Legislative Overview

Legislator Job Description

The Idaho State Legislature is what is known as a "citizen's legislature".  The Legislature meets in session beginning in January with the session typically running until late March or early April.  Because of the "part-time" nature of the position, most legislators have other careers that they work at when not in session.

Keough's Committees

Senator Keough serves on the following committees:

   Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC)

        Senator Keough serves on this committee as the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.  This committee is responsible for setting the budget for the state government.  For more information on this committee click on this link:

            http://legislature.idaho.gov/budget/index.htm

   Senate Transportation Committee

        Senator Keough is the senior member of this committee.

Other web-pages of interest:

The Idaho State Legislature Web-Site

State of Idaho Web Site