ɡˈʌvɚnɚ fˈɪl bˈæt ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd sˈɛnəɾɚ dˈɛnɪs hˈænsən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv tə ðɪ ˈaɪdəhˌoʊ pˈʌblɪk juːtˈɪlᵻɾiz kəmˈɪʃən, kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ vˈeɪkənsi ɪnðə sˈɛnət fɚðə θˈɜːɾi fˈɜːst dˈɪstɹɪkt, tə wˌɪtʃ hiː lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɡˈɛdz.
Governor Phil Batt appointed Senator Dennis Hansen in 1995 to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, creating a vacancy in the Senate for the 31st district, to which he later appointed Geddes.