ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi ˈeɪtiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən, ɡˈʌvɚnɚ bˈʊtʃ ˈɑːɾɚɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd hˌɪm təbi tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðɪ ˈaɪdəhˌoʊ stˈeɪt tˈæks kəmˈɪʃən ænd ɡˈɛdz ɪmˈiːdɪətli ɹɪzˈaɪnd hɪz sˈɛnət sˈiːt.
On January 18, 2011, Governor Butch Otter appointed him to be chairman of the Idaho State Tax Commission and Geddes immediately resigned his Senate seat.