Bert Marley

Bert C. Marley (born May 1, 1948) is an American politician and education. He served as chair of the Idaho Democratic Party from August 2015^[1] to March 16, 2019.^[2] He previously served as a member of the Idaho Senate and Idaho House of Representatives.

Bert Marley
Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party
In office August 1, 2015 – March 16, 2019
Preceded by	Jeanne Buell (Acting)
Succeeded by	Van Beechler
Member of the Idaho Senate
In office October 12, 2001 – December 1, 2006
Preceded by	Lin Whitworth
Succeeded by	Diane Bilyeu
Constituency	33rd district (2001–2002) 29th district (2002–2006)
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 33rd district
In office December 1, 1998 – October 12, 2001
Preceded by	John Alexander
Succeeded by	Elmer Martinez
Personal details
Born	(1948-05-01) May 1, 1948 (age 76) Provo, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Michelle
Children	2
Education	Idaho State University (BA) Utah State University (MEd)
Occupation	Politician

Early life and education

Marley was born in Provo, Utah. He received a Bachelor of Arts in German language from Idaho State University in 1973, and his Masters of Education from Utah State University in 1996.^[3]

Career

Marley worked as a teacher at Marsh Valley High School for 23 years.^[4]

Idaho Legislature

Marley served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1998 through 2001 and in the Idaho State Senate from 2001 through 2006.^[4]

In 2006, he ran against Jana Jones in the Democratic Party primary election for Superintendent of Public Instruction, and lost earning 44.6% of the vote.^[5][6]

In 2014, Marley was unopposed for the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho.^[7][4] He was defeated by the Republican incumbent, Brad Little, earning only 32.9% of the vote.^[8]

Idaho Democratic Party

He was the chair of the Idaho Democratic Party from August 2015 to March 16, 2019.^[2]

The largest Democratic caucus in the nation happened during his tenure in Ada County.^[9]

During Marley's tenure, Sally Boynton Brown served as the party's executive director.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Marley lives in McCammon, Idaho.^[4] He and his wife, Michelle, have two children.^[10]

References

1. "Bert Marley: New IDP Chairman" Archived November 24, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Idaho Democratic Party, August 1, 2015. (accessed August 15, 2015)
2. "IDP elects new Party Chair, Van Beechler". Idaho Democratic Party. March 21, 2019. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
3. "The Idaho Debates 2006: Superintendent of Public Instruction (Democrat)". idahoptv.org. Archived from the original on August 5, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
4. "Bert Marley to run for Idaho lieutenant governor". Idaho State Journal. February 13, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
5. "Marley Running for Idaho Lieutenant Governor". Twin Falls Times-News. February 12, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
6. "2006 Primary Results statewide". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
7. "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
8. "Statewide Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
9. "Idaho Democrats pick Sanders by wide margin". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
10. "The Idaho Debates 2006: Superintendent of Public Instruction (Democrat)". idahoptv.org. Archived from the original on August 5, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

External links

• Profile at Vote Smart

Idaho House of Representatives
Preceded by John Alexander	Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 33rd district December 1, 1998–October 12, 2001	Succeeded by Elmer Martinez
Idaho Senate
Preceded by Lin Whitworth	Member of the Idaho Senate from the 33rd district October 12, 2001–December 1, 2002	Succeeded by Bart Davis
Preceded by Bart Davis	Member of the Idaho Senate from the 29th district December 1, 2002–December 1, 2006	Succeeded by Diane Bilyeu
Party political offices
Preceded by Jeanne Buell Acting	Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party August 1, 2015–March 16, 2019	Succeeded by Van Beechler