Daniel Garrison
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| Republican Party | ||||
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| Congressman | ||||
| Began Present Office: 2008 | ||||
| Electoral District | 1st Congressional district | |||
| State | Idaho | |||
| Region and Superregion | Big Sky Country, Northwest | |||
| Previous Offices | Mayor of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | |||
| Born | Sep. 28, 1963 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | |||
| Spouse | Aimée Michèle Rousseau (married 1987) | |||
| Religion | Roman-Catholic | |||
| Residence | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | |||
| Occupation | Hotel management | |||
| Education | University of Paris; Oxford University; University of Notre Dame | |||
Dr. Daniel H. Garrison (born Sep. 28, 1963) is the former United States Representative for the State of Idaho's 1st Congressional district (2008 - 2011). Previously he served as Mayor of his hometown of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho as well as Owner and Vice-President of the 'Garrison Ski Resort Group' which he founded in 1990 together with his wife Aimée Michèle.
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Biographical Data
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| Dan Garrison and his wife Aimée, 2010 | |
Daniel Garrison was born in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in 1963 as only son to Sean Garrison and Marie Vasser. His father worked for the U.S: Department of State mostly in France. Marie Garrison, his mother was born in France and met James, here in 1959. Daniel Garrison has one sister, Véronique Garrison.
Daniel attended kindergarten and elementary school in Paris before returning to Idaho where he graduated from Coeur D'Alene Senior High School in 1981.
After highschool Daniel returned to France and enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he graduated in 1985 with a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations. During his studies at the Sorbonne he met Aimée Michèle Rousseau, a student of the Arts.
Following Daniel’s graduation from the Sorbonne the coupled moved to Oxford, England where Daniel graduated with an M.A. in History in 1987. The same year the couple got married in Grenoble, France and moved to the United States soon afterwards.
Back in the U.S. Daniel enrolled at the University of Notre Dame where he completed his Ph.D. in Political Science in 1990. The same year Daniel and Aimée’s first daughter Laetitia was born. Their second daughter Madeleine was born in 1993, their only son Matthieu followed in 1996.
The Garrison family returned to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in 1990 where Daniel and Aimée realized a long dream of theirs when they build and opened the ‘Lakeside Mountain Resort’ which soon became the number one address in Northern Idaho. Since the opening of the ‘Lakeside Mountain Resort’ Daniel and his wife have opened seven more hotels, five in the Rocky Mountains, one in the French Alps and one in the Swiss Alps.
In 2002 Daniel was elected Mayor of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and in 2008 he successfully campaigned for Idaho’s First Congressional District. He serves in the United States House of Representatives since then.
Education Overview
- B.A. Political Science and International Relations, University of Paris (La Sorbonne), 1985
- M.A., History, Oxford University, 1987
- Ph.D., Political Science, University of Notre Dame, 1990
Family Background
Parents:
- Sean Garrison (*May 21, 1942 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA)
Born: May 21, 1942 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA. Sean is the youngest of three children. He graduated Coeur D'Alene Senior High School in 1959 and enrolled in the Armed Forces where he was stationed in Europe with the U.S. embassy in Paris. It is here that he met his wife Marie. Through a scholarship was able to study International Affairs at the University of Paris where he graduated in 1963, the year the couple returned to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. In 1964 Sean and his wife, together with their son Daniel, returned to Paris where Sean worked for the U.S. embassy until 1970 when the family returned to Coeur d'Alene once again. Here Sean took over his father's small restaurant at the lakefront. Sean and Marie still own and manage the restaurant, which was expanded in the 1990s.
- Marie Garrison (*April 26, 1944 in Bergerac, France)
Born: April 26, 1944 in Bergerac, France. Marie came out of a wealthy French family and attended a private school in Paris until 1962. She enrolled at the University of Paris but terminated her studies only one year later in 1963 to leave for Idaho with her husband. When they returned to Paris in 1964 Marie continued her studies and graduated in 1967 with a B.A. in Business Administration. Back in Coeur d'Alene she worked with her husband in their lakefront restaurant.
Sister:
- Véronique Garrison (*October 30, 1970 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA)
Born: October 30, 1970 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA. Véronique is the only sibling to Daniel Garrison. She graduated Coeur D'Alene Senior High School in 1988 and then enrolled at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho where she graduated in 1992 with a B.A. in Business Administration. She then enrolled at Notre Dame Law School where she graduated with her law degree in 1997, passing her bar exam the same year. Following her education Véronique moved to Washington D.C. where she began practicing law for Hamilton and Hamilton, LLP. In 2008 she left Hamilton ad Hamilton, LPP and began working as a lobbyist for the NRA and the National Right to Life Committee.
