| Jay S. Amyx | |
| Office: | Mayor of Boise, Idaho |
| Term Start: | January 1966 |
| Term End: | January 1974 |
| Predecessor: | Eugene W. Shellworth |
| Successor: | Richard Eardley |
| Birth Date: | 27 September 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Decatur, Texas, US |
| Death Place: | Boise, Idaho, US |
| Resting Place: | Terrace Lawn Gardens, Meridian, Idaho |
| Profession: | Builder, contractor, and land developer |
| Religion: | Southern Baptist --> |
Jay S. Amyx (September 27, 1923 – January 24, 2014) served two terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, United States, from 1966 to 1974.[1]
After graduating high school, Amyx enlisted in the United States Air Force and worked as an electrician before founding a construction company in Boise. In 1963, Amyx ran for mayor of Boise against the incumbent, Eugene Shellworth, but lost in the general election.[2]
In November 1965, Amyx became the first Boise mayor elected to a four-year term, defeating incumbent Eugene Shellworth in a runoff.[3] [4] Previous mayoral elections in Boise had been held in April and for two-year terms. Amyx was re-elected in 1969.[5] During his first term in office, Amyx dealt with multiple controversies, including an obscenity scandal relating to the 1968 film Candy and a protest of 200 women against sexist standards in the fashion industry.[6] [7] He chose not to run for re-election in 1974.
Amyx ran for the Republican nomination for governor in 1978,[8] [9] [10] but finished last among a field of six in the primary election.[11] [12] [13] [14]
Amyx was born in Decatur, Texas on September 27, 1923. He was an ordained minister in the Baptist tradition.[15] He was married and had five children. He died on January 24, 2014.