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Pete Cenarrusa

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Cenarussa was elected to a full term in 1970. He was reelected seven times (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, and 1998). Cenarrusa did not run for reelection in 2002, instead supporting his longtime chief deputy,
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In 2003, Pete and Freda Cenarrusa organized the Cenarrusa Foundation for Basque Culture (originally the Cenarrusa Center for Basque Studies), which promotes the culture and history of the
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Cenarrusa is also the longest-serving elected public official in Idaho history, having held elective office for a total of 52 years.
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by providing resources for performances, presentations and programs and to organizations throughout Idaho and Oregon.
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Cenarussa was instrumental in the founding of the Basque Studies Program at
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was named for him in 1998. Built in the late-1970s, it is on the site
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in 1950. He served in that capacity for 16 years, including six as
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Cenarrusa was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives from
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In 1967, Cenarrusa was appointed Secretary of State by Governor
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After a three-year battle with cancer, Cenarrusa died in Boise
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on December 16, 1917. The son of Basque immigrants from
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Cenarrusa has been a longtime proponent of increased
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United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
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Pete T. Cenarrusa

Secretary of State of Idaho
Don Samuelson
Cecil Andrus
John Evans
Phil Batt
Dirk Kempthorne
Edson H. Deal
Ben Ysursa
Idaho House of Representatives
Blaine County
Carey, Idaho
Boise
Bellevue
Republican
Alma mater
University of Idaho
BS
United States
U.S. Marine Corps
reserve

Major
Aviation
World War II
Cold War
Idaho
Idaho Legislature
Secretary of State

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