Evangeline Beechler

Evangeline "Van" Beechler (born 1978) is an American politician who has served as Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party since March 2019. Beechler was previously an unsuccessful candidate for the Caldwell City Council and Idaho Senate.[1]

Van Beechler
Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party
Assumed office
March 16, 2019
Preceded byBert Marley
Personal details
Born (1978-11-07) November 7, 1978
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationNorth Idaho College (AS)
Boise State University (BFA)
University of Idaho (BA, MA)

Early life and education

Beechler was born in Gentilly, New Orleans in 1978.[2] She earned an Associate degree from North Idaho College and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from Boise State University. She later earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and Master of Arts in adult and organizational learning and leadership, both from the University of Idaho.[3]

Career

Beechler has worked in the Democratic Party for over 25 years. In March 2016, she was selected to serve as the Vice Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party. She also served as a parliamentarian at the Democratic National Committee.[4] In 2018, Beechler was the Democratic nominee for the 10th district in the Idaho Senate. She was defeated in the general election by incumbent Republican Jim Rice.[5] Beechler was also a candidate for Caldwell City Council in 2019, losing narrowly to former State Senator John McGee in a runoff election.[6][7][8][9]

References
  1. "Evangeline Beechler". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  2. Idaho LGBTQ Oral History Project
  3. Evangeline Beechler's Biography
  4. "IDP elects new Party Chair, Van Beechler". Idaho Democratic Party. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  5. Wampler, Molly. "High Turnout (And Feisty Local Politics) Makes An Appearance In Boise And Caldwell Runoff Elections". www.boisestatepublicradio.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  6. ebamer@idahopress.com, By ERIN BAMER. "Democrat Beechler refutes Republican McGee's claims of partisan politics in Caldwell runoff". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  7. "Former Idaho Gov. Otter wades into Caldwell city council race, endorses John McGee". ktvb.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  8. "John McGee wins Caldwell City Council Seat No. 6 in Tuesday's runoff election". ktvb.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
  9. Goodwin, Tess. "Runoff Elections Today In Boise And Caldwell". www.boisestatepublicradio.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Bert Marley		 Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party
2019–present		 Incumbent
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