Brent Hill is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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  member of the Idaho State Senate since 2001. He has a degree in accounting from Utah State University

Utah State University

Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....

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Early Life and Career

Brent Hill is a native of Rexburg, Idaho

Rexburg, Idaho

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,257 people, 4,274 households, and 2,393 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,534.4 people per square mile . There were 4,533 housing units at an average density of 928.4 per square mile...

 and is married to Julie Ann Slaugh and they are the parents of four sons. Senator Hill is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner with over thirty years experience working with business and agriculture. Born and raised in Idaho, he attended Sugar-Salem Schools and graduated valedictorian from Madison High School. After attending Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

-Idaho, he graduated as the Outstanding Accounting Graduate from Utah State University

Utah State University

Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....

 in Logan, Utah

Logan, Utah

-Layout of the City:Logan's city grid originates from its Main and Center Street block, with Main Street running north and south, and Center east and west. Each block north, east, south, or west of the origin accumulates in additions of 100 , though some streets have non-numeric names...

. He served over twenty years as the Chief Executive Officer of Rudd & Company CPA firm with offices in Rexburg, Idaho Falls and Driggs, Idaho; Bozeman, Helena and West Yellowstone, Montana. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Citizens Community Bank with offices throughout Eastern Idaho. In 2001, Senator Hill was elected to represent Idaho's 34th Legislative District which encompasses Madison and Fremont Counties.

Senate President Pro Tempore

Senator Hill was elected by his fellow Senators to be the President Pro Tempore in the 61st Idaho Legislature (2010–2012). A President Pro Tempore is the highest office in the Senate. He is a constitutionally recognized officer of the legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor normal. The phrase "pro tempore" means "for the time being".

Committees

Senator Hill currently serves on the following Legislative Committees:

• Local Government and Taxation
• State Affairs
• Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment