Branden Durst

Branden Durst
Member of the Idaho Senate
from the 18th district
In office
December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2013
Preceded byMitch Toryanski
Succeeded byJanie Ward-Engelking
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the 18A district
In office
December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2010
Preceded byDebbie Field
Succeeded byJulie Ellsworth
Personal details
Born (1980-01-15) January 15, 1980 (age 44)
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (Before 2016)
Republican (2016–present)
EducationPacific Lutheran University (BA)
Kent State University
Claremont Graduate University
Boise State University (MPA, EdS)
WebsiteCampaign website

Branden John Durst (born January 15, 1980) is a former politician from Boise, Idaho. Durst represented Idaho's 18th Legislative District in the Idaho House of Representative from 2006 to 2010, and in the Idaho Senate from 2012 to 2013.[1] He was the youngest member of the Idaho Senate.[2] Durst switched parties in 2016 and registered as a Republican as of November 2020.[3] Durst announced in January 2021 that he would be a Republican candidate for Idaho State Superintendent of Public Instruction.[4] He ultimately placed second in the primary, earning about 34% of the vote (around 90,000 votes).[5]

  1. ^ "Branden Durst". ADA County Democrats. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  2. ^ Prentice, George. "Branden Durst 'If you look at the Democratic Senate Caucus, we're stronger than we were before.'" Archived 2019-03-30 at the Wayback Machine Boise Weekly, January 9, 2013. (accessed 20 August 2013)
  3. ^ "Durst files paperwork for state superintendent's run". Idaho Education News. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  4. ^ IdahoEdNews.org, Kevin Richert. "Former lawmaker Durst files paperwork for state superintendent's run". Twin Falls Times-News. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  5. ^ "Election Night Results".