Vicki Risch Explained

Vicki Risch
Office:First Lady of Idaho
Term Label:In role
Term Start:May 26, 2006
Term End:January 1, 2007
Predecessor:Patricia Kempthorne
Successor:Lori Easley
Party:Republican
Children:3

Vicki Risch is the former first lady of Idaho and the wife of U.S. senator Jim Risch, who served as governor of Idaho in 2006.[1] [2] She became first lady on May 26, 2006, when her husband succeeded former governor, Dirk Kempthorne, who resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior. Risch succeeded former first lady, Patricia Kempthorne, who had held the post for over seven years. Risch served as first lady until January 2007, as her husband did not seek a full term as governor, but rather was reelected to his old post as lieutenant governor.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Acting governor no more, Jim Risch is all action . Idaho Reports . 1 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718221208/http://idptv.state.id.us/idreports/showEditorial.cfm?StoryID=22034 . July 18, 2011 .
  2. Web site: POP QUIZ: Idaho's first lady Vicki Risch. Idaho Statesman. 1 October 2010.