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.

1 Composition of the House
- 1.1 2011-2012 Officers
- 1.2 Members of the Idaho House of Representatives
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

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

References

^ http://www3.state.id.us/idstat/const/constTOC.html

External links

Idaho State Legislature official website
Idaho House of Representatives at Ballotpedia

Members of the Idaho House of Representatives

61st Legislature (2011)
Speaker of the House: Lawerence Denney (R) • Majority Leader: Mike Moyle (R) • Minority Leader: John Rusche (D)

Eric Anderson (R)
George Eskridge (R)
Shannon McMillan (R)
R.J. Harwood (R)
Vito Barbieri (R)
Phil Hart (R)
Marge Chadderdon (R)
Kathleen Sims (R)
Robert Nonini (R)
Frank Henderson (R)
Thomas Trail (R)
Shirley Ringo (D)
Jeff Nesset (R)
John Rusche (D)

Ken Roberts (R)
Paul Shepherd (R)
Lawerence Denney (R)
Judy Boyle (R)
Pat Takasugi (R)
Darrell Bolz (R)
Steven Thayn (R)
Carlos Bilbao (R)
Robert Schaefer (R)
Gary Collins (R)
Brent Crane (R)
Christy Perry (R)
Mike Moyle (R)
Reed DeMordaunt (R)

Lynn Luker (R)
Max Black (R)
Grant Burgoyne (D)
Elfreda Higgins (D)
Bill Killen (D)
Susan Chew (D)
Julie Ellsworth (R)
Phylis King (D)
Cherie Buckner-Webb (D)
Brian Cronin (D)
Joe Palmer (R)
Marv Hagedorn (R)
John Vander Woude (R)
Clifford Bayer (R)

Richard Wills (R)
Pete Nielsen (R)
James Patrick (R)
Stephen Hartgen (R)
Leon Smith, Jr. (R)
Sharon Block (R)
Wendy Jaquet (D)
Donna Pence (D)
John Stevenson (R)
Maxine Bell (R)
Scott Bedke (R)
Fred Wood (R)
Dennis Lake (R)
Jim Marriott (R)

Ken Andrus (R)
Jim Guthrie (R)
Roy Lacey (D)
Elaine Smith (D)
Marc Gibbs (R)
Thomas Loertscher (R)
Janice McGeachin (R)
Erik Simpson (R)
Jeffrey Thompson (R)
Linden B. Bateman (R)
Mack Shirley (R)
Dell Raybould (R)
JoAn Wood (R)
Lenore Barrett (R)

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Idaho House of Representatives

Contents

Composition of the House

2011-2012 Officers

Members of the Idaho House of Representatives

See also

References

External links