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Luke Malek
Luke Malek (Republican Party) was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 4A. He assumed office on December 1, 2012. He left office on December 1, 2018.
Malek (Republican Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Malek is a former Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 4A from 2012 to 2018.
Malek was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Idaho.[1]
A state representative from District 4A, Malek based his run for Congress on "listen[ing] to everyday people, collaborat[ing], and solv[ing] problems." He was supported by more than a dozen of his colleagues in the state legislature as well as a number of Idaho mayors and professional associations. At the time of the race, he was 36, while his rivals Fulcher and Leroy were 55 and 70, respectively.
“I have a vested interest in the future of Idaho, and that’s part of the reason I’m running, right?” Malek said when he announced his run in August 2017. “I want to contribute to the future of Idaho.”[2] As a state legislator, Malek worked on Idaho's state-level healthcare exchange that was authorized by the Affordable Care Act. He also said he would have voted for the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill that passed Congress in March 2018 despite the opposition of President Trump and many Republican observers. Malek said, “To me this job is not worth doing if I’m not a problem-solver. I’m a conservative guy, but there’s a job to be done back there.”[3]
Malek worked as a prosecutor before being elected to the state House in 2012. He received his bachelor's degree from the College of Idaho and his J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law. He was born in northern Idaho.[4][2]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Idaho committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Environment, Energy, and Technology |
| • Judiciary, Rules, and Administration, Vice chair |
| • Joint Finance-Appropriations |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Malek served on the following committees:
| Idaho committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Judiciary, Rules, and Administration |
| • Local Government |
| • Joint Finance-Appropriations |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Malek served on the following committees:
| Idaho committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Health and Welfare |
| • Judiciary, Rules, and Administration |
| • Local Government |
Elections
2022
See also: Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
Scott Bedke defeated Terri Pickens Manweiler and Pro-Life in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Bedke (R) | 64.4 | 376,269 |
 | Terri Pickens Manweiler (D)  | 30.5 | 178,147 | |
 | Pro-Life (Constitution Party) | 5.1 | 29,989 | |
| Total votes: 584,405 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
Terri Pickens Manweiler advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Terri Pickens Manweiler | 100.0 | 32,312 |
| Total votes: 32,312 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
Scott Bedke defeated Priscilla Giddings and Daniel Gasiorowski in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Bedke | 51.7 | 139,570 |
 | Priscilla Giddings | 42.5 | 114,874 | |
| Daniel Gasiorowski | 5.8 | 15,672 | ||
| Total votes: 270,116 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Luke Malek (R)
Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
Pro-Life advanced from the Constitution primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pro-Life | 100.0 | 376 |
| Total votes: 376 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Idaho District 1
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Russ Fulcher (R) | 62.8 | 197,719 |
 | Cristina McNeil (D) | 30.8 | 96,922 | |
 | Natalie Fleming (Independent) | 2.0 | 6,188 | |
 | W. Scott Howard (L) | 1.7 | 5,435 | |
 | Paul Farmer (Independent) | 1.4 | 4,479 | |
| Pro-Life (Constitution Party) | 1.0 | 3,181 | |
| Gordon Counsil (Independent) | 0.3 | 1,054 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 315,069 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1
Cristina McNeil defeated James Vandermaas and Michael Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cristina McNeil | 69.7 | 19,073 |
 | James Vandermaas | 15.8 | 4,337 | |
 | Michael Smith | 14.5 | 3,964 | |
| Total votes: 27,374 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Donald Miller (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Idaho District 1 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Russ Fulcher | 43.1 | 42,790 |
 | David Leroy | 15.5 | 15,414 | |
 | Luke Malek | 14.3 | 14,152 | |
 | Christy Perry | 11.2 | 11,108 | |
 | Michael Snyder | 10.4 | 10,288 | |
 | Alex Gallegos | 3.5 | 3,478 | |
 | Nick Henderson | 2.0 | 2,003 | |
| Total votes: 99,233 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.
