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.
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.