Idaho Republican Party
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The Idaho Republican Party (IDGOP) is the Idaho state affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The headquarters are in Boise, Idaho. Since the 2010 general election, Republicans have held all congressional and statewide offices in Idaho. The 2016 general election yielded a Republican supermajority in the state legislature, with 84% of members serving as Republicans.
Idaho Republican Party | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairperson | Jonathan Parker |
| Senate leader | Brent Hill |
| House leader | Scott Bedke |
| Founded | 1860s |
| Headquarters | Suite 302,101 South Capitol Blvd Ste 102, Boise, Idaho 83702 |
| Ideology |
Conservatism[1] Fiscal conservatism Social conservatism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| Colors | Red |
| Seats in the Upper House |
29 / 35 |
| Seats in the Lower House |
59 / 70 |
| Website | |
| idgop.org | |
Contents
History[edit]
By the time of the 1889 Constitutional Convention, the Republican Party had become a prominent Party in Idaho, and made up the majority of the representatives at the Constitutional Convention for statehood. Republicans and Democrats had equal influence in Idaho until the 1960s when the Republican Party emerged as the dominant political Party.[2] The Republican Party has held the governorship since 1995, both US Senate seats since 1981, and both US House seats since 2010.
As of 2017, Idaho has the second largest percentage of Republicans in a state legislature. Republicans control all constitutional offices in the state and maintain supermajorities in the House and Senate.
Governing body[edit]
1. State Central Committee: The governing body of the Idaho Republican Party is the Republican State Central Committee, which is made up of elected members from each legislative district and county. It establishes the rules and functions of the Idaho Republican Party on the state level.[3]
2. Chairman and Executive Committee: The current chairman of the Idaho Republican Party is Jonathan Parker.[4] Parker became the chair on July 22, 2017.[5] The current executive director is Frank Terraferma, a past Republican Party of Florida official and senior strategists with Front Line Strategies.[6] Terraferma became executive director on October 27, 2017.[7] The Executive Committee consists of a first and second vice chair, secretary, treasurer, finance chair, region chairs from each of Idaho’s seven regions, and the presidents of the affiliated clubs; Young Republicans, College Republicans, and Republican Women. The Executive Committee is selected at the State Convention, held bi-annually.[8]
| Executive Committee Members has of the 2018 Summer Convention[9] | |
|---|---|
| Voting Members | |
| 1st Vice Chair | Jennifer Locke |
| 2nd Vice Chair | Bryan Smith |
| National Committeeman | Damond Watkins |
| National Committeewoman | Cindy Siddoway |
| Secretary | Marla Lawson |
| Treasurer | Tom Kealey |
| Region 1 | Bjorn Handeen |
| Region 2 | Marge Arnzen |
| Region 3 | Viki Purdy |
| Region 4 | Brock Frazier |
| Region 5 | Dale Ewersen |
| Region 6 | Terrel "Ned" Tovey |
| Region 7 | Ann Rydalch |
| Financial Chair | Trent Wright[10] |
| Young Republicans Chair | Adam Strong[11] |
| IFRW President | Kitty Kunz[12] |
| College Republicans Chair | Garrett Peterson[13] |
Current Republican officeholders[edit]
Statewide offices[edit]
- Governor: Butch Otter
- Lieutenant Governor: Brad Little
- Secretary of State: Lawerence Denney
- Attorney General: Lawrence Wasden
- State Controller: Brandon D Woolf
- State Treasurer: Ron Crane
- Superintendent of Public Instruction: Sherri Ybarra
Members of Congress[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
State legislators[edit]
Idaho Senate[edit]
Republicans currently hold 29 out of 35 seats in the Idaho Senate.
