Boise legislator, longest-serving Democrat in Idaho Capitol, dies of cancer

Rep. Sue Chew, Idaho’s longest-serving Democratic lawmaker, died Wednesday surrounded by friends after a battle with cancer, according to a news release from Idaho House and Senate Democrats. Chew, 65, represented Legislative District 17 encompassing Southwest Boise and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in late 2023. She announced in June that she would not seek reelection after her ninth term expires this year. She had stepped away from the Capitol for her last session as she battled pancreatic cancer from the hospital, where she had been receiving chemotherapy and was...