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
No caucus information on file.
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