Monica Church
Monica Carol Church is an American politician who serves in the Idaho [House of Representatives] from seat A of the 19th district as a member of the Democratic Party.
Early life and education
Monica Carol Church was born in Boise, Idaho. She is the granddaughter of Cecil Andrus and Frank Church. She married Chad, with whom she had one child.Church graduated from Timberline [High School (Boise, Idaho)|Timberline High School] in 2000. She graduated from Whitman College with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Cultural Anthropology and Boise State University with a Master of Education in education leadership and administration, a Bachelor of Arts in social studies secondary education, and a Bachelor of Arts in history.
Career
Church was a member of Idaho's delegation to the U.S. [Global Leadership Coalition].In 2024, Lauren Necochea declined to seek reelection to the Idaho House of Representatives in order to focus on being chair of the Democratic Party">Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party. Church won the Democratic nomination without opposition and defeated Republican nominee Jim Feederle in the general election.
During Church's tenure in the state house she served on the Education, Local Government, and Resources and Conservation committees.