John Gannon (American politician)

John Gannon
John Gannon
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives; from the 17A district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 1, 2012
Preceded by	Bill Killen
	In office; December 1, 1990 – December 1, 1992
Preceded by	Edward Osborne
Succeeded by	Jesse Berain
Personal details
Born	Ross, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Education	University of California, Davis (BA); University of California, Hastings (JD)
Website	johngannon.org

John L. Gannon is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 17A district. Elected in 2012, he previously represented the same district from 1990 to 1992.^[1]

Early life and education

Gannon was born in Ross, California.^[2] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.^[1]

Elections

1992: Gannon originally won the seat in the November 6, 1990, general election.
1994: Gannon was unopposed (and therefore not listed) in the May 24, 1994, Democratic primary, but lost the November 3, 1992, general election to Republican Jesse Berain,^[3] who held the seat from 1994 until 1998.
2002: Gannon ran for the district's B seat in the May 28, 2002, Democratic primary but lost; Berain had also run but lost to Janet Miller,^[4] who held that seat from 2002 until 2006.
2012: when Democratic Representative William Killen retired, Gannon filed for election and was unopposed for the 2012 Democratic primary election, and won with 1,306 votes.^[5] Gannon won the three-way November 6, 2012, general election with 8,959 votes (56.6%) against Republican nominee Kreed Kleinkopf and Independent candidate Gus Voss.^[6]