{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2017/10/post-register", "Post Register: Former longtime Boise lawmaker Andreason has died", "2017-10-17", "2017", "2017-10", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Jim Risch", "R000584", "www.risch.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "BOISE \u2014 Former state Sen. John Andreason died Monday evening in Boise.\r\nAndreason, 88, was diagnosed with liver cancer in August, according to family members.\r\nFuneral services have not yet been set.\r\nAndreason is survived by two sons, Tom and Dale; a daughter, Lori Rouse; 10 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.\r\nHe was preceded in death by his wife, Darlene, who died in July 2015.\r\n\u201cThey were childhood friends, high school sweethearts and married 66-plus years,\u201d said Rouse of her parents, who grew up together in Arco.\r\nAndreason represented West Boise\u2019s District 15 for 18 years, from 1995 until he retired in 2012.\r\nPrior to becoming a state senator he served as director of the Legislative Budget Office from 1971 to 1994.\r\nAndreason also served as a state senator from 1969 to 1970 while living in Arco.\r\nDuring his 43-year career as a public servant, he worked with seven Idaho governors, including Don Samuelson, Cecil Andrus, John Evans, Phil Batt, Dirk Kempthorne, Jim Risch and Butch Otter.\r\n\u201cWe often had governors in our dining room for dinner when we were kids,\u201d said Tom Andreason.\r\nIn a statement Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch said, \u201cJohn was a colleague, but more importantly he was a good friend. He was reliable and loved Idaho. Our state has lost a real champion.\u201d\r\nRisch served 11 terms in the Idaho Senate, including years that overlapped with Andreason\u2019s career.\r\nAndreason, a moderate, was among eight GOP senators who bucked Gov. C.L. \u201cButch\u201d Otter and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna on school reform in 2011.\r\n\u201cHis passions in the Senate were education, firefighters, fish and game,\u201d said Dale Andreason.\r\nWhen not dedicating his time to serving Idaho, Andreason was \u201can Idaho sportsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, skiing and golfing,\u201d said Rouse.\r\nLink to article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2017/10/post-register"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8657709695398808, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}