| Legislative District | Senator | County |
|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Shawn Keough | Boundary/Bonner |
| LD-2 | Steve Vick | Kootenai |
| LD-3 | Bob Nonini | Kootenai |
| LD-4 | Mary Souza | Kootenai |
| LD-5 | Dan Foreman | Benewah/Latah |
| LD-6 | Dan G. Johnson | Lewis/Nez Perce |
| LD-7 | Carl Crabtree | Idaho/Clearwater/Shoshone/Bonner |
| LD-8 | Steven Thayn | Valley/Gem/Boise/Custer/Lemhi |
| LD-9 | Abby Lee | Adams/Washington/Payette/Canyon |
| LD-10 | Jim Rice | Canyon |
| LD-11 | Patti Anne Lodge | Canyon |
| LD-12 | Todd Lakey | Canyon |
| LD-13 | Jeff Agenbroad | Canyon |
| LD-14 | Marv Hagedorn | Ada |
| LD-15 | Fred Martin | Ada |
| LD-20 | Chuck Winder | Ada |
| LD-21 | Cliff Bayer | Ada |
| LD-22 | Lori Den Hartog | Ada |
| LD-23 | Bert Brackett | Elmore/Owyhee/Twin Falls |
| LD-24 | Lee Heider | Twin Falls |
| LD-25 | Jim Patrick | Twin Falls/Jerome |
| LD-27 | Kelly Anthon | Minidoka/Cassia |
| LD-28 | Jim Guthrie | Power/Bannock |
| LD-30 | Dean Mortimer | Bonneville |
| LD-31 | Steve Bair | Bingham |
| LD-32 | Mark Harris | Bear Lake/Caribou/Franklin/Oneida/Bonneville/Teton |
| LD-33 | Tony Potts | Bonneville |
| LD-34 | Brent Hill | Madison/Bonneville |
| LD-35 | Jeff Siddoway | Butte/Jefferson/Fremont/Clark |
Idaho House of Representatives[edit]
Republicans currently hold 59 out of 70 seats in the Idaho House of Representatives.
| Legislative District | Representative | County |
|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | Heather Scott | Boundary/Bonner |
| LD-1 | Sage Dixon | Boundary/Bonner |
| LD-2 | Vito Barbieri | Kootenai |
| LD-2 | Eric Redman | Kootenai |
| LD-3 | Don Cheatham | Kootenai |
| LD-3 | Ron Mendive | Kootenai |
| LD-4 | Paul Amador | Kootenai |
| LD-4 | Luke Malek | Kootenai |
| LD-5 | Caroline Nilsson Troy | Benewah/Latah |
| LD-6 | Thyra Stevenson | Lewis/Nez Perce |
| LD-6 | Mike Kingsley | Lewis/Nez Perce |
| LD-7 | Priscilla Giddings | Idaho/Clearwater/Shoshone/Bonner |
| LD-7 | Paul Shepherd | Idaho/Clearwater/Shoshone/Bonner |
| LD-8 | Dorothy Moon | Vally/Gem/Boise/Custer/Lemhi |
| LD-8 | Terry Gestrin | Vally/Gem/Boise/Custer/Lemhi |
| LD-9 | Judy Boyle | Adams/Washington/Payette/Canyon |
| LD-9 | Ryan Kerby | Adams/Washington/Payette/Canyon |
| LD-10 | Gregory Chaney | Canyon |
| LD-10 | Jarom Wagoner | Canyon |
| LD-11 | Scott Syme | Canyon |
| LD-11 | Christy Perry | Canyon |
| LD-12 | Robert Anderst | Canyon |
| LD-12 | Rick Youngblood | Canyon |
| LD-13 | Gary Collins | Canyon |
| LD-13 | Brent Crane | Canyon |
| LD-14 | Gayann DeMordaunt | Ada |
| LD-14 | Mike Moyle | Ada |
| LD-15 | Lynn Luker | Ada |
| LD-15 | Patrick McDonald | Ada |
| LD-20 | James Holtzclaw | Ada |
| LD-20 | Joe Palmer | Ada |
| LD-21 | Thomas Dayley | Ada |
| LD-21 | Steven Harris | Ada |
| LD-22 | Jason Monks | Ada |
| LD-22 | John Vander Woude | Ada |
| LD-23 | Megan Blanksma | Elmore/Owyhee/Twin Falls |
| LD-23 | Christy Zito | Elmore/Owyhee/Twin Falls |
| LD-24 | Lance Clow | Twin Falls |
| LD-24 | Stephen Hartgen | Twin Falls |
| LD-25 | Maxine Bell | Twin Falls/Jerome |
| LD-25 | Clark Kauffman | Twin Falls/Jerome |
| LD-26 | Steve Miller | Blaine/Camas/Gooding/Lincoln |
| LD-27 | Fred Wood | Minidoka/Cassia |
| LD-27 | Scott Bedke | Minidoka/Cassia |
| LD-28 | Randy Armstrong | Power/Bannock |
| LD-28 | Kelley Packer | Power/Bannock |
| LD-29 | Dustin Manwaring | Bannock |
| LD-30 | Jeff Thompson | Bonneville |
| LD-30 | Wendy Horman | Bonneville |
| LD-31 | Neil Anderson | Bingham |
| LD-31 | Julie VanOrden | Bingham |
| LD-32 | Marc Gibbs | Bear Lake/Caribou/Franklin/Oneida/Bonneville/Teton |
| LD-32 | Thomas Loertscher | Bear Lake/Caribou/Franklin/Oneida/Bonneville/Teton |
