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Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and U.S. Interior secretary, dies at 74

Department of the Interior Former Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, testifies during a joint House Subcommittees

Dirk Kempthorne, a Republican, was elected mayor of Boise at age 34 and served seven years before serving one term in the U.S. Senate and then as governor until 2006.

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