12 Facts About Phil McGrane

Philip McGrane is an American politician from Idaho who is serving as the Secretary of State of Idaho.

Phil McGrane previously served as the county clerk for Ada County, Idaho.

Phil McGrane earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Washington.

Phil McGrane returned to Boise in 2005 and began working for the Ada County elections office.

Phil McGrane attended the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law and worked as a law clerk for the Election Assistance Commission, an independent federal government agency, in 2010.

Phil McGrane earned a Master of Public Administration from Boise State University.

Phil McGrane ran for secretary of state of Idaho in the 2014 elections, finishing in second place in the Republican primary election to Lawerence Denney, and ahead of state legislators Evan Frasure and Mitch Toryanski.

Phil McGrane ran for county clerk in the 2018 election, and won.

In June 2021, Phil McGrane announced his candidacy for secretary of state in the 2022 elections.

Phil McGrane faced state representative Dorothy Moon and state senator Mary Souza in the primary election.

Phil McGrane defeated Moon and Souza in the primary election, receiving 43 percent of the vote, while Moon received 41 percent and Souza received 16 percent.

In 2016, Phil McGrane was inspired by his love of barbecue to introduce mobile voting inspired by food trucks to increase early voting.