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(Redirected from Eric Redman (Idaho politician)) American politician from Idaho
Eric Redman
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018
Preceded byEd Morse
Succeeded byJohn Green
Constituency2nd district Seat B
Personal details
BornJanuary 26, 1946
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSpirit Lake, Idaho
Alma materWashington State University
ProfessionBusinessman and Insurance Agent
Websiteredmanforidaho.us
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of serviceFour years

Eric Redman (born January 26, 1946) is a former US politician, who was a Republican Idaho State Representative from 2014 to 2018 representing District 2 in the B seat. He chose not to run for reelection in 2018, and was succeeded by John Green.

Education and career

Redman was raised on a farm near Moscow, Idaho and graduated from Palouse High School in Palouse, Washington in 1964. He attended Washington State University on scholarship for two years before serving in the United States Air Force for four years during the Vietnam War.

Redman then made a career owning and operating several business and as an insurance agent, selling his agency to his children in 2012 before he ran for the legislature.

In 2021, Idaho Republican Party Chairman Tom Luna appointed Eric Redman to serve on Idaho's Independent Redistricting Commission.

Idaho House of Representatives

In 2014, Redman ran against the one-term incumbent Ed Morse in the May Republican Primary, winning with 61% of the vote. He was unopposed in the General Election.

In 2016, Redman defeated Alan Littlejohn in the Republican Primary with 63.09% of the vote. He was opposed by Richard Kohles in the general election, winning with 75.60% of the vote.

Redman supported Ted Cruz in the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016.

Committee assignments

In the 2017 session, Redman sat on the Commerce and Human Resources, Health and Welfare, and Local Government Committees.

Electoral history

District 2 House Seat B - Part of Kootenai County
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2014 Primary Eric Redman 2,897 61.0% Ed Morse (incumbent) 1,818 39.0%
2014 General Eric Redman 11,637 100%
2016 Primary Eric Redman (incumbent) 2,890 63.1% Alan Littlejohn 1,691 36.9%
2016 General Eric Redman (incumbent) 17,735 75.6% Richard Kohles 5,724 24.4%

References

  1. "Eric Redman". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. Thompson, Taryn (May 8, 2014). "District 2 Seat B: Eric Redman". Coeur d'Alene Press. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. "Bio - Redman for Idaho". Redman for Idaho. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  4. "Idaho Redistricting Commission has 5 out of 6 Members". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  5. "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  6. "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  7. ^ "Littlejohn, Redman take part in debate". Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  8. "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  9. "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  10. Ysursa, Ben. "May 20, 2014 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  11. Ysursa, Ben. "November 4, 2014 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  12. Denney, Lawrence. "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  13. Denney, Lawrence. "Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.

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Members of the Idaho House of Representatives
Speaker of the House
Mike Moyle (R)
Majority Leader
Jason Monks (R)
Minority Leader
Ilana Rubel (D)
  1. ▌Mark Sauter (R)
    ▌Cornel Rasor (R)
  2. ▌Heather Scott (R)
    ▌Dale Hawkins (R)
  3. ▌Vito Barbieri (R)
    ▌Jordan Redman (R)
  4. ▌Joe Alfieri (R)
    ▌Elaine Price (R)
  5. ▌Ron Mendive (R)
    ▌Tony Wisniewski (R)
  6. ▌Lori McCann (R)
    ▌Brandon Mitchell (R)
  7. ▌Mike Kingsley (R)
    ▌Charlie Shepherd (R)
  8. ▌Matthew Bundy (R)
    ▌Megan Blanksma (R)
  9. ▌Jacyn Gallagher (R)
    ▌Judy Boyle (R)
  10. ▌Mike Moyle (R)
    ▌Bruce Skaug (R)
  11. ▌Julie Yamamoto (R)
    ▌Chris Allgood (R)
  12. ▌Jeff Cornilles (R)
    ▌Jaron Crane (R)
  13. ▌Brent Crane (R)
    ▌Kenny Wroten (R)
  14. ▌Ted Hill (R)
    ▌Josh Tanner (R)
  15. ▌Steve Berch (D)
    ▌Dori Healey (R)
  16. ▌Soñia Galaviz (D)
    ▌Todd Achilles (D)
  17. ▌John Gannon (D)
    ▌Megan Egbert (D)
  18. ▌Ilana Rubel (D)
    ▌Brooke Green (D)
  19. ▌Lauren Necochea (D)
    ▌Chris Mathias (D)
  20. ▌Joe Palmer (R)
    ▌James Holtzclaw (R)
  21. ▌James Petzke (R)
    ▌Jeff Ehlers (R)
  22. ▌John Vander Woude (R)
    ▌Jason Monks (R)
  23. ▌Melissa Durrant (R)
    ▌Tina Lambert (R)
  24. ▌Chenele Dixon (R)
    ▌Steve Miller (R)
  25. ▌Lance Clow (R)
    ▌Gregory Lanting (R)
  26. ▌Ned Burns (D)
    ▌Jack Nelsen (R)
  27. ▌Douglas Pickett (R)
    ▌Clay Handy (R)
  28. ▌Richard Cheatum (R)
    ▌Dan Garner (R)
  29. ▌Dustin Manwaring (R)
    ▌Nate Roberts (D)
  30. ▌David Cannon (R)
    ▌Julianne Young (R)
  31. ▌Jerald Raymond (R)
    ▌Rod Furniss (R)
  32. ▌Stephanie Mickelsen (R)
    ▌Wendy Horman (R)
  33. ▌Barbara Ehardt (R)
    ▌Marco Erickson (R)
  34. ▌Jon Weber (R)
    ▌Britt Raybould (R)
  35. ▌Kevin Andrus (R)
    ▌Josh Wheeler (R)
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