Linden Bateman

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Linden B. Bateman
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 2010 – November 30, 2016
Preceded byRuss Mathews
Succeeded byBryan Zollinger
Constituency33rd district Seat B
In office
1977 – December 8, 1986
Succeeded byCon Mahoney
Constituency31st district (1977–1982)
32nd district Seat C (1982–1986)
Personal details
Born (1940-07-11) July 11, 1940 (age 85)
Salt Lake City, Utah
NationalityAmerican
PartyRepublican
ResidenceIdaho Falls, Idaho
Alma materBrigham Young University
ProfessionTeacher

Linden B. Bateman (born July 11, 1940) was a previous Republican Idaho State Representative from 2010 until 2016 representing District 33 in the B seat.[1] He previously served five terms in the Idaho House of Representatives from 1977 until 1986. He was born in Salt Lake City.[2][3]

Education

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Bateman earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Brigham Young University.

Career and life

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He spent his career as a high school teacher. He was a history and government teacher. He later worked as supervisor of student teachers for Brigham Young University-Idaho.[4] He was a founding member of the Bonneville County Historical Society and was involved in forming that county's history museum.[5] He wrote the script for the short film Idaho Women in White and was also involved in compiling the photos used for it.[6]

Bateman is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[7]

Elections

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2014

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Bateman was unopposed in the Republican primary.[8] Bateman defeated Jim De Angelis in the general election .[9]

2012

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Bateman won the May 15, 2012, Republican primary with 2,680 votes (75.6%) against David Lyon, facing Democratic challenger Henry De Angelis[10] in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Bateman supported Mitt Romney for the Republican Party nominee.[11]

2010

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When Republican Representative Russ Mathews left the District 33 B seat open, Bateman won the May 25, 2010, Republican primary with 2,465 votes (66.8%) against Dane Watkins,[12] winning the November 2, 2012, general election with 6,036 votes (59.1%) against John McGimpsey (D).[13]

In Office

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Bateman was a force behind Idaho's rescinding of its ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution.[14] Bateman was a major force behind the designation of March 4 as Idaho Day.[15] He also pushed to have cursive included in the elementary curriculum of Idaho.[16] Bateman has continued as a speaker on history since he left the Idaho House.[17]

References

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