Jerry Twiggs Explained

Jerry Twiggs
Birth Date:March 25, 1933
Death Date:January 10, 2000 (aged 66)
Office:38th President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate
Term Start:1993
Term End:2000
Predecessor:Mike Crapo
Successor:Robert L. Geddes
State Senate1:Idaho
District1:31st
Term Start1:1986
Term End1:2000
Successor1:J. Stanley Williams
Party:Republican
Birth Name:Jerry Thomas Twiggs
Birth Place:Bingham County, Idaho, U.S.
Death Place:Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Children:2
Spouse:Sandra

Jerry Thomas Twiggs (March 25, 1933 – January 15, 2000)[1] [2] was an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho Senate for the 31st district from 1986 to 2000.[3]

Career

Outside of politics, Twiggs worked as a farmer. He was elected to the Idaho Senate in 1986 and later served as Republican floor leader.[4] He also served as the 38th president pro tempore of the Senate from 1993 until his death in 2000.[5] Twiggs was a regional leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[6]

Personal life

Twiggs married his wife, Sandra, in the Idaho Falls Idaho Temple in 1951. They had two sons.

References

  1. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Tutton to Tylee. 2021-09-23. politicalgraveyard.com.
  2. Web site: Associated Press. Friends, co-workers say goodbye to Jerry Twiggs. 2021-09-23. The Lewiston Tribune. en.
  3. Book: Capace, Nancy. Encyclopedia of Idaho. 2001-01-01. Somerset Publishers, Inc.. 978-0-403-09606-0. en.
  4. Web site: Tony Stewart Scrapbook 1991. 2021-09-23. Issuu. en.
  5. Web site: Moore. Rachel M.. Idaho Legislature lacks leadership; Sen. Twiggs' death leads 2000 session into mire of confusion. 2021-09-23. Moscow-Pullman Daily News. en.
  6. Book: Williams, Thomas H.. Miracle Of The Desert. 2013. Xlibris Corporation. 978-1-4628-7369-2. en.