DNC Idaho Superdelegates

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Gail Bray
National Committeewoman
Indiana

Involvement in the Democratic Party
National committeewoman Gail Bray met Obama in 2006 and decided he was her candidate early on. The Clinton campaign has not contacted her to try to get her vote. "I declared way before there was an issue," Bray said. She and her family leave Sunday for Texas, where they'll campaign for Obama in the Texas primary March 4. Bray said she plans to contact other superdelegates and urge them, "delicately," to support Obama.

At least two of the party's superdelegates -- Boise lawyers Gail Bray and Grant Burgoyne -- have already announced their intention to endorse Obama. (from Fox News: http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/02/05/idaho-democrats-still-reeling-from-huge-obama-rally)Currently, Gail Bray is in Texas, unreachable and doing ground work for Obama. She has either a Texas or other "southern" accent. She's been there a few weeks.

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JEANNE BUELL
Idaho State Democratic Party Chairwoman
Idaho

Basic Bio
* Retiree (http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com)
* Formerly in the timber business and Buell Bros. Trucking Co./Owner (http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/contributions/jeanne-buell.asp?cycle=06)

Political interests and issues
* A letter to the Editor of the Coeur d'Alene Press Ms. Buell sent to the Daily: "We have fine young men, soldiers fight and die in Iraq. We see men, women and children killed on the streets of Iraq daily. For what? Democracy, a right to VOTE and choose their own governing officials. But not here. Kootenai County only had a 24.57 percent voter turnout in the primary. There is no REASON not to VOTE, vote early, vote often (oops forget that one), vote by absentee, vote on the election day and first-time voters can register when they vote. So, if you did not vote, do not "whine" about taxes, health care, property tax, low wages, etc." http://www.northidahodemocrats.org/x-letters-283.html

Pledged Status
* Buell supports Barack Obama as of Feb 11, 2008 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)_superdelegates,_2008
"He's running the most organized campaign I've ever seen...after the 2004 election he hired every top campaign manger there was." Buell said she has no reservations about her endorsement. "He'll make one hell of a president." http://www.seattlepoliticore.org/2008/02/04/where-in-the-world-is-hillary-clinton/
* Buell said she backed Obama because he campaigned in the state. "I was tired of people flying over the state and not stopping," she said. "I promised my support to the candidate, a serious candidate, who would come to Idaho."http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-02-11-superdelegates_N.htm
* Idaho Party Vice Chairwoman Buell, of Worley, said she feels she has an obligation to represent voters in Idaho in general, and in Kootenai County in particular, where about 79 percent of the caucus participants supported Obama. Also promised to endorse the first Democratic candidate who would come to Idaho and campaign, and that was Obama, she said. http://www.spokesmanreview.com/local/story.asp?ID=231648

Contributions to Candidates
* Buell has donated $1000 to Barak Obama (http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com)
* Buell has ongoing contributions to the Idaho State Democratic Party 2006 - 2008; over $25,000
* Buell contributed $500 to Larocco For Senate in 2007

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Keith Roark Idaho

Basic Bio
Information in this section comes from Roark Law Bio.
* Born: April 10, 1949, Salt Lake City Utah.
* U.S. Army 1969-1971.
* B.A., University of Utah 1974;
* J.D. University of Utah College of Law 1977;
* Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Blaine County, Idaho, 1977-1978.
* Family: Married, three children (Source=Idaho Statesman; Date=26.06.2000)
* Blaine County Prosecuting Attorney, 1979-1985.
* Founder and senior partner, The Roark Law Firm, Twin Falls and Hailey, 1985 to present
* Mayor, City of Hailey 1990-1993.
* Past President, Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys' Association; past member,
* Board of Directors, National District Attorneys' Association;
* Provided by Greg Hahn, Idaho Statesman (2/26/08): "He volunteered for the draft in 1969. He left for basic training and had no idea where he would end up. He was sent to San Francisco -- his schooling and science classes kept him from going overseas. He served out his two years, worked a bit of construction in Colorado, started dating his girlfriend (they're married with three kids now), and finally graduated with a broad triple-major in English, philosophy and political science. "Somewhere in the back of my mind, I wanted to be the next Clarence Darrow," he said, "but I never thought of being a prosecutor. The thought never crossed my mind." But he and his wife wanted to raise their family in a small town, and Hailey, Idaho fit the profile. After going to work for the Blaine County prosecutor, he was immediately given the juvenile and civil cases and expected to hit the ground running. "A lot of it was literally trial and literally error," he said. But the repetition eventually was stifling. "I thought ´I know I could do this better than anyone in the state, ´" he said. "I really felt that way." "He's a first-rate lawyer," said former Idaho Supreme Court Justice Byron Johnson. "Bright, articulate, well-prepared, pretty assertive." Johnson estimated he has seen more than 1,000 attorneys in his time on the state's highest court and called Roark one of the top 10."

Personal political interests and issues
* Mr. Roark has more than twenty-five years experience in civil and criminal defense litigation, personal injury and wrongful death litigation, construction litigation, domestic relations litigation, local and state government law and commercial litigation. Mr. Roark has received the highest possible rating (AV) from the national lawyer ratings firm, Martindale-Hubbell.
* former Chairman, Idaho Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Council Member, American Bar Association; Idaho State Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys; Idaho Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers' Association; Idaho Supreme Court Civil Rules Committee; Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, United States District Court for District of Idaho;American Inns of Court.

Involvement in the Democratic Party
* Elected Idaho State Party Chairman, Fri, 01/04/2008, and succeeded former Idaho Congressman Richard Stallings

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