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Gubernatorial candidate to visit Bonners Ferry |
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October 3, 2017 |
Republican Gubernatorial candidate Dr. Tommy
Ahlquist will host nine “44 Counties in 44 Days
Tour” events in North Idaho this week starting
at noon Thursday, October 5, at the Grangeville
Senior Center. He'll visit Bonners Ferry at 3:30
p.m. Saturday, October 7, at the Bonner's Ferry
Visitors Center, and everyone is welcome.
Other North Idaho stops include the Osburn VFW
Hall, E318 Mullan Avenue, Osburn, at 1 p.m., the
Benewah County Federal Building, S222 7th
Street, St. Maries, at 4 p.m. and at the Kroc
Center, W1765 Golf Course Road, Coeur d'Alene at
7 p.m., all on Friday, October 6, and at the
Sandpoint Community Hall, S204 First Avenue,
Sandpoint, at 12:30 p.m. Friday, November 3.
Dr. Ahlquist grew up on his family’s farm and
came to Idaho to play basketball at Ricks
College and pursue a career in medicine. During
this time, Tommy took a break from studying to
serve a mission in Brazil with the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He earned his
medical degree from the University of Utah and
completed specialty training for emergency
medicine at the University of Arizona. After
completing his medical training, he and his
family returned to Idaho to begin his career.
As an ER doctor in Idaho, Tommy has improved
people’s lives, caring for tens of thousands of
patients. He has saved patients’ lives and
helped families deal with tremendous loss.
During this time, he was inspired to help create
FACES of Hope Victim’s Center after seeing the
desperate need for community services for
victims of abuse and neglect. In 2015 and 2016
alone, the organization helped over 3,000 women
and children.
As a community leader, Tommy has served on the
Boise Chamber Board of Directors, the
President’s Board of Directors for Boise State
University, the United Way Treasure Valley
Board, the American Heart Association Board,
Together Treasure Valley and is President of the
FACES Foundation of Idaho. He also is on the
YMCA’s Comprehensive Campaign Cabinet and
recently co-founded the Treasure Valley
Leadership Alliance and Idaho 2020: Investing in
Idaho’s Future.
Tommy is married to his high school sweetheart
Shanna. Together, they have four children.
To learn more, and for the schedule of all
Ahlquist's stops, visit
https://tommyforidaho.com/44-county-tour.
At the events, Tommy will share his Conservative
Blueprint to Build an Even Better Idaho -
offering area residents and press the
opportunity to attend, listen to his plans for
the future of Idaho and ask questions in a
public forum format. |
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