Background
Lodge, Patti Anne was born on July 29, 1942 in Pittsburgh.
politician member of the Idaho Senate
Lodge, Patti Anne was born on July 29, 1942 in Pittsburgh.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lodge moved to Idaho at age four, where she attended Boise State University, Idaho State University, Northwest Nazarene University, and the University of Idaho.
She received her Bachelor in 1964, at Marylhurst University in Oregon. She has been a consultant at Saint Paul’s School, Our Lady of the Valley since 1999, and president of Wind Ridge Vineyards since 1988. She was previously a media educator at Caldwell School District from 1968 to 1999 and media coordinator at Caldwell School District from 1982 to 1997.
She was in the Legislative Council from 2002 to 2006.
Returning to District 11, Lodge will face Democrat Victoria Brown (Doctorate) in the November 6, 2012 election. Lodge was originally elected in District 11 with 11,556 votes (723%) against Dale Wheeler (Doctorate) in 2000.
Redistricted to District 13 in 2002, she was re-elected with 8,886 votes (700%) against Corrine Tafoya Fisher (Doctorate). 2004 Re-elected unopposed with 15,734 votes.
2006 Re-elected with 11,101 votes (7122%) against Rohn F. Webb (Doctorate) and Bryant South. Neal (L).
2008 Re-elected with 16,269 votes (730%) against Dan Romero (Doctorate). 2010 Re-elected with 12,711 votes (785%) against Chris Breshears (Doctorate). Lodge serves on the following committees:
Health and Welfare
Judiciary and Rules
Millennium Fund (co-chair)
State Affairs
Outside of her legislative duties, Lodge has the following positions:
Advisory Board of Boise State University since 2002
State Finance Chair of Idaho Republican Party since 2001.
She is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), serving as Idaho state leader. Member of Idaho Catholic Foundation since 1992.
Married Edward J. Lodge. Children: Mary-Jeanne, Anne-Marie, Edward.
