Lori Den Hartog
{{Short description|American politician from Idaho}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lori Den Hartog
| office = Majority Leader of the Idaho Senate
| term_start = December 5, 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Kelly Anthon
| successor =
| state_senate1 = Idaho
| district1 = 22nd
| term_start1 = December 1, 2014
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Russ Fulcher
| successor1 =
| birth_name = Lori Vander Woude
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1980}}
| birth_place = Escondido, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Scott
| children = 3
| relatives = John Vander Woude (father)
| education = Dordt University (BA)
| website = {{url|lorifor22.com|Campaign website}}
}}
Lori Den Hartog ({{nee|Vander Woude}}, born 1980)https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/240139/Lori_Den_Hartog.html is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho Senate from the 22nd district. She assumed office on December 1, 2014.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=May 2020 Results|url=https://www.livevoterturnout.com/Idaho/LiveResults/1/en/Index_112.html|access-date=|website=}}
Early life and education
Den Hartog was born in Escondido, California and graduated from Nampa Christian High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration and public administration from Dordt College.{{Cite web|title=Sen. Lori Den Hartog – Idaho State Legislature|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2016/id3124/|access-date=2022-02-14|language=en-US}}
Career
Outside of politics, Den Hartog has worked in land use, transportation planning, and grant administration. She was elected to the Idaho Senate in November 2014 and assumed office on December 1, 2014. From 2017 to 2020, Den Hartog served as vice chair of the Senate Agricultural Affairs Committee. In the 2021–2022 legislative session, she is chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.{{Cite web|title=Lori Den Hartog|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Lori_Den_Hartog|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
Personal life
Den Hartog and her husband, Scott, were married in 2002. They have three children.{{cite news|url=http://blogs.idahostatesman.com/focused-fresh-conservative-den-hartog-seeks-to-replace-sen-fulcher/|title='Focused. Fresh. Conservative.' Den Hartog seeks to replace Sen. Fulcher|author=Popkey, Dan|newspaper=Idaho Statesman|date=January 27, 2014|accessdate=November 1, 2016}}
Den Hartog's father, John Vander Woude, also a Republican, is a member of the Idaho House of Representatives. This marked the first time a father and daughter have served together in the Idaho legislature.{{cite web|url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/entertainment/places/idaho-life/daughter-carries-on-legislative-legacy/277-85732991|title=Daughter carries on legislative legacy|author=Holmes, Brian|date=March 16, 2016|publisher=7 KTVB.com|accessdate=November 1, 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Ballotpedia|Lori_Den_Hartog|Lori Den Hartog}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140516001133/http://www.lorifor22.com/ Campaign website]}}
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Idaho Legislature
Category:Dordt University alumni
Category:People from Escondido, California
Category:Republican Party Idaho state senators
Category:Politicians from Nampa, Idaho