The daughter of two immigrants, Hilde Kellogg was elected to the first house seat of Idaho Legislative District 5.
Hilde Kellogg (R) 1st Legislature Kellogg's father was Adolf F. Thute, a German immigrant. Kellogg's mother was Anna Elizabeth (new Dell) Thute, a Russian immigrant. Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the District 5 seat A district On November 5, 2002, Kellogg won the election and became a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 5 seat A. Kellogg defeated Kristy Reed Johnson and Mary Rutkowski with 56.0% of the votes. 
