	Dianne Winder
Education:	College of Idaho (BA)

Chuck Winder is an American politician and Republican member of the Idaho Senate. He serves as the president pro tempore of the Idaho Senate and previously served as the majority leader. He is married to Dianne Winder; the couple has two children.

Early life, education, and career

Winder joined the United States Navy where he served for four years on active duty as a naval aviator and for eight years on inactive reserve. He received a bachelor's degree in political science and pre-law from the College of Idaho.^[1]

Winder is a commercial real estate brokerage.^[2]

Political career

He ran for the Republican nomination in 1994 for Governor of Idaho losing with 13.5% of the vote.^[3]

He is a former member of the Ada County Highway District Commission. He previously served on both the Boise City Design Review Committee and the Boise Planning and Zoning Commission.

In 2003, Winder ran for mayor of Boise, Idaho, but lost to David H. Bieter.

From 2005 through 2008, Winder was a co-chair of the Treasure Valley's Coalition for Regional Public Transportation. In 2008, the coalition merged with the statewide Moving Idaho Forward organization.

Winder serves as the president pro tempore of the Idaho Senate, and previously served as majority leader.^[4]

Winder lost the Republican nomination on May 21, 2024.

Year!

Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct
2008 Primary^[5]			align="right"	2,715		42.7%			align="right"	2,076		32.6%			align="right"	1,327		20.8%			align="right"	247		3.9%
2008 General^[6]			align="right"	27,253		100%
2010 Primary^[7]			align="right"	6,762		100%
2010 General^[8]			align="right"	20,674		100%

Year!

Candidate	Votes	Pct	Candidate	Votes	Pct
2012 Primary^[9]			align="right"	2,290		55.5%
2012 General^[10]			align="right"	12,303		68.4%			align="right"	5,695		31.6%
2014 Primary^[11]			align="right"	2,642		100%
2014 General^[12]			align="right"	10,155		100%
2016 Primary^[13]			align="right"	2,000		100%
2016 General^[14]			align="right"	13,787		67.9%			align="right"	6,525		32.1%

In the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 Winder supported Mitt Romney.^[15]

Organizations

• • Lifetime member of United States Navy League Vice President of Ore-Ida Council, Boy Scouts of America, 4 years
• Boise Metro Economic Development Council
• Children's Home Society of Idaho.
• Junior Achievement of Idaho (former president)
• Co-chairman Treasure Valley Transit Coalition
• Board of Directors Jeker Family Trust
• Board of Directors Children's Home Society of Idaho
• Boise Chamber of Commerce
• Valley Initiative for Prosperity
• Co-founder and initial President, Joint School District #2, Education Foundation
• Idaho Coordinator for the National Prayer Breakfast
• Chairman of the Idaho Transportation Board, 11 years
• Co-chairman of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force
• Trustee at Albertson's College of Idaho, 12 years
• Bible Study Fellowship (Boise Evening Men's), 20+ years
• Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission, 3 years
• Boise City Design & Review Committee, 4 years
• Ada County Highway District Commission, 12.5 years
• Ada Planning Association, 12.5 years

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External links

• Chuck Winder at Idaho Legislature
• Winder for Senate campaign website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Chuck. April 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170856/http://www.paccra.com/our-professionals/boise/item/chuck-winder. April 2, 2017. dead.
2. Web site: Chuck Winder. Chuck Winder. April 1, 2017.
3. Web site: 1994 Primary Election Results. sos.idaho.gov. 2017-05-02.
4. Web site: Betsy. Posted by. Retiring Idaho Senate president pro-tem reflects on his career.... 2020-11-20. Idaho Press. en.
5. Web site: May 27, 2008 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Ben Ysursa . . Boise, Idaho . March 25, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501063707/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2008/Primary/tot_leg.htm . May 1, 2012 . mdy-all .
6. Web site: November 4, 2008 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 25, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616143914/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2008/General/tot_leg.htm . June 16, 2012 . mdy-all .
7. Web site: May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 25, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120522002826/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/RESULTS/2010/Primary/tot_leg.htm . May 22, 2012 . mdy-all .
8. Web site: November 2, 2010 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 25, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501063900/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/General/tot_leg.htm . May 1, 2012 . mdy-all .
9. Web site: May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121119193944/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm . November 19, 2012 . mdy-all .
10. Web site: November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160615195017/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/tot_leg.htm . June 15, 2016 . mdy-all .
11. Web site: May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141108053333/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html . November 8, 2014 . mdy-all .
12. Web site: November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093000/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/General/legislative_totals.html . December 20, 2016 . mdy-all .
13. Web site: May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Denney, Lawerence . Lawerence Denney . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092827/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html . December 20, 2016 . mdy-all .
14. Web site: Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Denney, Lawerence . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . March 24, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221144543/http://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/General/legislative_totals.html . December 21, 2016 . mdy-all .
15. Web site: Feb. 8, 2012 - Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Idaho Elected Officials. www.p2012.org. April 3, 2017. October 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019011649/http://www.p2012.org/romney/romney020812prid.html. dead.
16. Web site: Chuck Winder . April 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170856/http://www.paccra.com/our-professionals/boise/item/chuck-winder . April 2, 2017 . dead .