Thyra Stevenson

Thyra Kay Stevenson (September 4, 1944 – May 11, 2020) was an American politician from Idaho. She was a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives from District 6 in the A seat, dying in office.

Early life and education Stevenson was born in Palo Alto, California, and moved to Lewiston, Idaho, with her family at the age of 13 when her father accepted a job with PotlatchDeltic. She graduated from Lewiston High School as her class's valedictorian in 1962. Stevenson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree English and another in Spanish from Boston University. She earned a certificate in Spanish from the New York University of Madrid in Spain, a Master of Arts in Spanish literature from New York University, and a PhD in Latin American literature from the University of Washington.

Stevenson served in the military as an aircraft commander, Flotilla commander, and pilot instructor in the United States Coast Guard. Stevenson was also a chief information officer in the AuxAir Squadron. She was a professor of Spanish at University of Washington.

On November 4, 2014, Stevenson was defeated by Dan Rudolf with 49.9% of the votes. |

|100% 2012 General |

|54.2% |

|45.8% 2014 Primary |

|100% 2014 General |

|50.1% |

|49.9% 2016 Primary |

|100% 2016 General |

|56.6% |

|43.4% Personal life and death In 1978, Stevenson married Walter Noel Greenham (1941–2015), a Navy veteran and computer engineer. She had five children. Stevenson lived in California, until returning to Lewiston, Idaho after retirement. Stevenson served on the Lewiston City Council.

Stevenson died on May 11, 2020, at age 75, from complications of a heart attack she suffered a week prior.