Monica Church
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Monica Church
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|state_house = Idaho
|district = 19th A
|term_start = November 30, 2024
|term_end =
|predecessor = Lauren Necochea
|successor =
|birth_name =
|birth_date =
|birth_place = Boise, Idaho, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|spouse = Chad
|children = 1
|relatives = Cecil Andrus (grandfather)
Bethine Church (grandmother)
Frank Church (grandfather)
Chase Clark (great-grandfather)
|party = Democratic
|education = Whitman College (BA)
Boise State University (BA, MSEd)
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Monica Carol Church is an American politician who serves in the Idaho House of Representatives from seat A of the 19th district as a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and education
Monica Carol Church was born in Boise, Idaho.{{sfn|Idaho House of Representatives}} She is the granddaughter of Cecil Andrus and Frank Church. She married Chad, with whom she had one child.{{sfn|Boise State University}}
Church graduated from Timberline High School in 2000.{{sfn|Graduation|2000}} She graduated from Whitman College with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Cultural Anthropology and Boise State University with a Master of Education in education leadership and administration, a Bachelor of Arts in social studies secondary education, and a Bachelor of Arts in history.{{sfn|Idaho House of Representatives}}
Career
Church was a member of Idaho's delegation to the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.{{sfn|Idaho House of Representatives}}
In 2024, Lauren Necochea declined to seek reelection to the Idaho House of Representatives in order to focus on being chair of the Idaho Democratic Party.{{sfn|Stevenson|2024}} Church won the Democratic nomination without opposition{{sfn|Primary|2024}} and defeated Republican nominee Jim Feederle in the general election.{{sfn|Election|2024}}
During Church's tenure in the state house she served on the Education, Local Government, and Resources and Conservation committees.{{sfn|Idaho House of Representatives}}
Electoral history
{{Election box open primary begin no change|title = 2024 Idaho House of Representatives 19A district election{{sfn|Primary|2024}}{{sfn|Election|2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Monica Church
|votes = 2,236
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 2,236
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Monica Church
|votes = 20,947
|percentage = 65.57%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jim Feederle
|votes = 10,997
|percentage = 34.43%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 31,944
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Works cited
- {{Cite web |date=June 18, 2024 |title=Democratic Election Results |work=Secretary of State of Idaho |url=https://archive.voteidaho.gov/results/2024/primary/democratic-legislative.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250123095628/https://archive.voteidaho.gov/results/2024/primary/democratic-legislative.html |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |ref={{harvid|Primary|2024}}}}
- {{Cite web |title=Legislative Results |work=Secretary of State of Idaho |url=https://archive.voteidaho.gov/results/2024/general/legislative.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250123100147/https://archive.voteidaho.gov/results/2024/general/legislative.html |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |ref={{harvid|Election|2024}}}}
- {{Cite web |title=Monica Carol Church |work=Boise State University |url=https://www.boisestate.edu/sps-frankchurchinstitute/monica-carol-church/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123022212/https://www.boisestate.edu/sps-frankchurchinstitute/monica-carol-church/ |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |ref={{harvid|Boise State University}}}}
- {{Cite web |title=Rep. Monica Church |work=Idaho House of Representatives |url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2025/id9422/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123020914/https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2025/id9422/ |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |ref={{harvid|Idaho House of Representatives}}}}
- {{Cite news |date=June 2, 2000 |title=Timerline High graduates |page=10B |work=Idaho Statesman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman/163725661/ |via=Newspapers.com |ref={{harvid|Graduation|2000}}}}
- {{Cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Ian |date=May 24, 2024 |title=Idaho Senate leader's upset loss is part of shift at Capitol. How much did far right gain? |page=4A |work=Idaho Statesman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman/163725736/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives