Phil Batt

Philip Eugene Batt (March 4, 1927 – March 4, 2023) was an American politician. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the 29th Governor of Idaho serving from 1995 to 1999.^[1] Between 1979 until 1983, Batt was the Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. He was born in Wilder, Idaho Jacque Batt died on September 7, 2014, after 66 years of marriage.^[2] In 2015, at the age of 88, Batt married Francee Riley of Boise.^[3]

Phil Batt
29th Governor of Idaho
In office January 2, 1995 – January 4, 1999
Lieutenant	Butch Otter
Preceded by	Cecil Andrus
Succeeded by	Dirk Kempthorne
Chair of the Idaho Republican Party
In office 1991–1993
Preceded by	Randy Ayre
Succeeded by	N. Randy Smith
35th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Governor	John Evans
Preceded by	William Murphy
Succeeded by	David Leroy
34th President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate
In office 1976–1978
Preceded by	James Ellsworth
Succeeded by	Reed Budge
Personal details
Born	Philip Eugene Batt (1927-03-04)March 4, 1927 Wilder, Idaho, U.S.
Died	March 4, 2023(2023-03-04) (aged 96) Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Jacque Fallis ​ ​ (m. 1948; died 2014)​ Francee Reilly ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	3
Education	University of Idaho (attended)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1945–1946
Unit	Army Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II

Batt died on March 4, 2023, the morning of his 96th birthday in Boise, Idaho.^[4]