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Former U.S. Rep. Chenoweth-Hage dies in Nevada car crash
lasvegassun.com ^
| October 02, 2006
| BRENDAN RILEY
Posted on 10/02/2006 4:58:17 PM PDT by lunarbicep
Former U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage died Monday in a car crash, her daughter said.
Chenoweth-Hage, a Republican who was elected to Congress from Idaho in 1994 and served through 2000, was 68. Her daughter, Meg Chenoweth Keenan, said Chenoweth-Hage was a passenger in the Monday morning crash near Tonopah, Nev. No one else was seriously injured in the one-car crash, she said.
Chenoweth had been married since 1999 to Wayne Hage, a Nevada rancher who came to epitomize Nevada's Sagebrush Rebellion as he battled for decades with the federal government over public lands and private property rights. He died in June at age 69.
Born in Topeka, Kan., Chenoweth-Hage grew up in Grants Pass, Ore. and attended Whitworth College in Spokane, Wash., before moving to the northern Idaho timber town of Orofino, where she worked at Northside Medical Center.
She became a well-known political name in the state when she moved to Boise in the 1970s, serving as the executive director of the Idaho Republican Party and becoming U.S. Rep. Steven Symms' chief of staff.
She ran for Congress against incumbent Democrat Larry LaRocco and gained national attention when she held "endangered salmon bakes," serving canned salmon and ridiculing the listing of Idaho salmon as an endangered species during fundraisers.
An advocate of smaller government and property rights, Chenoweth-Hage won the race and served a self-imposed three-term limit as a U.S. representative.
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KEYWORDS: chenoweth; chenowethhage; congress; patriot; rip
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To: lunarbicep
How sad. I wish her family the consolation of the Lord.
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posted on
10/02/2006 4:59:04 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("There's nowhere to go and you've got all day to get there ... on some beach, somewhere.")
To: lunarbicep
Hog bless her... She was my favorite congress critter ever.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:00:35 PM PDT
by
babygene
To: lunarbicep
CHENOWETH-HAGE, Helen P., a Representative from Idaho; born in Topeka, Kans., January 27, 1938; graduated Grants Pass High School, Grants Pass, Oreg.; attended Whitworth College, Spokane, Wash.; self-employed medical and legal management consultant, 1964-1975; manager, Northside Medical Center, Orofino, Idaho; state executive director of the Idaho Republican party, 1975-1977; chief of staff, then campaign manager, to Representative Steven D. Symms; co-owner, Consulting Associates, Inc; guest lecturer, University of Idaho School of Law; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2001); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress.
Sorry to hear about this...
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:01:19 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Victory will never be achieved while defining Conservatism downward, and forsaking it's heritage.)
To: lunarbicep
My prayers for the family's loss. America lost in 2000 when she kept her word.
Right now, in heaven, methinks is a truly free and happy reunion.
Rest in peace.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:01:59 PM PDT
by
AnnaZ
(Sh'ma Yisrael Adonai Elohaynu Adonai Echad)
To: lunarbicep
BAD TYPO ALEART ON LAST POST!!!! Should be: God bless her... She was my favorite congress critter ever.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:02:03 PM PDT
by
babygene
To: babygene
Former ILL Rep, Helen Chenoweth
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:03:18 PM PDT
by
GRRRRR
(Love America? Protect Her, VOTE GOP...they're better than nothing.)
To: babygene
Wow! That was a strange Typso!
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:03:30 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("There's nowhere to go and you've got all day to get there ... on some beach, somewhere.")
To: GRRRRR
ILL should be ID...
I apologize for the typo.
G
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:04:33 PM PDT
by
GRRRRR
(Love America? Protect Her, VOTE GOP...they're better than nothing.)
To: babygene
I figured you were a big-time Harley fan, or something...
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:05:54 PM PDT
by
gridlock
(The 'Pubbies will pick up at least TWO seats in the Senate and FOUR seats in the House in 2006)
To: GRRRRR
Somebody's mesing witp tha posping mechanissm
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:06:56 PM PDT
by
gridlock
(The 'Pubbies will pick up at least TWO seats in the Senate and FOUR seats in the House in 2006)
To: GRRRRR
I really didn't mean to ask if you were wearing your boxer shorts...
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:07:31 PM PDT
by
gridlock
(The 'Pubbies will pick up at least TWO seats in the Senate and FOUR seats in the House in 2006)
To: lunarbicep
A great Congresswoman, and a woman of honor. Wish we had 435 of them in Washington.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:07:36 PM PDT
by
LS
To: lunarbicep; Clintonfatigued; JohnnyZ; Torie; AntiGuv; AuH2ORepublican; Kuksool; Clemenza
How awful. One of the best Congressmembers in recent memory, unapologetic in her Conservative views. Prayers for her family. May she rest in peace.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:12:00 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
To: lunarbicep
She was "my" congresswoman and I respected her deeply. She did Idaho proud. Got to meet her a couple of times (once at church and once in a private home) and she was really, really REAL. Loved the Lord. She and Mr. Hage get to be together again.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:14:57 PM PDT
by
ironmaidenPR2717
(When we're indecisive, the wishes of others gain.)
To: fieldmarshaldj; Delphinium; EternalVigilance
This is a tragedy. She was an awesome lady, and I was hoping that she was enjoying private life.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:15:35 PM PDT
by
Clintonfatigued
(Nihilism is at the heart of Islamic culture)
To: lunarbicep
Salmon for supper as tribute!
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:16:26 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Treaty Fetishism: "[The] belief that a piece of paper will alter the behavior of thugs." R. Lowry.)
To: Clintonfatigued
A lovely lady of true class who will be missed.
But wasn't she the one who was being harrassed by the Clintons for her opposition to gun control? Didn't Bill call her the `Second Amendment Mama' or some such? Her name stands out as a target of liberofascists.
Anyone?
Anyway, prayers and remembrance.
(:^(
To: elcid1970
I recall she was definitely a target of the Clinton slime machine. The way they treated Rep. Chenoweth was one of the things that turned me off the Clintons. That and Waco, of course.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:25:44 PM PDT
by
gridlock
(The 'Pubbies will pick up at least TWO seats in the Senate and FOUR seats in the House in 2006)
To: lunarbicep
How Sad for all of us. Heaven is glowing with joy, tho. My condolences to those who loved her.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:43:11 PM PDT
by
Alia
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