Jim Marriott

Jim Marriott (born December 10, 1934) was an American politician who was a Republican Idaho State Representative from 2006 to 2012.

Jim Marriott
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 28 Seat B
In office June 2006 – November 30, 2012
Preceded by	Joseph Cannon
Succeeded by	Kelley Packer (redistricting)
Personal details
Born	(1934-12-10) December 10, 1934 (age 90) Ogden, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Colleen Saunders ​ ​ (m. 1954; died 2010)​
Residence	Blackfoot, Idaho
Alma mater	Utah State University
Occupation	Politician
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army

Early life and education

Marriott was born in Ogden, Utah on December 10, 1934.^[1] He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Utah State University.

Elections

Idaho House of Representatives District 31 Seat B

2012

Redistricted to 31B, Marriott lost the Republican primary to Julie VanOrden taking only 37.6% of the vote.^[2]

Idaho House of Representatives District 28 Seat B

2010

Marriott was unopposed for the Republican primary^[3] and the general election.^[4]

2008

Marriott was unopposed for the Republican primary^[5] and the general election.^[6]

2006

At the end of the 2006 legislative session in April, Republican Representative Joseph S. Cannon resigned; Marriott won the three-way Republican primary with 46.2% of the vote defeating R. Scott Reese and Kirk G. Sheppard^[7] and was appointed to the vacancy in June by Governor Jim Risch. Marriott defeated Democratic nominee with 63.16% of the vote in the general election.^[8]