Brent Hill (politician)

For the Iron Age fort in Devon, England, see Brent Hill.
Brent Hill
40th President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate
In office
December 2, 2010 – November 30, 2020
Preceded byRobert L. Geddes
Succeeded byChuck Winder
Member of the Idaho Senate
In office
December 24, 2000 – November 30, 2020
Preceded byRobert Lee
Succeeded byDoug Ricks
Constituency27th district (2000–2002)
34th district (2002–2020)
Personal details
Born (1949-04-23) April 23, 1949 (age 75)
Rigby, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJulie Slaugh
Children4
EducationUtah State University (BS)

Brent Hill (born April 23, 1949) is an American politician and Certified Public Accountant who served as a member of the Idaho Senate from 2000 to 2020.

Early life and career

Born and raised in Idaho, he attended Sugar-Salem Schools and graduated as valedictorian from Madison High School. After attending Brigham Young University–Idaho, he graduated as the Outstanding Accounting Graduate from Utah State University in Logan, Utah.

Career

He served over twenty years as the CEO of Rudd & Company CPA. Hill is a certified public accountant and certified financial planner.

Hill is a member of the Board of Directors of Citizens Community Bank with offices throughout Eastern Idaho.[1] In 2001, Hill was elected to represent Idaho's 34th Legislative District which encompasses Madison and Fremont Counties.

On January 30, 2020, Hill announced his retirement from the State Senate to join the National Institute for Civil Discourse, where he will serve as the Next Generation Program Director.[2]

Hill was elected by his fellow senators to be the President pro tempore in the 61st Idaho Legislature (2010–2012)[3] and served in the position until he left office in 2020.[4]

Personal life

Hill is a native of Rexburg, Idaho. He and his wife, Julie Ann Slaugh, have four children and 20 grandchildren.

Committees

2009–10 session

  • Agricultural Affairs
  • Judiciary and Rules
  • Local Government and Taxation

2011–12 session

  • Judiciary and Rules
  • Local Government and Taxation
  • State Affairs

2013–14 session

  • Local Government and Taxation
  • State Affairs

2015–16 session

  • State Affairs
  • Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment

2017–18 session

  • State Affairs
  • Local Government and Taxation

2019–20 session

  • State Affairs
  • Local Government and Taxation

[5]

Historical racing

Hill is a named member of the Idaho United Against Prop 1 Political Action Committee (PAC),[6] which was created to oppose Idaho Proposition 1 (2018). The PAC's treasurer is "Ernie" Stensgar, a member of the Coeur d'Alene tribe.[7] In 2015, tribal representatives testified during Idaho Senate and House State Affairs committee hearings that they were worried that historical racing terminals at racetracks would negatively impact their own tribal casino revenues.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Senator Hill". Senator Hill. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  2. ^ "Nicd Staff".
  3. ^ "Brent Hill is the new pro-tem". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  4. ^ "Bedke re-elected speaker, Hill as Senate president pro-tem". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  5. ^ "Brent Hill". Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  6. ^ "Former governor candidates split on horse-racing vote. Garden City's mayor opposes it". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  7. ^ "Tribe elects new council members; Stensgar elected chairman". Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  8. ^ "Senate State Affairs Committee - 02/09/15". legislature.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  9. ^ "House State Affairs Committee - 03/12/15". legislature.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
Tennessee Senate
Preceded by President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate
2011–2020 		Succeeded by