Bill Sali

What strikes me about Bill Sali is how short tenures in politics get unfairly forgotten. He served only a single term representing Idaho's 1st district, yet the arc from a small-town Ohio upbringing in Portsmouth through a law career and the state legislature to the U.S. House is no small feat. I tend to admire one-and-done congressmen more than the careerists, because their brief moment usually reflects conviction over calculation. Sali strikes me as the plainspoken, principled type who came to Washington to fight for what he believed rather than to build an empire. There is a quiet dignity in that.

William Thomas Sali (born February 17, 1954) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a congressman from Idaho. A Republican, he served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing Idaho's 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2009. Sali previously served in the Idaho Legislature as a member of the House. Sali was elected to an open seat in Congress in 2006.

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Name (English)

Bill Sali

Name (Japanese)

ウィリアム・サリ

Reading

うぃりあむ・さり

Born

February 17, 1954 (age 72)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Horse

Origin

Portsmouth, Ohio, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

politician / lawyer

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Capital High School

University

Boise State University

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA

Tags

• Ohio
• politician
• lawyer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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