Carl Bjerke
Carl Bjerke | |
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| File:Carl Bjerke by Gage Skidmore.jpg | |
| Member of the Idaho Senate from the 5th district | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | David Nelson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Children | 2 |
Carl Bjerke[pronunciation?] (born 1962) is an American politician and retired firefighter serving as a member of the Idaho Senate for the 5th district. He assumed office on December 1, 2022.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Bjerke was born in Long Beach, California. He earned an associate of science degree in respiratory therapy and a Bachelor of Science in organizational leadership.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Bjerke worked as a respiratory therapist and mortician apprentice before joining the Santa Monica Fire Department in 1987. He retired as the department's deputy chief of operations after 32 years. Bjerke and his wife purchased land in Kootenai County, Idaho, in 2014 and relocated in 2016. Bjerke is also a fire technology instructor at the College of Eastern Idaho. He was elected to the Idaho Senate in November 2022, defeating Peter Riggs.[3][4]
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- Living people
- Idaho Republicans
- Idaho state senators
- 1962 births
- Politicians from Long Beach, California
- Politicians from Los Angeles County, California
- People from Kootenai County, Idaho
- Politicians from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- 20th-century American firefighters
- 21st-century members of the Idaho Legislature
- Respiratory therapists