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  Symms, Steven D. "Steve"
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NameSteven D. "Steve" Symms
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Caldwell, Idaho , United States
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Born April 23, 1938 (85 years)
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Infoborn in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, April 23, 1938; attended the public schools; graduated, University of Idaho, Moscow, 1960; served in the United States Marine Corps 1960-1963; private pilot; fruit rancher; co-editor of Idaho Compass 1969-1972; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972; reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1981); was not a candidate in 1980 for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate on November 4, 1980; reelected in 1986 and served from January 3, 1981 to January 3, 1993; not a candidate for reelection in 1992.


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RACES
  11/04/1986 ID US Senate Won 51.56% (+3.11%)
  11/04/1980 ID US Senate Won 49.74% (+0.97%)
  11/07/1978 ID District 1 Won 59.92% (+19.85%)
  11/02/1976 ID District 1 Won 54.61% (+9.21%)
  08/19/1976 US Vice President - R Convention Lost 0.04% (-84.99%)
  11/05/1974 ID District 1 Won 58.27% (+16.54%)
  11/07/1972 ID District 1 Won 55.60% (+11.19%)
  08/08/1972 ID District 1 - R Primary Won 45.26% (+9.52%)
ENDORSEMENTS
ID - District 1 - R Primary - May 25, 2010 R Vaughn Ward
ID District 1 - R Primary - May 23, 2006 R Sheila Sorensen
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 R Clarence Thomas
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 02, 1990 R David Souter
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 R Anthony M. Kennedy
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 R Robert H. Bork
US Ambassador to Mozambique - Sep 11, 1987 NPA Reject
US Ambassador to Philippines - Aug 07, 1987 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R Antonin Scalia
US Ambassador to China - Nov 06, 1985 NPA Reject
US Ambassador to El Salvador - Jul 18, 1985 NPA Reject
US Ambassador to Germany - Jul 18, 1985 NPA Reject
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board - Jul 28, 1983 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 R Sandra Day O'Connor
US Vice President - Appointment - Dec 19, 1974 NPA Reject