Why Idaho's 15th governor is deemed one of the Gem State's 'most fascinating political figures'

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of stories about former Gem State Governors from eastern Idaho. IDAHO FALLS – When Charles Benjamin Ross was elected Idaho’s 15th governor in 1930, he was different from his predecessors in several ways. The 54-year-old Pocatello man had a 16,000 vote lead over his Republican opponent […]

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