Curtis McKenzie

Curtis "Curt" McKenzie (born February 9, 1969) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Idaho Senate from 2012 to 2016.

Early life and education McKenzie was born in Corvallis, Oregon He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics and history from Northwest Nazarene University in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1995. While at NNU, he was a member of the varsity soccer and track team and was chief justice of the Student Judicial Council. At Georgetown, he was an editor of The Tax Lawyer and was selected to one of the traveling trial teams.

Idaho Senate McKenzie served in the Idaho Senate from 2002 to 2016. From 2011 until 2016, he also served as chair of the Senate State Affairs Committee.

2016 Idaho Supreme Court election McKenzie did not seek re-election to the Idaho State Senate in 2016. Instead, McKenzie ran for a seat on the Idaho Supreme Court in 2016. He was one of the top two finishers during the May 17 election receiving 41,348 of the votes (27.7%). He advanced to a November 8 runoff against attorney Robyn Brody. McKenzie was defeated, earning 256,719 of the vote (46.2%).

Personal life McKenzie and his ex-wife, Renee, have two children.