Shirley G. Ringo (born October 29, 1940) is a former Democratic Idaho state representative since 2002, representing District 5 in the B seat since the 2012 redistrict, District 6 seat B prior to 2012.
Ringo previously served in the District 6 B seat from 1999 until 2000, and again from 2002 to 2014, when she unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Raúl Labrador for Idaho's 1st congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives.Raúl Labrador defeats Marilyn Ringo in Idaho congressional race, huffingtonpost.com, November 5, 2014; accessed November 15, 2014.
Early life, education, and career Ringo graduated from John R. Rogers High School. She earned both her bachelor's and master's in mathematics from Washington State University.
Idaho House of Representatives Committee assignments 2013-2014
Appropriations Judiciary, Rules, and Administration Transportation and Defense Joint Finance - Appropriations Joint Legislative Oversight
Election history + District 5 - part of Latah CountyYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct1998 primary1,729100%1998 general5,79050.4%5,68849.6%2000 primary1,653100%2000 general7,36251.0%7,06749.0% + District 6 - Latah CountyYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2002 primary1,353100%2002 general6,17953.2%2004 primary1,096100%2004 general9,27255.3%2006 primary1,086100%2006 general7,32961.56%2008 primary1,037100%2008 general9,77357.6%2010 primary1,309100%2010 general6,74855.4% + District 5 - Latah and Benewah countiesYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2012 primary1,256100%2012 general10,73953.6%9,29346.4% + YearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2014 primary9,04782.0%1,98118.0%2014 general143,58065.0%77,27735.0%
2014 In August 2013, Ringo announced she would not run for reelection to the Idaho Legislature and would instead seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Idaho's 1st congressional district.Russell, Betsy Z. "Idaho Democrat Shirley Ringo to run for U.S. House" The Spokesman-Review, August 20, 2013; accessed September 20, 2013. She unsuccessfully challenged Republican incumbent Raúl Labrador, who won on November 4, 2014.Raúl Labrador defeats Marilyn Ringo in Idaho congressional race, November 5, 2014.
References
External links Shirley G. Ringo at the Idaho Legislature