Kelly Anthon's Biography
- State Senate (ID) - District 27, Republican President Pro Tempore
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (ID) - District 27
Contact Information
Office
Post Office Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0081
Post Office Box 76
Rupert, ID 83350
Full Name:
Kelly Arthur Anthon
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Joelle; 5 Children
Birth Place:
Declo, ID
Home City:
Burley, ID
Attended, Emerging Leaders Program, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
Attended, Mediation Training, Strauss Institute of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine School of Law, 2017
Certfied, Public Risk Manager, Public Risk Management Association, 2014
JD, University of Idaho College of Law, 1999-2002
BA, Anthropology, Brigham Young University, 1998
President Pro Tempore, Idaho State Senate, 2025-present
Senator, Idaho State Senate, District 27, 2015-present
Administrator, City of Rupert, Idaho, 2012-present
Candidate, Idaho State Senate, District 27, 2024, 2026
Majority Caucus Chair, Idaho State Senate, 2017-2021
Former Majority Leader, Idaho State Senate, 2021
Candidate, Idaho State Senate, District 27, 2020
Appointed by Governor Butch Otter, Senator, Idaho State Senate, District 27, July 2, 2015
Member, Local Government & Taxation Committee, Idaho State Senate, 2024-present
Member, State Affairs Committee, Idaho State Senate, 2024-present
Former Member, Commerce and Human Resources Committee, Idaho State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Idaho State Senate
Former Member, Health and Welfare Committee, Idaho State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary and Rules Committee, Idaho State Senate
Former Member, Local Government and Taxation Committee, Idaho State Senate
Member, Board of Directors, Mart Group, Limited Liability Company, 2018-present
Chair, Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee, Mart Group, Limited Liability Company
Former City Attorney, Minidoka, Idaho
Adjunct Professor/Lecturer, University of Idaho College of Law, 2020-2024
Corporate Incentive Program Coordinator/Guest Services Specialist, Independent Contractor, 1996-2015
City Attorney, City of Acequia, Idaho, 2003-2012
City Attorney/Prosecutor, City of Burley, Idaho, 2010-2012
City Attorney, City of Rupert, Idaho, 2003-2012
Partner/Attorney, Robinson, Anthon & Tribe, 2009-2012
Associate Attorney, Robinson & Associates, 2002-2009
Board Member, Idaho Economic Development Association, present
Board Member, Mini-Cassia Economic Development Association, present
Member, Region IV Development Corporation, present
Chair, South Central Idaho Chapter, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, present
Board Member, Southern Idaho Economic Development Organization (SIEDO), present
Former President, Burley Rotary Club
Former Executive Board Member, Idaho Municipal Attorney Association
Former President, Minidoka Healthcare Foundation
Member, Governing Board, Cassia Regional Medical Center, Intermountain Healthcare, 2008-2018
President, Student Bar Association, University of Idaho College of Law, 2001-2002
Awards:
Accomplished Under 40, Idaho Business Review, 2013;
Southern Idaho's 'Most Influential', Times News, 2014;
'Emerging Leader' Designation, The State Legislative Leaders Foundation, 2016