Dirk Kempthorne believed in a government that worked to improve the lives of the people

By: Rod Gramer

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 953

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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I first met Dirk Kempthorne when we were juniors at the University of Idaho and running for student body president. We were waiting to be interviewed by a radio station in downtown Moscow.

While we waited, we asked each other the proverbial question that college students ask: What do you plan to do after you graduate? I told Dirk that I planned to pursue a career in journalism. He said that he was planning to …

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