Hy Kloc
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from District 16 Seat B
In office
December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2018
Preceded byElfreda Higgins
Succeeded byRob Mason
Personal details
BornFebruary 10, 1947
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany[1][2]
Died (aged 75)
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJoan Wallace
Residence(s)Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Alma materNew York City Community College
Western Michigan University
Websitehykloc.org

Hy Kloc (February 10. 1947 – December 6, 2022) was an American Democratic politician who was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing the northwest Ada County-based District 16 from 2012 to 2018.[3][4]

Biography

Kloc was born in 1947.[5] The son of Polish Holocaust survivors, he emigrated to the United States at age three and settled in Brooklyn.[2] He earned his AAS in marketing management from New York City Community College (now New York City College of Technology) and his BS in business education from Western Michigan University.

Upon moving to Boise in 2001 Kloc served as development director of Boise State Radio.[2]

He died from a heart attack on December 6, 2022, at the age of 75. He had suffered from cancer prior to his death.[6]

Elections

Greater Boise Auditorium District

Kloc was elected to the Greater Boise Auditorium District board of directors in 2011[7] and re elected in 2017.[8]

He served as its Chairman from 2011 to 2014 and vice chairman in 2014.

Idaho House of Representatives

2016

Kloc was unopposed in the primary[9] and the general[10] election.

2014

Kloc was unchallenged in the primary.[11]

He won the general election against Republican nominee Jim Silsby with 8,257 votes (58.31%).[12]

2012

When Democratic Representative Elfreda Higgins retired and left the District 16 B seat open, Kloc won the May 15, 2012 Democratic Primary with 881 votes (73.3%) against David A. Honey.[13]

He won the November 6, 2012 General election with 10,258 votes (54.2%) against Republican nominee Graham Paterson.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "House Membership: Hy Kloc". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Hoffman, Nathaniel. "Hy Kloc - Citizen" Boise Weekly, June 17, 2009. (accessed 2 February 2014)
  3. ↑ "Representative Hy Kloc's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ Hy Kloc-obituary
  5. ↑ "Ret. Idaho Representative Hy Kloc dead at the age of 75". Idaho News. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (2022-12-07). "Former Idaho Democratic legislator dies from heart attack". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  7. ↑ "2011 May Election" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Greater Boise Auditorium District Director" (PDF).
  9. ↑ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  10. ↑ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  11. ↑ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  12. ↑ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  13. ↑ "2012 Primary Results legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  14. ↑ "2012 General Results Legislative". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-25.


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