Originally published by Kevin Richert in Idaho Ed News
The longest-serving Democrat in the Legislature will retire in 2024. Rep. Sue Chew, D-Boise, will step down after 18 years in the House. Chew, a licensed pharmacist, sits on four House committees: Health and Welfare; Commerce and Human Resources; Environment, Energy and Technology; and Ethics and House Policy.
In announcing her retirement Wednesday, Chew also endorsed a potential successor: fellow Democrat Natalie MacLachlan, a West Ada School District middle school teacher who ran for Legislature in 2022.
“Natalie is deeply connected to labor and as an educator will continue to engage and protect the next generation,” Chew said in a news release.
“It is such an honor to be endorsed to fill this seat and entrusted with the work Sue is so passionate about,” MacLachlan said in the release.