Hy Kloc
Hy Kloc | |
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Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 16 Seat B | |
In office December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Elfreda Higgins |
Succeeded by | Rob Mason |
Personal details | |
Born | Essen, Germany |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Joan Wallace |
Residence | Boise, Idaho |
Alma mater | New York City Community College Western Michigan University |
Website | hykloc |
Hy Kloc (born in Essen, Germany)[1][2] is a former Democratic Idaho State Representative who represented the northwest Ada County-based District 16 from 2012 to 2018.[3]
Biography[]
The son of Polish Holocaust survivors, Kloc emigrated to the United States at age three and settled in Brooklyn.[2] Kloc earned his AAS in marketing management from New York City Community College (now New York City College of Technology) and his BS in business education from Western Michigan University.
Upon moving to Boise in 2001 Kloc served as development director of Boise State Radio.[2]
Elections[]
Greater Boise Auditorium District[]
He was elected to the Greater Boise Auditorium District board of directors in 2011[4] and re elected in 2017.[5]
Kloc served as its Chairman from 2011 to 2014 and vice chairman in 2014.
Idaho House of Representatives[]
2016
Kloc was unopposed in the primary[6] and the general[7] election.
2014
Kloc was unchallenged in the primary.[8]
Kloc won the general election against Republican nominee Jim Silsby with 8,257 votes (58.31%).[9]
2012
When Democratic Representative Elfreda Higgins retired and left the District 16 B seat open, Kloc won the May 15, 2012 Democratic Primary with 881 votes (73.3%) against David A. Honey.[10]
Kloc won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,258 votes (54.2%) against Republican nominee Graham Paterson.[11]
References[]
- ^ "House Membership: Hy Kloc". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ a b c Hoffman, Nathaniel. "Hy Kloc - Citizen" Boise Weekly, June 17, 2009. (accessed 2 February 2014)
- ^ "Representative Hy Kloc's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ^ "2011 May Election" (PDF).
- ^ "Greater Boise Auditorium District Director" (PDF).
- ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ "2012 Primary Results legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ "2012 General Results Legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
External links[]
- Hy Kloc at the Idaho Legislature
- Campaign site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- American people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Living people
- German emigrants to the United States
- Idaho Democrats
- Members of the Idaho House of Representatives
- People from Boise, Idaho
- Western Michigan University alumni
- 21st-century American politicians
- Idaho politician stubs