Wife:
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| Aimée Michèle Garrison, 2009 | |
- Aimée Michèle Rousseau (*July 4, 1966 in Grenoble, France)
Born: July 4, 1966 in Grenoble, France. Educated in French private schools. Studied at the University of Paris (La Sorbonne) and the University of Oxford where she completed a degree in Arts History in spring of 1988. Graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1990 with an M.A. in Business Administration. In 1990 she opened, together with her husband, their first hotel and ski resort in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Works as Owner and President of the Hotel chain.
Children:
- Laetitia Garrison (*June 9, 1990 in South Bend, Indiana, USA)
Born: June 9, 1990 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. Laetitia is the oldest of the three children. She graduated Coeur D'Alene Senior High School in 2008 and in 2009 enrolled at George Washington University where she is studying at the Elliott School of International Affairs.
- Madeleine Garrison (*February 3, 1993 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA)
Born: February 3, 1993 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA. Madeleine recently graduated Coeur D'Alene Senior High School with a GPA of 4.0. She is currently deciding on a college.
- Matthieu Garrison (August 19, 1996 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA)
Born: August 19, 1996 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA. Matthieu is the youngest of three children and the only boy. He attended Coeur D'Alene Middle School and will attend high school starting in the coming school year.
Memberships
Private:
- St. Thomas Catholic Church, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- University of Paris Alumni Association
- University of Oxford Board of Alumni
- University of Notre Dame Alumni Association
- National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Political:
- National Rifle Association
- National Taxpayers Union
- The Competitive Enterprise Institute
- Club For Growth
- American Legion
- American Conservative Union
- The American Conservative Party
- Gun Owners of America
Professional:
- US Chamber of Commerce
- Idaho Chamber of Commerce
Service in the House of Representatives
Sponsored legislation
2011 - 2013
- Garrison Fair Pay Act of 2010
To ensure equal pay for men and women, to end pay discrimination against women, to commission the national commission on pay equity, and for other purposes.
- Garrison Open Space Preservation and Conservation Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide economic incentives for the preservation of open space and conservation of natural resources, and for other purposes.
- Constitutional Amendment To Protect Human Life
To amend the Constitution of the United States to fully protect the right to life guaranteed to persons by the fifth and fourteenth articles of amendment to the Constitution, by defining the word `person' to apply to all human beings, irrespective of age, health, function, or condition of dependency, including their unborn offspring at every stage of their biological development including fertilization.
- Residential Energy Efficient Property Credit Act of 2010
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the residential energy efficient property credit.
- Preserve our Salmon and Renewable Energy Resolution
Expressing the sense of the Congress opposing removal of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers for fishery restoration purposes, supporting the renewable energy that the dams produce, and agreeing that their removal does not make sound environmental nor fiscal sense.
- Give America's Heroes A Break Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for police officers and professional firefighters, and to exclude from income certain benefits received by public safety volunteers.
- Resolution condemning the recent vandalism and defamation of the Statue of Christ the King
Condemning the vandalism and defamation of the Statue of Christ the King in New Mexico and calling for appropriate action if form of an FBI investigation under federal hate-crime laws.
- American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2011
To end membership of the United States in the United Nations.
- Religious Liberty Sustainment Amendment
To amend the Constitution in order to protect the American citizens right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience. The amendment is designed to allow Americans to freely use their right to pray and to recognize their religious beliefs, heritage, or traditions on public property, including schools, while ensuring government may never force any American to participate in any religious activity against their will.
Election Results
House of Representatives
| Election Result for Idaho 1st District, U.S. House, 2008 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Daniel H. Garrison | Challenger | 55% | |||
| Democratic | Walter C. Minnicki | Challenger | 45% | |||
| Election Result for Idaho 1st District, U.S. House, 2010 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Daniel H. Garrison | Incumbent | 64% | |||
| Democratic | Joe Olson | Challenger | 36% | |||
Mayoral Elections
| Election Result for Idaho Mayor, Coeur d'Alene, 2002 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Daniel H. Garrison | Challenger | 52% | |||
| Democratic | Sandi Bloem | Incumbent | 48% | |||
| Election Result for Idaho Mayor, Coeur d'Alene, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Status | % | |||
| Republican | Daniel H. Garrison | Incumbent | 69% | |||
| Democratic | Steve Judy | Challenger | 31% | |||
