Evening Conversation: The Future of the Idaho Republican Party

Has the Republican Party changed from the days of George H. W. Bush and Phil Batt? What does the future of the National and Idaho State Republican Party look like? Will it look more like the Grand Old Party of past years, or like the Idaho Freedom Foundation Party and the Party of Trump? Or are these the same?

City Club of Boise will host an Evening Conversation with two prominent Idaho Republicans, Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Winder and former Idaho State and US Congressman Raúl Labrador. The topic will be the Future of the (Idaho) Republican Party.

Civility will be required. City Club champions passionate but civil discussion from panelists and participants.

Panelists: 

Raúl Labrador previously served as a U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district from 2011 to 2019, represented District 14B in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2006 to 2010, and was the chair of the Idaho Republican Party. He is currently serving on the Central District Board of Health and is an attorney in private practice.

Chuck Winder was first elected to the Idaho State Senate in 2008. In 2010 he was re-elected to represent District 14 and elected by his colleagues to serve as Senate Assistant Majority Leader.  He served in that role until January 2018 when he was elected Idaho’s Senate Majority Leader. Since the 2012 redistricting, Senator Winder has represented legislative district 20.  He is currently a member of the Senate Education, Transportation, and State Affairs committees, and was elected Senate Pro Tempore in 2020.

Date: November 3, 2021

Time: 6:30  PM -8:00 PM

Location: Zoom

Virtual attendees:  $5 City Club members // $8 non-members

City Club thanks our Premier Sponsor, Northwest Nazarene University and the NNU College of Business, our Annual Sponsor University of Idaho, Boise, and the 2021 Forum Series sponsors: AARP of Idaho, Bank of Idaho, Clima-Tech Corporation, Echelon Group, Micron, PacificSource Health Plans, Small Mine Development, and St. Luke's. We are pleased to welcome university students to attend our events thanks to our University partners Boise State University and Northwest Nazarene University. Our media partners include Boise State Public Radio, 670 KBOI, Idaho Public Television and the Idaho Statesman. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, the state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

If you have any questions, call 208-364-4614 and staff can assist you.