David Leroy Papers
Content Description
This collection comprises an assortment of campaign materials, in-office legal and administrative organization, reference, speeches, correspondence, news articles, legislative matters, travel itineraries, photographs, and audio-visual material.
Dates
- Creation: 1974-1994, 2017
Biographical / Historical
David Henry Leroy was born August 16, 1947, in Seattle, Washington. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Idaho, a Juris doctorate from the University of Idaho College of Law, and a Master of Law in Trial Practice and Procedure from the New York University School of Law.
Leroy served two terms as the elected Ada County Prosecuting Attorney from 1974-1978. He served as the elected Idaho Attorney General from 1979-1983. He was elected Idaho Lieutenant Governor, where he served from 1983-1987. He was the Republican candidate for Governor (Idaho) in 1985 and ran for Congress in 1994 and 2017. He was appointed United States Nuclear Waste Negotiator by President George H.W. Bush and served in that position from 1990 to 1993. A lifelong Republican, Leroy has been active in partisan politics at both the state and national levels throughout his distinguished career.
Extent
55 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The David Leroy Papers are organized in accordance with the following series and sub-series arrangement: • Series 1: Ada County Prosecuting Attorney (1974-1978) • Series 2: Idaho Attorney General (1979-1983) • Series 3: Gubernatorial Contemplation (1982) • Series 4: Idaho Lieutenant Governor (1983-1987) • Series 5: Campaign for Idaho Governor (1985-1986) • Series 6: U.S. Nuclear Waste Negotiator (1990-1993) • Series 7: Congressional Candidacy (1994 and 2017) • Series 8: Partisan Political Activity
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Topical
- Title
- AR 89 David Leroy Papers
- Author
- Bill Barron
- Date
- 7-31-2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Government Records Repository