Idaho House of Representatives

Idaho House of Representatives
Idaho State Legislature
Type
Type Lower house
Term limits None
New session started January 10, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House Lawerence Denney, (R)
since December 7, 2006
Majority Leader Mike Moyle, (R)
since December 7, 2006
Minority Leader John Rusche, (D)
since January 11, 2010
Structure
Members 70
Political groups Republican Party (57)
Democratic Party (13)
Length of term 2 years
Authority Article IV, Idaho Constitution
Salary $16,116/year + per diem
Elections
Last election November 2, 2010
(70 seats)
Next election November 6, 2012
(70 seats)
Redistricting Idaho Redistricting Commission
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Idaho State Capitol
Boise, Idaho
Website
Idaho House of Representatives

The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 70 representatives elected to two-year terms[1] and meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.

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Composition of the House

The Idaho House of Representatives has been continuously controlled by the Republican Party since the 1950s, usually by a wide margin. However, Democrats picked up six seats in the 2006 elections, mainly in the Boise area.

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature 52 18 70 0
Begin 57 13 70 0
Latest voting share 81.4% 18.6%

2011-2012 Officers

Position Name Party District
Speaker Lawerence Denney Republican 9
Majority Leader Mike Moyle Republican 14
Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke Republican 27
Majority Caucus Chair Ken Roberts Republican 8
Minority Leader John Rusche Democratic 7
Assistant Minority Leader Elfreda Higgins Democratic 16
Minority Caucus Chair Brian Cronin Democratic 19

Members of the Idaho House of Representatives

District Representative Party Residence
1 Eric Anderson Republican Priest Lake
George Eskridge Republican Dover
2 Shannon McMillan Republican Silverton
R.J. Harwood Republican St. Maries
3 Vito Barbieri Republican Dalton Gardens
Phil Hart Republican Hayden
4 Marge Chadderdon Republican Coeur d'Alene
Kathleen Sims Republican Coeur d'Alene
5 Bob Nonini Republican Coeur d'Alene
Frank Henderson Republican Post Falls
6 Tom Trail Republican Moscow
Shirley Ringo Democratic Moscow
7 Jeff Nesset Republican Lewiston
John Rusche Democratic Lewiston
8 Ken Roberts Republican Donnelly
Paul Shepherd Republican Riggins
9 Lawerence Denney Republican Midvale
Judy Boyle Republican Midvale
10 Pat Takasugi Republican Wilder
Darrell Bolz Republican Caldwell
11 Steven Thayn Republican Emmett
Carlos Bilbao Republican Emmett
12 Robert Schaefer Republican Nampa
Gary Collins Republican Nampa
13 Brent Crane Republican Nampa
Christy Perry Republican Nampa
14 Mike Moyle Republican Star
Reed DeMordaunt Republican Eagle
15 Lynn Luker Republican Boise
Max Black Republican Boise
16 Grant Burgoyne Democratic Boise
Elfreda Higgins Democratic Garden City
17 William Killen Democratic Boise
Susan Chew Democratic Boise
18 Julie Ellsworth Republican Boise
Phylis King Democratic Boise
19 Cherie Buckner-Webb Democratic Boise
Brian Cronin Democratic Boise
20 Joe Palmer Republican Meridian
Marv Hagedorn Republican Meridian
21 John Vander Woude Republican Meridian
Clifford Bayer Republican Boise
22 Richard Wills Republican Glenns Ferry
Pete Nielsen Republican Mountain Home
23 Jim Patrick Republican Twin Falls
Stephen Hartgen Republican Twin Falls
24 Leon Smith, Jr. Republican Twin Falls
Sharon Block Republican Twin Falls
25 Wendy Jaquet Democratic Ketchum
Donna Pence Democratic Gooding
26 John Stevenson Republican Rupert
Maxine Bell Republican Jerome
27 Scott Bedke Republican Oakley
Fred Wood Republican Burley
28 Dennis Lake Republican Blackfoot
Jim Marriott Republican Blackfoot
29 Ken Andrus Republican Lava Hot Springs
Jim Guthrie Republican McCammon
30 Roy Lacey Democratic Pocatello
Elaine Smith Democratic Pocatello
31 Marc Gibbs Republican Grace
Thomas Loertscher Republican Iona
32 Janice McGeachin Republican Idaho Falls
Erik Simpson Republican Idaho Falls
33 Jeff Thompson Republican Idaho Falls
Linden Bateman Republican Idaho Falls
34 Mack Shirley Republican Rexburg
Dell Raybould Republican Rexburg
35 JoAn Wood Republican Rigby
Lenore Barrett Republican Challis

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