{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Chuck Winder | image = Senator Chuck Winder.jpg | office = 41st President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate | term_start = December 3, 2020 | term_end = November 30, 2024 | predecessor = Brent Hill | successor = Kelly Anthon | office1 = Majority Leader of the Idaho Senate | term_start1 = September 21, 2017 | term_end1 = December 1, 2020 | predecessor1 = Bart Davis | successor1 = Kelly Anthon | office2 = Member of the Idaho Senate | term_start2 = December 1, 2008 | term_end2 = November 30, 2024 | predecessor2 = Stan Bastian | successor2 = Josh Keyser | constituency2 = 14th district (2008–2012)<br>20th district (2012–2024) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|11|21}} | birth_place = Ontario, Oregon, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = Dianne Winder | education = College of Idaho (BA) }} '''Chuck Winder''' is an American politician and former Republican member of the Idaho Senate. He served as the president pro tempore of the Idaho Senate and as the majority leader. He is married to Dianne Winder; the couple has two children.<ref name="smart1"/><ref name="idsen2"/>
Winder was first elected to the Idaho Senate in 2008. In 2024 primary, Winder was defeated by conservative challenger Josh Keyser.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chuck Winder |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Chuck_Winder |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life, education, and career== Winder joined the United States Navy where he served for four years on active duty as a naval aviator and for eight years on inactive reserve. He received a bachelor's degree in political science and pre-law from the College of Idaho.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paccra.com/our-professionals/boise/item/chuck-winder|title=Chuck|access-date=April 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170856/http://www.paccra.com/our-professionals/boise/item/chuck-winder|archive-date=April 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Winder is a commercial real estate brokerage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chuckwinder.com/about|title=Chuck Winder|website=Chuck Winder|access-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref>
==Political career== He ran for the Republican nomination in 1994 for Governor of Idaho losing with 13.5% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/1994/primary/rsltpr94.htm|title=1994 Primary Election Results|website=sos.idaho.gov|access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref>
He is a former member of the Ada County Highway District Commission. He previously served on both the Boise City Design Review Committee and the Boise Planning and Zoning Commission.<ref name="smart1" />
In 2003, Winder ran for mayor of Boise, Idaho, but lost to David H. Bieter.<ref name="mayor7" />
From 2005 through 2008, Winder was a co-chair of the Treasure Valley's Coalition for Regional Public Transportation.<ref name="trans10" /> In 2008, the coalition merged with the statewide Moving Idaho Forward organization.<ref name="idbus11" /><ref name="idsen6" />
Winder serves as the president pro tempore of the Idaho Senate, and previously served as majority leader.<ref name="idsen8" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Betsy|first=Posted by|title=Retiring Idaho Senate president pro-tem reflects on his career...|url=https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/retiring-idaho-senate-president-pro-tem-reflects-on-his-career/article_5b1fa501-1006-54e7-947f-664dfb6c2b57.html|access-date=2020-11-20|website=Idaho Press|language=en}}</ref>
Winder lost the Republican nomination on May 21, 2024.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ '''District 14 Senate''' - Part of Ada County !|Year !|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct |- |2008 Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2008/Primary/tot_leg.htm |title= May 27, 2008 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |author-link= Ben Ysursa |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= March 25, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120501063707/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2008/Primary/tot_leg.htm |archive-date= May 1, 2012 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Chuck Winder'''}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |2,715 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |42.7% |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Stan Bastian (incumbent)}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |2,076 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |32.6% |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Saundra McDavid}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |1,327 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |20.8% |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|Henry Kulczyk}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |247 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |3.9% |- |2008 General<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2008/General/tot_leg.htm |title= November 4, 2008 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= March 25, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120616143914/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2008/General/tot_leg.htm |archive-date= June 16, 2012 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Chuck Winder'''}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |27,253 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |100% | | | | | | | | | |- |2010 Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/Primary/tot_leg.htm |title= May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= March 25, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120522002826/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/ELECT/RESULTS/2010/Primary/tot_leg.htm |archive-date= May 22, 2012 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Chuck Winder (incumbent)'''}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |6,762 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |100% | | | | | | | | | |- |2010 General<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2010/General/tot_leg.htm |title= November 2, 2010 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= March 25, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120501063900/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2010/General/tot_leg.htm |archive-date= May 1, 2012 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Chuck Winder (incumbent)'''}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |20,674 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |100% | | | | | | | | | |} {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ '''District 20 Senate''' - Part of Ada County !|Year !