Holli Woodings Explained

Holli Woodings
Office:Member of the Boise City Council
Term Start:January 2018
Term End:July 2023
Predecessor:Maryanne Jordan
Successor:Meredith Stead
State House1:Idaho
District1:19th
Term Start1:December 1, 2012
Term End1:November 30, 2014
Predecessor1:Brian Cronin
Successor1:Melissa Wintrow
Birth Place:Medford, Oregon, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Residence:Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Education:Boise State University (BA)

Holli Woodings is an American politician who served in Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 19B, which covers the northern section of Boise, Idaho.[1] She was the 2014 Democratic nominee for Idaho secretary of state. Woodings served on the Boise City Council until July 2023.

Education

Woodings was born in Medford, Oregon. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Boise State University.[2]

Elections

When Representative Brian Cronin retired and left the 19B seat open, Woodings won the three-way May 15, 2012 Democratic Primary with 1,636 votes (56.4%),[3] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,378 votes (65.7%) against Republican nominee Don Howard.[4]

Woodings ran unsuccessfully to succeed Republican Ben Ysursa for Secretary of State of Idaho.[5]

At the Idaho State Democratic Convention Woodings was chosen to be a delegate for Hillary Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[6]

Woodings served on the Boise City Council January 2018 to July 2023.[7] She also served as city council president pro tem.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Representative Holli Woodings' Biography . . October 9, 2013.
  2. Web site: House Membership: Holli Woodings . . . October 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130915120556/http://legislature.idaho.gov/house/membershipSingle.cfm?ID=2106 . September 15, 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results . Ysursa, Ben . Ben Ysursa . . . October 9, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121119193944/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm . November 19, 2012 .
  4. Web site: November 6, 2012 Election Results . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . October 9, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160615195017/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/tot_leg.htm . June 15, 2016 .
  5. News: Woodings running for secretary of state. January 31, 2014. March 21, 2014. Idaho Education News.
  6. News: Sanders 'still Idaho's candidate,' superdelegates say. idahostatesman. 2017-04-23. en.
  7. Web site: Reporter . Margaret Carmel-BoiseDev Sr . 2023-07-11 . Woodings to resign Boise council seat, McLean to fill vacancy . 2023-07-12 . BoiseDev . en-US.
  8. Web site: Council President Pro Tem Holli Woodings. Cityofboise.org. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20191106194048/https://www.cityofboise.org/departments/city-council/council-seat-6/. November 6, 2019. January 9, 2020.