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He's one of Idaho's most respected politicians, and this year is helping run
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After leaving office in 2015, Ysursa joined
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in 1974. From 1974 to 2003, Ysursa served in the Idaho
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family. His paternal grandparents, Benito Ysursa and
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had he not lost the primary to
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Liberty Bell Award from the Fourth
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Ben Ysursa's biography on the Idaho
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Recipient for Outstanding Administrator (1992) from the
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