| LD-33 | Barbara Ehardt | Bonneville |
| LD-33 | Bryan Zollinger | Bonneville |
| LD-34 | Ronald Nate | Madison/Bonneville |
| LD-34 | Dell Raybould | Madison/Bonneville |
| LD-35 | Van T. Burtenshaw | Butte/Jefferson/Fremont/Clark |
| LD-35 | Karen Hanks | Butte/Jefferson/Fremont/Clark |
Legislative leadership[edit]
- President Pro Tem of the Senate: Brent Hill
- Speaker of the House: Scott Bedke
- Assistant Majority Leader of the Senate: Chuck Winder
- Majority Caucus Chair of the Senate: Todd Lakey
- Majority Leader of the House: Mike Moyle
- Assistant Majority Leader of the House: Brent Crane
- Majority Caucus Chair of the House: John Vander Woude
Chairs of IDGOP[edit]
| Chairman | Term |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Parker | 2017–present |
| Stephen Yates | 2014–2017 |
| Barry Peterson | 2012–2014 |
| Norm Semanko | 2008–2012 |
| J. Kirk Sullivan | 2004–2008 |
| John Sandy | 2002–2004 |
| Trent Clark | 1998–2002 |
| Ron McMurray | 1994–1998 |
| N. Randy Smith | 1993–1994 |
| Phil Batt | 1991–1993 |
| Randy Ayre | 1989–1991 |
| Blake Hall | 1985–1989 |
| Dennis Olsen | 1976–1985 |
| Vern Ravenscroft | 1975–1976 |
| Robert "Bob" Linville | 1974-1975 |
| Marge Miner | 1972-1974 |
| Roland Wilber | 1968-1972 |
| John O. McMurray | 1964-1968 |
| Ray Robbins | 1958-1962 |
| Wallace C. Burns | 1955-1958 |
| William S. Campbell | 1952-1955 |
| Milton L. Horsley | 1950-1952 |
| Ezra B. Hinshaw | 1948-1950 |
| T.W. "Tom" Smith | 1946-1948 |
| S.L. "Vern" Thorpe | 1944-1946 |
| Reilly Atkinson, Sr | 1942-1944 |
| Thomas "Tom" Heath[14][15][16] | 1938–1942 |
| C. A. Bottolfsen | 1936–1938 |
| R.P. Perry | 1931-1936 |
| R. B. Scatterday | 1930-1931 |
| John McMurray | 1924-1930 |
| I. H. Nash | 1922-1924 |
| John Thomas | 1918-1922 |
| S.D. Taylor | 1918-1918 |
| Evan Evans | 1915-1918 |
| George A. Day | 1912-1915 |
| B.F. O'Neil | 1908-1910? |
| James H. Brady | 1904–1908 |
| George H. Stewart | 1896 |
| William Borah | 1892 |
References[edit]
- ^ http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/how-idaho-became-one-party-state How Idaho Became A One Party State
- ^ Cotterell, Adam. "How Idaho Became A One Party State". Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ "Idaho GOP elects former executive director Jonathan Parker as chairman". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ "Following Yates' resignation, Idaho GOP names new state party chairman". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ "Idaho Republican Party hires new executive director". AP News. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Idaho GOP taps longtime Florida GOP official as its new exec director". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ "About Us - Idaho Republican Party". 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Chairman Parker announces appointment of Trent Wright as next IDGOP Finance Chairman - Idaho Republican Party". 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Meet Our Team – Idaho Young Republicans". 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "About". 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "Team | Idaho Federation of College Republicans". 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ^ "The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah on October 16, 1940 · Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ "The Post-Register from Idaho Falls, Idaho on April 10, 1941 · Page 1". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ^ "The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah on November 14, 1938 · Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
