| Stephen Hartgen | |
| Office1: | Member of the Idaho House of Representatives |
| Term Start1: | July 2008 |
| Term End1: | November 30, 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | Bert Brackett |
| Successor1: | Linda Wright Hartgen |
| Constituency1: | 23rd district Seat B (2008–2012) 24th district Seat B (2012–2018) |
| Birth Name: | Stephen Anthony Hartgen |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Twin Falls, Idaho, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Twin Falls, Idaho |
| Alma Mater: | Amherst College Brandeis University University of Minnesota |
| Profession: | Business consultant |
| Relations: | Vincent Hartgen (father) |
Stephen Anthony Hartgen (September 30, 1944 – December 31, 2021) was an American politician who was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, serving from 2008 to 2018. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Hartgen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 30, 1944, as the son of artist and University of Maine professor Vincent Hartgen. He earned his bachelor's degree in history from Amherst College, his master's in American history from Brandeis University, and his doctorate in American history from the University of Minnesota.[1]
He died on December 31, 2021, at the age of 77.[2]
Hartgen was a business consultant and a former editor and publisher of the Times-News.
In July 2008, after the death of Senator Tom Gannon, the Legislative District 23 Republican Central Committee met to fill the vacancy in the Idaho Senate seat and replace Gannon's name on the upcoming general election ballot. The committee selected then-Representative Bert Brackett of Rogerson to replace Gannon's name on the ballot and sent three names in order of preference to Governor Butch Otter to fill the vacancy: Brackett, Hartgen, and Jeanne Gannon of Buhl, the widow of Senator Gannon.[3] Otter appointed Brackett to serve the remainder of Gannon's term.[4] The committee met again to fill the vacancy in the Idaho House of Representatives from Brackett's appointment to the Senate and replace Brackett's name for representative on the upcoming general election ballot. The committee selected Hartgen to replace Brackett's name on the ballot for Representative and sent three names in order of preference to Otter to fill the vacancy: Hartgen, former Representative Gene Winchester, of Homedale, and Doran Parkins, of Marsing.[5] Otter appointed Hartgen to serve the remainder of Brackett's term in the House.[6]
Hartgen previously served on the Education Committee from 2008 to 2012.
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 General[7] | align="right" | 9,951 | 64.8% | align="right" | 5,413 | 35.2% | |||||||
| 2010 Primary[8] | align="right" | 3,881 | 100% | ||||||||||
| 2010 General[9] | align="right" | 7,496 | 68.4% | align="right" | 3,465 | 31.6% |
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Primary[10] | align="right" | 2,932 | 100% | ||||||||||
| 2012 General[11] | align="right" | 9,202 | 59.9% | align="right" | 6,164 | 40.1% | |||||||
| 2014 Primary[12] | align="right" | 2,699 | 100% | ||||||||||
| 2014 General[13] | align="right" | 5,587 | 53.5% | align="right" | 4,850 | 46.5% | |||||||
| 2016 Primary[14] | align="right" | 2,103 | 59.0% | align="right" | 1,462 | 41.0% | |||||||
| 2016 General[15] | align="right" | 10,161 | 61.3% | align="right" | 6,422 | 38.7% |