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Cardiac Tamponade Cited in Death of Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboam

City Council President David Bills now serves as acting mayor pending an interim appointment.

Overview

  • Hogaboam, 47, collapsed around 6:45 p.m. on March 18 while speaking at a Treasure Valley Partnership town hall at Eagle City Hall, where Eagle Mayor Brad Pike administered CPR as 911 was called.
  • Eagle police, fire and Ada County EMS responded, CPR continued, and the City of Nampa confirmed he died that evening after resuscitation efforts failed.
  • The Ada County coroner identified the cause of death as cardiac tamponade, a rapidly life‑threatening accumulation of fluid around the heart.
  • City Council President David Bills is serving as acting mayor as the council organizes the process to appoint an interim leader, with local reports indicating a window of up to 90 days to fill the vacancy.
  • Idaho Gov. Brad Little ordered flags lowered in Hogaboam’s honor, and a public memorial is set for March 31 at the Ford Idaho Center.