Here’s a piece of Idaho political history you won’t find at just any auction. One of the items up for bid at the Benewah...

Signed Bastiat book from Helen Chenoweth auctioned at GOP dinner

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Signed copy of Frédéric Bastiat’s The Law from former Idaho Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth offered at Benewah County GOP Constitution Day Dinner auction
Chenoweth represented Idaho’s 1st Congressional District 1995–2001 and advocated limited government, private property rights, states’ rights
Contemporary accounts note Chenoweth carried The Law in her briefcase; book tied to her political philosophy
Event scheduled September 26 at Cormana Building, St. Maries; doors open 4:30 PM, dinner 5:30 PM

Here’s a piece of Idaho political history you won’t find at just any auction. One of the items up for bid at the Benewah County GOP Constitution Day Dinner is a signed copy of Frédéric Bastiat’s The Law from former Idaho Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth. And there’s a reason that book mattered to her. Chenoweth, who represented Idaho’s 1st Congressional District from 1995–2001, was a fierce advocate for limited government, private property rights, and states’ rights. The Law, first publ