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Carolyn Terteling-Payne (born December 20, 1937) is an American politician who was the interim mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 2003 to 2004.

Early life and education

Terteling-Payne graduated from Boise High School. In 1959, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with minors in psychology and French from the University of Idaho. Terteling-Payne became the Freshman Class Officer at University of Idaho. She was in student government and a member of the university's executive board. Terteling-Payne was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, an honor society, and a member and president of Gamma Phi Beta sorority.

Mayor of Boise

In 2003, incumbent Boise mayor H. Brent Coles resigned after being charged with the misuse of public funds. In February 2003, Terteling-Payne was appointed as interim mayor of Boise to serve the remaining term. She was the first woman mayor of Boise. While Mayor, she fired the city attorney and the city spokeswoman. In August 2003, the Office of Internal Audit was created. She was not a candidate for election to a full term in 2003.

Later career

From 2004 to December 2006, Terteling-Payne was Idaho director of human resources under then-Governor Jim Risch. Terteling-Payne also served on the board of directors of the St. Luke's Boise Medical Center from 1976 to 2014.

Personal life

Terteling-Payne's husband was Joseph L. Terteling. In August 1991, after 32 years of marriage, she divorced him. In May 1995, she married Frank A. Payne.

References

1. ^ Hinz, Sue. "Confident, Strong and Anxious to Learn". uidaho.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
2. "Boise still bears scars Coles scandal". idahostatesman.com. February 10, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
3. "Madame Mayor: Lauren McLean first woman elected mayor of Boise". boisedev.com. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
4. "Otter sending more agency heads packing". spokesman.com. December 18, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
5. Board Members Represent Bond of St. Luke's, Community
6. ^ "Terteling v. Payne". findlaw.com. May 6, 1998. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

External links

• Mayors Past & Present
• Biography at City of Boise web site (archived)

• 1937 births
• Idaho city council members
• Living people
• Mayors of Boise, Idaho
• University of Idaho alumni
• Women mayors of places in Idaho
• 20th-century Idaho politicians
• 20th-century American women politicians
• 21st-century American women politicians
• 21st-century mayors of places in Idaho
• Women city councillors in Idaho