:Reed Budge
{{Short description|American politician from Idaho}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Reed Budge
|image = Reed Budge - SEN Idaho 2.png
|image_size=150px
|alt =
|office = 35th President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate
|term_start = 1978
|term_end = 1982
|predecessor = Phil Batt
|successor = Jim Risch
|office1 = Member of the Idaho Senate
from the 32nd district
|term_start1 = 1967
|term_end1 = December 1, 1986
|predecessor1 =
|successor1 =
|birth_name = Reed William Budge
|birth_date = {{birth date|1921|1|7}}
|birth_place = Logan, Utah, U.S.
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|8|7|1921|1|7}}
|death_place = Soda Springs, Idaho, U.S.
|party = Republican
|spouse = Gwen Steffensen
|relations =
|children = 5
|residence =
|education = Utah State University
|branch = {{flag|United States Army}}
|battles = World War II
|relatives = Hamer H. Budge
}}
Reed William Budge (January 7, 1921 – August 7, 1987) was an American politician and rancher from the U.S. state of Idaho. He resided in Soda Springs, Idaho.
Early life and education
Budge was born in 1921 in Logan, Utah to Dr. Thomas B. and Duella A. Budge.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sVQfAQAAMAAJ&q=%22budge,+reed+william%22+idaho |title=Who's who in government - Marquis Who's Who, LLC, Biographical Research Bureau - Google Books |year=1977 |via=Google Books|isbn=9780837912035 |access-date=2012-08-13}} He was a relative of former U.S. congressman Hamer H. Budge and Idaho Supreme Court justice Alfred Budge. Budge graduated from Utah State University in 1946 and attended University of Chicago Medical School.
Career
He served in Europe during World War II as a medic in the United States Army with General George Patton's 2nd Armored Division and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. During his military service, Budge was awarded a Purple Heart and three Bronze Star Medals for "acts of valor in combat". On January 5, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge, Budge distinguished himself by "gallantry in action" near the town of Beffe. Belgium and was awarded the Silver Star. After the war, Budge was a cattle rancher in Soda Springs, Idaho.
In 1963, Budge was elected county commissioner of Caribou County, Idaho. In 1967, he was appointed to complete a term as a Republican in the Idaho Senate.{{cite news|title=Sen. Reed Budge: 'I'm a cowboy, really' |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4rBfAAAAIBAJ&pg=3412,6238877&dq=reed+budge+idaho&hl=en |newspaper=The Lewiston Morning Tribune |date=February 22, 1976 |access-date=August 13, 2012}} During his time in the state senate for the 32nd district, Budge served as Chairman of the Transportation committee and sat on the Health, Environment, Education and Welfare committees. He was elected as pro tempore of the Idaho Senate in 1978, serving until 1982 when he was succeeded by Jim Risch. Budge also maintained an attendance record, described by a newspaper as "one of the most remarkable", not missing a Senate session for 12 years until 1978, when a family death forced him to miss one.{{cite news|title=Reed Budge attendance record comes to end |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l5RfAAAAIBAJ&pg=2266,982397&dq=reed+budge+idaho+dies&hl=en |newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune |date=March 8, 1978 |access-date=August 13, 2012}} He retired from the senate in 1986.{{cite news|title=Heart attack takes veteran senator |author=Associated Press |author-link=Associated Press |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FVpWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3227,4291665&dq=reed+budge+idaho+dies&hl=en |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=August 8, 1987 |access-date=August 13, 2012}}
Personal life
He married Gwen Steffensen in 1943 and had five children, Reed Douglas, Linda Duella, Randall Christian, Brian William, and Suzanne.
Budge died in 1987 at his home in Soda Springs of an aneurysm, aged 66.
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Category:County commissioners in Idaho
Category:Politicians from Logan, Utah
Category:People from Soda Springs, Idaho
Category:Utah State University alumni
Category:Pritzker School of Medicine alumni