1981 to 1987. In this capacity McClure emerged as an early proponent of electric cars and energy independence. He also chaired the Senate Republican Conference from 1981 to 1985. Retirement At age 65, McClure declined to run for a fourth term in 1990. Republican congressman Larry Craig of Midvale easily won McClure's Senate seat in November 1990 and served three terms, succeeded by Jim Risch. After leaving the Senate, McClure became a mining consultant and lobbyist in Washington, D.C., founding the firm of McClure, Gerard, & Neuenschwander. Up until his death, McClure maintained a residence in McCall. In October 1995 the new home of the College of Mines and Earth Resources at the University of Idaho was dedicated as James A. McClure Hall. On December 12, 2001, the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Boise was renamed for McClure. Personal life In December 2008, the 83-year-old McClure suffered a stroke and was sent to the intensive care unit at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise. Although initially he was expected to recover, McClure died at the age of 86 on February 26, 2011. Election results References External links Federal Bldg. (1968) Boise, Idaho – renamed for James A. McClure, 2001 University of Idaho – James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research University of Idaho – Senator James McClure University of Idaho Library – Papers of Senator James A. McClure 1924 births 2011 deaths People from Payette, Idaho Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Idaho Republican Party United States senators from Idaho Republican Party Idaho state senators 20th-century American politicians American prosecutors American lobbyists Idaho lawyers University of Idaho alumni Idaho State University alumni University of Idaho College of Law alumni United States Navy personnel of World War II 20th-century American lawyers