Chris Trakel
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chris Trakel
| image = Chris Trakel.jpg
| birth_place = Boise, Idaho, U.S.
| state_senate = Idaho
| district = 11th
| term_start = December 1, 2022
| term_end = December 1, 2024
| predecessor = Patti Anne Lodge
| successor = Camille Blaylock
| branch = {{flag|United States Marine Corps}}
| rank = Staff Sergeant
| serviceyears = 2001–2016
| battles = Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
| children = 3
| party = Republican
}}
Christopher T. Trakel. is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho Senate for the 11th district for one term.
Early life and education
Trakel was born in Boise, Idaho, and graduated from Meridian High School in 2000.{{Cite web |title=Sen. Chris Trakel – Idaho State Legislature |url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2023/id7815/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-01 |title=Press Release: Chris Trakel Announces Run for State Senate, District 11 |url=https://idahodispatch.com/press-release-chris-trakel-announces-run-for-state-senate-district-11/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Idaho Dispatch |language=en-US}}
Career
In March 2001, Trakel enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as a rifleman. Trakel was deployed to Iraq with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and Afghanistan with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines before retiring in 2016 as a staff sergeant. Trakel later moved to Caldwell, Idaho, and founded a woodworking business. He was elected to the Idaho Senate in November 2022.{{Cite web |title=Chris Trakel |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Trakel |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Chris Trakel |url=https://idgop.org/candidate/chris-trakel/ |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=Republican Party of Idaho |language=en-US}}
References
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Category:Republican Party Idaho state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Idaho Legislature
Category:Politicians from Boise, Idaho
Category:Politicians from Meridian, Idaho
Category:Politicians from Caldwell, Idaho
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:United States Marine Corps non-commissioned officers
Category:United States Marine Corps personnel of the Iraq War
Category:United States Marine Corps personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)