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Idaho House of Representatives

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General Information
Type:   Lower house
Term limits:   None
2012 session start:   January 9, 2012
Website:   Official House Page
Leadership
House Speaker:  Lawerence Denney, (R)
Majority Leader:   Mike Moyle, (R)
Minority leader:   John Rusche, (D)
Structure
Members:  70
   Democratic Party (13)
Republican Party (57)
Length of term:   2 years
Authority:   Art III, 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

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The Idaho House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It has 70 members, who are each elected to two-year terms and serve without term limits. Each member represents an average of 22,394 residents, as of the 2010 Census.[1] After the 2000 Census, each member represented approximately 18,485 residents.[2]

Legislative compensation is established by a citizens' committee, subject to rejection by the full Legislature. Legislators receive $16,116 per year, plus expenses for housing and travel during the session, and a constituent service allowance of $2,200. The President Pro Tem and Speaker receive an additional $4,000 per year. The Idaho Legislature convenes each January on the Monday on or closest to January 9th. Extraordinary sessions of the Legislature may be called only by the Governor by proclamation and legislators may then act only upon those subjects specified in the proclamation[3].

Sessions

Article III of the Idaho Constitution establishes when the Idaho State Legislature, of which the House is a part, is to be in session. Section 8 of Article III states that the Legislature will convene its regular session on the second Monday in January of each year. Section 8 also allows that starting date of the legislative session to be changed by law. However, in 2010, the Legislature convened on the second Monday in January as provided by the Constitution. Section 8 also states that the Governor of Idaho can convene special sessions of the Legislature at any time.

The Idaho Legislature normally convenes at the Idaho State Capitol in downtown Boise.

2012

See also: Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions

In 2012, the House will be in session from January 9 through mid-April.

Major issues

Legislators are considering setting up a state-based health care exchange as required under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Conservative legislators opposed to the law are seeking to set up a public-private ownership as a compromise, rather that risking the federal government setting up one on the state's behalf. The budget and public education reform will also be major issues.[4]

2011

See also: Dates of 2011 state legislative sessions

In 2011, the House was in session from January 10 through April 7. [5]

2010

See also: Dates of 2010 state legislative sessions

In 2010, the House was in session from January 11th to March 29th.

Elections

2012

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Idaho House of Representatives will be held in Idaho on November 6, 2012. All 70 seats will be up for election.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 9, 2012. The primary election day was May 15, 2012.

2010

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2010

Elections for the office of Idaho State House of Representatives were held in Idaho on November 2, 2010. State house seats in all of the 70 districts were on the ballot in 2010.

The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 19, 2010, and the primary election day was May 25, 2010.

The partisan breakdown of the House before and after the election was as follows:

Idaho House of Representatives
Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election
     Democratic Party 18 13
     Republican Party 52 57
Total 70 70


In 2010, the total amount of contributions raised in house campaigns was $2,164,092. The top 10 donors were: [6]

Donor Amount
Idaho Farm Bureau $58,350
Idaho Education Association $42,000
Idaho Association of Realtors $38,250
Qwest Communications $36,650
Winning for Idaho $33,450
Idaho Power Co $33,000
Coeur D Alene Tribe $29,250
Professional Fire Fighters of Idaho $23,550
JR Simplot Co $23,150
Rasmussen, Duane $22,447


Qualifications

Article III, Section 6 of the Idaho Constitution states: No person shall be a senator or representative who, at the time of his election, is not a citizen of the United States, and an elector of this state, nor anyone who has not been for one year next preceding his election an elector of the county or district whence he may be chosen.

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures
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The Governor is responsible for filling all vacancies in the House of Representatives.

The political party committee that last held the vacant seat has 15 days after the vacancy to submit a list of three recommended candidates to the Governor. The Governor makes the selection based onthe recommendations.

If any party committee fails to submit a list of recommended candidates after the 15 day deadline, the Governor has 5 days to appoint a person from the political party that last held the seat. The person appointed to the seat serves for the remainder of the unfilled term[7].

Representatives

Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

As of 2010, members of the Idaho House of Representatives are paid $16,116/year. Additionally, legislators receive $122/day per diem for members living outside Boise. Members living inside Boise receive $49/day. Additionally, all members are eligible for $25/day for travel (vouchered), which is set by the Compensation Commision.[8]

The $16,116/year that Idaho Representatives are paid as of 2010 is the same as they were paid during legislative sessions in 2007. Per diem is also the same. [9]

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Idaho legislators assume office after the first day of December following the general election.

Partisan composition

See also: Partisan composition of state houses
Party As of May 2012
     Democratic Party 13
     Republican Party 57
Total 70


Leadership

The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the body. [10]

Current leadership

Position Representative Party
State Speaker of the House Lawerence Denney Ends.png Republican
State House Majority Leader Mike Moyle Ends.png Republican
State House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke Ends.png Republican
State House Majority Caucus Leader Ken Roberts Ends.png Republican
State House Minority Leader John Rusche Electiondot.png Democratic
State House Assistant Minority Leader Elfreda Higgins Electiondot.png Democratic
State House Minority Caucus Leader Brian Cronin Electiondot.png Democratic

Current members

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

Standing committees

Idaho House of Representatives has 14 standing committees:

External links

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References

  1. ↑ Population in 2010 of the American states
  2. ↑ Population in 2000 of the American states
  3. ↑ "Idaho House of Representatives" Idaho Citizen Legislature, March 10, 2009
  4. ↑ Times News Magic Valley, "See What the Idaho Legislature's Toughest Issues Are This Session," January 9, 2012
  5. ↑ Idaho Legislature 2011 Session Dates
  6. ↑ Follow the Money: "Idaho House 2010 Campaign Contributions"
  7. ↑ Idaho Legislature "Idaho Statutes"(Referenced Statute 59-904A)
  8. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2010 Legislator Compensation Data"
  9. ↑ Empire Center, "Legislative Salaries Per State as of 2007"
  10. ↑ Idaho House Leaders
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Republican majority Current members of the Idaho House of Representatives
House Speaker: Lawerence Denney (R) • Majority Leader: Mike Moyle (R) • Minority Leader: John Rusche (D)
   
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