Jay S. Amyx


Jay S. Amyx served two terms as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1966 to 1974.
In November 1965, Amyx became the first Boise mayor elected to a four-year term, defeating incumbent Eugene Shellworth in a runoff. Previous mayoral elections in Boise had been held in April and for two-year terms; he was re-elected in 1969.
Amyx ran for the Republican nomination for governor in 1978, but finished last among a field of six in the primary election.