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Bonneville County Commissioner - Dave Radford

Dave Radford was a great help to me as a staff member on my U.S. Senate Campaign. With his follow-through, I know he would be a great help on the Bonneville County Commission. I hope you will vote for Dave Radford.
~Steve Symms

About Dave Radford

Dave Radford is a fifth generation Idahoan, born and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho. At the age of sixteen, Dave moved from Idaho Falls to a farm four miles east of Rigby, Idaho. He graduated from Rigby High School in 1975, and moved back to Idaho Falls where he and his wife, Liz, were the owners and operators of Tam's Frostop, a fast food restaurant, for five years.

Dave and his family

A long-time Young Republican, Dave was active in the Freeman Institute, and later the National Center for Constitutional Studies. Dave volunteered on three State Senate races, worked a Congressional race, and served as a staff member and field representative in sixteen countries for U.S. Senator Steve Symms.

  • Husband of Liz Madson Radford 30 years, Father of three wonderful daughters, a terrific son, and grandfather of seven precious grandchildren
  • Bonneville County and Eastern Idaho State Fair Boards (working with the 4-H programs for our youth)
  • Grand Teton Peaks Council Boy Scouts Executive Committee Member and Heartfelt Holiday Auction Chair (serving over 22,000 youth)
  • Youth Advisor and Brigham Young University - Idaho
  • East Central Idaho Planning and Development Association (ECIPDA) the Development Company President "Promoting Infrastructure and small business expansion in east Idaho"
  • High Country Resource Conservation - Development Council Chairman (administers the local cooperative weed management areas for eastern Idaho)
  • Museum of Idaho / Historical Society Board of Directors member
  • Development Workshop Board of Directors member
  • Idaho Falls Higher Education Advisory Council and the Idaho Falls Redevelopment Agency Board of Directors
  • Domestic Violence Intervention committee member
  • Partnership for Science and Technology member "Promoting the extremely important efforts at our Idaho Nuclear Laboratory (INL)"
  • NRA, Farm Bureau, and Sportsman for Fish and Wildlife member
  • Public Health of Eastern Idaho member (formerly District 7 Health), five years
  • National Association and Idaho Association of Counties Public Lands Committees
  • Chaired the Idaho Roadless Hearings appointed by former Governor Dirk Kempthorne
  • Sixth District Elected Officials Chair and Idaho Associations of Counties Board of Directors
  • Upper Snake River Cloud Seeding Committee working with Water District #1
  • Sergeant at Arms Idaho Senate - Appointed by Senator Crapo
  • Former Executive Director Idaho Republican Party
  • Former Field Representative to Senator Bob Dole Republican leader of U.S. Senate
  • Former Field Representative to Senator Symms, Idaho U.S. Senator
  • Campaign Manager for State Representative Mel Richardson and Field Representative for Dane Watkins
  • State Young Republican Chairman - Western States Director
  • Membership chairman "Citizens for INEL"
  • Westside chairman United Way
  • Working Partners Region 7 Chairman
  • Salvation Army's "Pitch in for Christmas" Campaign Chairman
  • Eagle Scout advisor
  • Anti-Drug Rally 1989 Co-chairman
  • Former Owner-Operator Tam Family Restaurant
  • President D & R Enterprises Sales & Service AT&T Security Systems
  • Founder "Radford Driftboats"