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Former Rep. Walt Minnick

D Idaho, 1st (2009-2011) Defeated

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Summary

MINNICK, Walt, a Representative from Idaho; born in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash., September 20, 1942; B.A., Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash., 1964; M.B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1966; J.D., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1969; United States Army, 1970-1972; lawyer, private practice; businessman; staff, President Richard M. Nixon; unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.

Biographical

  • Full Name: Walter Clifford Minnick
  • Gender: Male Male
  • Date of Birth: Sept. 20, 1942 (age: 81)
  • Place of Birth: Walla Walla, Wash.
  • Religion: Unitarian Universalist

Office History

Congressional Offices:

Election Results

  • 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)
    1st Congressional District of Idaho
    Raúl Rafael Labrador, 51.02%
    Republican
    Walter Clifford Minnick (Walt), 41.28%
    Democrat
    Dave Olson, 5.81%
    Independent
    Mike Washburn, 1.90%
    Libertarian
  • 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)
    1st Congressional District of Idaho
    Walter Clifford Minnick (Walt), 50.61%
    Democrat
    William Thomas Sali (Bill), 49.39%
    Republican
  • 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)
    U.S. Senate Seat for Idaho (Class 2)
    Larry Edwin Craig, 57.02%
    Republican
    Walter Clifford Minnick (Walt), 39.91%
    Democrat
    Mary J. Charbonneau, 2.04%
    Independent
    Susan Vegors, 1.03%
    Natural Law

Employment History

Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Listed as lobbyist by registrants:
Lobbied on behalf of:
Registered to represent foreign interests by:

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2010, 2010 (Amendment), 2009, 2009 (Amendment)
Election Candidate: 2008
Termination: 2011
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Congressional Staff

Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $52,959.41
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Staff Salaries Paid:

Caught Our Eye

  • Capitol Hill loses another staffer to Uber

    Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Oct. 30, 2014
    As Uber Technologies Inc. surges into cities across the globe - sometimes igniting protests from taxi drivers - the app-based ridesharing service continues to poach from Capitol Hill and other high-powered political positions. read more
  • Posted by Matt Von Lunen on April 22, 2013
    Mark Farmer, a former Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) staffer, has filed as a lobbyist for the first time, lobbying on education and immigration policy. read more
  • Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Oct. 25, 2012
    New lobby filings show a number of former congressional staffers snapped up their first clients. read more