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Lawrence Wasden's Biography

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Full Name:

Lawrence Wasden

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Tracey; 4 Children: Sean, Ashley, Cassidy, Blake

Home City:

Nampa, ID

JD, University of Idaho School of Law, 1985

BA, Political Science, Brigham Young University, 1978-1982

Attorney General, State of Idaho, 2002-2022

Candidate, Attorney General, State of Idaho, 2018

Former Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Canyon County, State of Idaho

Former Deputy Attorney General, Idaho State Tax Commission

Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney General, State of Idaho

Former Chief of Staff, Office of the Attorney General, State of Idaho

Former County Prosecuting Attorney, Owyhee County, State of Idaho

Idaho State Bar, 1985-present

Member, Executive Committee, National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), present

Founding Member/Chair, Government and Public Lawyers Section, Idaho State Bar, present

Chair, National Association of Attorneys General Mission Foundation, present

Founder, ProtecTeens Internet Safety Program, present

Member, University of Idaho College of Law Advisory Board, present

Former Member, Advisory Council, Department of Criminal Justice, Boise State University

Former Member, Advisory Council, University of Idaho College of Law

Former Member, Board of Directors, American Legacy Foundation

Former Chair, Government and Public Lawyers Section of the Idaho State Bar

Founder, Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

Former President, National Association of Attorneys General

Former Board Member, Treasure Valley Reading Foundation

Chair, Conference of Western Attorneys General, 2003-2005, 2014-2015

Chair, American Legacy Foundation, 2011-2014

Co-Chair, Tobacco Committee, National Association of Attorneys General, 2004-2006

Awards:

2013 Frank Steunenberg Award for Outstanding Leadership from Idaho Sex Offender Watch Task Force
2011 Children's Champion from Idaho Voices for Children
Courage in Public Service Award from Conference of Western Attorneys General (2010)
Kelley-Wyman Award from National Association of Attorneys General
Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance Leadership Award (2009)
Statesman of the Year from Idaho State University's Political Science Honor Society, Pi Alpha Sigma (2008)
"The People First!" Award from the Idaho Newspaper Foundation (2007)

Number of Grandchildren:

8

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