Raúl Labrador
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Raúl Rafael Labrador (born December 8, 1967)[1] is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the 33rd attorney general of Idaho since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2019 and chaired the Idaho Republican Party from 2019 to 2020.[2] Prior to this, Labrador represented the 14B district in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2006 to 2010.
Raúl Labrador | |
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33rd Attorney General of Idaho | |
Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
Governor | Brad Little |
Preceded by | Lawrence Wasden |
Chair of the Idaho Republican Party | |
In office June 29, 2019 – June 27, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jonathan Parker |
Succeeded by | Tom Luna |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Walt Minnick |
Succeeded by | Russ Fulcher |
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 14th district | |
In office December 1, 2006 – November 30, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Stan Bastian |
Succeeded by | Reed DeMordaunt |
Personal details | |
Born | Raúl Rafael Labrador (1967-12-08) December 8, 1967 (age 56) Carolina, Puerto Rico |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Rebecca Johnson (m. 1991) |
Children | 5 |
Education | Brigham Young University (BA) University of Washington (JD) |
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Labrador first entered Congress in the 2010, winning the Republican primary with the support of Tea Party activists, and defeating Democratic incumbent Walt Minnick in the general election.[3] In 2014, Labrador mounted an unsuccessful challenge to Kevin McCarthy for the position of House Majority leader, where he positioned himself as a conservative alternative.[4][5] In 2015, Labrador became one of the nine inaugural members of the House Freedom Caucus, a right-wing congressional caucus.[6]
Labrador sought his party's nomination for governor in the 2018 election, opting not to seek another term in Congress to focus on his campaign; he finished second in the Republican primary to Lieutenant Governor Brad Little, who went on to win the election.[7] Labrador sought the nomination for the state attorney general in the 2022 election, defeating longtime incumbent Lawrence Wasden for the Republican nomination and Democratic nominee Tom Arkoosh in the general election.