John McGee (born January 27, 1973) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Idaho Senate, representing the 10th district from 2004 to 2012. He also served as the majority caucus chairman. He resigned in February 2012 following an accusation of sexual harassment. Early life and education McGee was born in Nampa, Idaho and raised in Caldwell. He graduated from Vallivue High School in 1991 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the College of Idaho in 1995. He was elected student body president at both institutions. Career McGee has been a marketing and public relations professional for over 20 years and currently serves as the marketing director at Caxton Printers in Caldwell. He was named the 2006 "Idaho State Republican Legislator of the Year." John McGee resigned from the Idaho Senate on February 22, 2012. McGee was elected as the chairman of the College of Idaho Board of Trustees in 2010. He decided to take a leave of absence in August 2011. Elections Caldwell 2021 McGee was one of five candidates running for Caldwell, Idaho Mayor in the November 2021 election. 2019 In 2019, McGee announced his candidacy for Caldwell City Council. In the three-way race, he defeated both the incumbent, Chuck Stadick and his Democratic opponent, Evangeline Beechler. Because of the close results, Beechler successfully requested runoff election. Shortly after the runoff was announced, McGee was endorsed by outgoing Governor Butch Otter. On December 3, 2019 McGee defeated Beechler in the run off with 2,072 votes, or 60.7% of the vote. It was noted by the media that the turn out in the run-off election was higher than that in the general election. Idaho Senate District 10 2008 McGee was unopposed in the Republican primary. McGee defeated Democratic nominee Harold L. Stiles with 72.9% of vote. 2006 McGee was unopposed in the Republican primary and general election. 2004 McGee defeated incumbent Ron McWilliams in the Republican primary with 59.01% of the vote. McGee was unopposed in the general election. Legal issues DUI On June 19, 2011, McGee had been playing golf at the 2011 Hillcrest Invitational golf tournament and drank at the golf course that night. He later stole an SUV attached to a utility trailer, drove it through a residential neighborhood, and jack-knifed the truck and trailer in a resident's front yard. Ada County police officers arrested McGee for grand