 Basques today are an integral part of the state's social fabric, especially in Boise.Prominent Basque-American elected officials in Idaho include longtime Secretary of State Pete T. Cenarrusa, his successor Ben Ysursa, both Republicans, Democrat David H. Bieter, the current Boise mayor, as well as Republican, J. David Navarro, the current Clerk, Auditor and Recorder of Ada County, the most populated county in Idaho.Basques were initially drawn to Idaho by the discovery of silver, in settlements such as Silver City.