|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct |- |- |2012 Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm |title= May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= March 24, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121119193944/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm |archive-date= November 19, 2012 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Chuck Winder (incumbent)'''}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |2,290 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |55.5% | | | |- |2012 General<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/tot_leg.htm |title= November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= March 24, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160615195017/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/tot_leg.htm |archive-date= June 15, 2016 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Chuck Winder (incumbent)'''}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |12,303 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |68.4% |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|James Mace}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |5,695 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |31.6% |- |2014 Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html |title= May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= March 24, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141108053333/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html |archive-date= November 8, 2014 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Chuck Winder (incumbent)'''}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |2,642 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |100% | | | |- |2014 General<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2014/General/legislative_totals.html |title= November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Ysursa, Ben |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= March 24, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093000/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/General/legislative_totals.html |archive-date= December 20, 2016 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Chuck Winder (incumbent)'''}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |10,155 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |100% | | | |- |2016 Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html |title= May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Denney, Lawerence |author-link= Lawerence Denney |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= March 24, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220092827/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2016/Primary/legislative_totals.html |archive-date= December 20, 2016 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Chuck Winder (incumbent)'''}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |2,000 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |100% | | | |- |2016 General<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/General/legislative_totals.html |title= Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals |author= Denney, Lawerence |publisher= Secretary of State of Idaho |location= Boise, Idaho |access-date= March 24, 2017 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161221144543/http://sos.idaho.gov/elect/results/2016/General/legislative_totals.html |archive-date= December 21, 2016 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> |{{Party shading/Republican}} |{{nowrap|'''Chuck Winder (incumbent)'''}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} align="right" |13,787 |{{Party shading/Republican}} |67.9% |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{nowrap|Bill Rutherford}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} align="right" |6,525 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |32.1% |} In the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 Winder supported Mitt Romney.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.p2012.org/romney/romney020812prid.html|title=Feb. 8, 2012 - Mitt Romney Announces Support of Additional Idaho Elected Officials|website=www.p2012.org|access-date=April 3, 2017|archive-date=October 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019011649/http://www.p2012.org/romney/romney020812prid.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Organizations== *Lifetime member of United States Navy League *Vice President of Ore-Ida Council, Boy Scouts of America, 4 years *Boise Metro Economic Development Council *Children's Home Society of Idaho. *Junior Achievement of Idaho (former president) *Co-chairman Treasure Valley Transit Coalition *Board of Directors Jeker Family Trust *Board of Directors Children's Home Society of Idaho *Boise Chamber of Commerce *Valley Initiative for Prosperity *Co-founder and initial President, Joint School District #2, Education Foundation *Idaho Coordinator for the National Prayer Breakfast *Chairman of the Idaho Transportation Board, 11 years *Co-chairman of the Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force *Trustee at Albertson's College of Idaho, 12 years *Bible Study Fellowship (Boise Evening Men's), 20+ years *Boise City Planning & Zoning Commission, 3 years *Boise City Design & Review Committee, 4 years *Ada County Highway District Commission, 12.5 years *Ada Planning Association, 12.5 years <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.paccra.com/our-professionals/boise/item/chuck-winder |title=Chuck Winder |access-date=April 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402170856/http://www.paccra.com/our-professionals/boise/item/chuck-winder |archive-date=April 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2|refs= <ref name="idbus11">{{cite news |work=Idaho Business Review |title=Transportation coalition adopts new name |url=http://idahobusinessreview.com/2008/01/24/transportation-coalition-adopts-new-name/ |date=January 24, 2008 |access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="idsen2">{{cite web |publisher=Idaho Legislature |title=Senate Membership |url=http://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/membership.cfm |access-date=August 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613220313/http://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/membership.cfm |archive-date=June 13, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> <ref name="idsen6">{{cite web |publisher=Idaho Legislature |title=Senate Committees |url=http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/senate/committees.cfm |access-date=August 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008045031/http://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/committees.cfm |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="idsen8">{{cite web |website=Idaho Legislature |title=Senator Chuck Winder (R) |url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2019/id753/|access-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915230754/https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2019/id753/|archive-date=September 15, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="mayor7">{{cite news |first=Brad |last=Hem |work=The Idaho Statesman |title=Election results for the most part make new runoff rule moot |date=November 5, 2003 |quote=Mayoral candidate Chuck Winder spent about $250,000 on this year's election -- more than his three opponents combined.}}</ref> <ref name="smart1">{{cite web |publisher=Project Vote Smart |title=Senator Chuck Winder's Biography |url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103855 |access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref> <ref name="trans10">{{cite web |publisher=Valley Regional Transit |title=A New Name and Direction |url=http://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/PROJECTSSTUDIES/TRANSITCOALITION/tabid/111/Default.aspx |access-date=August 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610231047/http://www.valleyregionaltransit.org/PROJECTSSTUDIES/TRANSITCOALITION/tabid/111/Default.aspx |archive-date=June 10, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121124205225/http://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/membershipSingle.cfm?ID=753 Chuck Winder] at Idaho Legislature *[https://www.chuckwinder.com/ Winder for Senate campaign website]
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