 Marv Hagedorn was born in Omak in 1956 . He was raised in northern Idaho and served in the United States Navy ( USN ) from 1973 to 1994 while attending Pensacola Junior College and the University of Maryland . He entered politics and was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives by Governor Butch Otter in January 2007 . In 2012 , he was laid off , and was elected to represent the Idaho State Senate . Outside politics he is a member of the Disabled American Veterans and North American Fishing Association . Hagedorn and his wife later decided to reside in Meridian , Idaho , along with their children . 
