18 Facts About Nicole LeFavour

Nicole LeFavour was born on February 8,1964 and is an American politician and educator from Idaho who served as an Idaho State Senator from 2008 to 2012.

Nicole LeFavour was born in Colorado to Pat and Bruce LeFavour.

Nicole LeFavour received a bachelor's degree in cognitive science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's of Fine Arts in writing from the University of Montana-Missoula.

In 2010, LeFavour completed Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.

Nicole LeFavour owned a small business, Nicole LeFavour Graphic Design, from 2000 to 2005, and has taught writing at The Cabin Literary Center for more than a decade and at the Writers at Harriman program for the past four years.

In 2007, Nicole LeFavour was a delegate for the Idaho Human Rights Education Center's 2007 European Human Rights Mission.

Nicole LeFavour decided to run in the 19th district, which was placed in parts of the city of Boise.

In 2006, Nicole LeFavour ran unopposed and won re-election to a second term with 14,217 votes.

In 2006, Nicole LeFavour criticized the passage of Idaho Amendment 2, which made it unconstitutional for Idaho to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions.

In 2007, Nicole LeFavour was named "Idaho Business Review Women of the Year".

In 2008, Nicole LeFavour was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Idaho State Planning Council on Mental Health.

In 2010, Nicole LeFavour was re-elected to a second term with 10,246 votes.

Nicole LeFavour was extremely active in Idaho's Add The Words campaign.

In February 2012, Nicole LeFavour announced that they would not be seeking re-election to the state legislature, but announced their candidacy for the United States Congress in Idaho's 2nd District the following month.

Three of those arrested were juveniles, and Nicole LeFavour was, unexpectedly, the last person to be arrested after the Idaho Senate voted to suspend its rule which allows former members to be on the Senate floor.

Ultimately Nicole LeFavour has been arrested ten times; at a court hearing in late July 2014 Nicole LeFavour took a plea deal and was sentenced to seventy hours of community service and fined $70 plus additional court costs.

Nicole LeFavour is featured in the documentaries Breaking Through and Add the Words.

Nicole LeFavour's papers have been collected in Boise State University's Special Collections archives.