Mark Ricks
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Mark G. Ricks (born July 4, 1924 in Rexburg, Idaho) is a Republican politician from Idaho. He has served as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho since June 2006.
Ricks was appointed lieutenant governor by Governor Jim Risch to fill a vacancy caused by Risch's succession to governor in May 2006. Ricks will serve in the position until January 2007, when he will be succeeded by Risch, the winner of the 2006 lieutenant gubernatorial election.
Ricks' appointment was seen by some as an effort by Risch to reach out to voters in the Eastern Idaho region should Risch decide to run for governor at some point in the future. However Risch, who is not a candidate for governor in 2006, dismissed this as "pure speculation."
Ricks was a member of the Idaho Legislature, serving in the Idaho State Senate from 1979 to 1994. While in the Senate, he served as Senate Majority Leader, chairman of the State Affairs Committee, as a member of the Joint Finance Committee, and as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He was chairman of the Council of State Governments - West and the chairman of the Special Task Force on Reapportionment for the National Council of State Legislatures. He was appointed by former Gov. Dirk Kempthorne to the Idaho 2020 Blue Ribbon Task Force in 2002.
Ricks is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has served in several church leadership positions. He was a stake president in Rexburg during the 1976 Teton Dam failure and played a key role in local disaster relief efforts. [1]
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| Preceded by: Jim Risch | Lieutenant Governor of Idaho June 15, 2006 - present | Succeeded by: Jim Risch (elected) |