Incumbent Luke Malek defeated Patrick P. Mitchell in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4A general election.[5][6]
| Idaho House of Representatives, District 4A General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Luke Malek Incumbent |
68.82% | 14,229 | |
| Democratic | Patrick P. Mitchell | 31.18% | 6,447 | |
| Total Votes | 20,676 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Patrick P. Mitchell defeated Turns To The East in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4A Democratic primary.[7][8]
| Idaho House of Representatives District 4A, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Patrick P. Mitchell |
79.13% | 675 | |
| Democratic | Turns To The East | 20.87% | 178 | |
| Total Votes | 853 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Luke Malek defeated Arthur B. Macomber in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4A Republican primary.[9][10]
| Idaho House of Representatives District 4A, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Luke Malek Incumbent |
58.37% | 2,263 | |
| Republican | Arthur B. Macomber | 41.63% | 1,614 | |
| Total Votes | 3,877 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Lucas "Luke" Malek defeated Toby Schindelbeck in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[11][12][13]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Luke Malek Incumbent |
52.7% | 1,751 |
| Toby Schindelbeck | 47.3% | 1,571 |
| Total Votes | 3,322 | |
2012
Malek won election in the 2012 election for Idaho House of Representatives District 4A. He defeated Jeff Ames in the Republican primary on May 15 and defeated Janet Callen (D) and Ray J. Writz (C) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[14][15][16]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Luke Malek |
57.5% | 10,417 | |
| Democratic | Janet Callen | 38.7% | 7,016 | |
| Constitution | Ray J. Writz | 3.8% | 681 | |
| Total Votes | 18,114 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Luke Malek |
65.5% | 1,959 |
| Jeff Ames | 34.5% | 1,032 |
| Total Votes | 2,991 | |
Campaign themes
2022
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2018
The following policy positions were listed on Malek's website:
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Keeping Faith with America’s Veterans An issue of particular concern is the veterans’ healthcare system, which has lost the faith of countless veterans, is rife with deficiencies, and desperately needs reformed. While Luke is encouraged by David Shulkin’s – Secretary of Veterans Affairs – commitment to improve the VA health system, repairing and modernizing the VA must be one of our top priorities. Any reform must consider the needs of rural veterans, who often live hundreds of miles from the nearest VA facility, and guarantee that they have timely access to quality care, free of bureaucratic red tape. Caring from our veterans isn’t just about healthcare though. We must protect and strengthen the GI Bill while providing mid-career veterans access to job training that builds on the skills they developed while on active duty. We must do more to make sure veterans have access to affordable home and business loans. For those veterans who have recently separated from active duty, making the transition to civilian life as seamless as possible, while providing counseling and other necessary resources is, essential to maintaining and honoring our nation’s commitment to their service. Protecting the Unborn Standing Up to Wasteful Spending More than 10% of Medicaid spending in 2016 was fraudulent and Medicare made $41.1 billion in improper payments. Taxpayers are on the hook for everything from mohair wool subsidies to providing affordable housing for artists in San Francisco. But, when conservatives in Congress try to remove these wasteful line items from the budget, they’re told that a few million dollars here and there won’t make a difference. Hard working taxpayers know better and it’s time that Congress started minding its pennies so the dollars take care of themselves. As your representative, Luke will ensure that Congress reduces spending and reins in the contractors and bureaucrats who see taxpayer money as a blank check. Luke looks forward to working with his Idaho counterparts in the Senate to ensure entitlements and support bills to end the earmark process and create commissions to find wasteful government programs. The government can fulfill its responsibilities —defending the nation, maintaining infrastructure, caring for America’s veterans, etc.— without over-burdening taxpayers. Americans deserve to get the most value out of every dollar. Managing Idaho’s Public Lands It’s laughable that environmentalists in California, New York, and Massachusetts, or unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. think they know more about managing Idaho’s unique public lands than we do. Luke will support policies that seek to allow those who are in the best position to find a balanced approach to multiple use and competing interests to control these lands – the locals. Further, Luke believes that only Congress should have the power to create new protected areas. A president should not have the unilateral power to close off public lands. We need accountability in the land management process to protect our state. Developing Common Sense Immigration Policy A sound immigration policy is one that balances security and the needs of American industry, while ensuring everyone is paying their way. Luke believes that all of the stakeholders – agricultural producers, immigrant groups, small businesses, and law enforcement – deserve to be heard before any changes to the immigration system are made. Border security and immigration reforms should be enacted to stem the flow of drugs into the country and crackdown on human trafficking. As a former prosecutor, Luke also believes that more must be done to ensure that dangerous criminals are removed from our country. Defending the Second Amendment Improving America’s Education System Luke believes that our students should have access to vocational and technical programs that prepare them for 21st century jobs. Community colleges are a critical tool to get training for the next generation of our workforce to get good paying jobs. Furthermore, those who attend four-year colleges should graduate career ready, instead of drowning in debt. Congress needs to rethink how we educate our students with an eye toward growing and strengthening our workforce and our economy. Supporting Idaho’s Core Industries: Agriculture, Timber and Mining Agriculture production is essential to the United States’ economy, health, and prosperity. Idaho grows the finest produce, grain, and livestock, and our farmers and ranchers are valued members of our communities. If elected to Congress, Luke will request a seat on the House Committee on Agriculture. Luke believes in eliminating burdensome regulations, negotiating fair trade deals, and strengthening our agricultural communities through sound rural policy. He will strive to secure a Farm Bill that supports these communities as its primary goal. Timber and mining built Idaho, and thousands of Idahoans still work in our forests and mines. Idaho’s communities know how best to balance our environment and our economic needs. Good-paying jobs shouldn’t be endangered by policies written by outsiders. Strengthening these industries means supporting innovation, fighting over-regulation, and re-negotiating trade deals to put America’s resources first.[17] |
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| —Luke Malek's 2018 campaign website[18] | ||
2016
Malek's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[19]
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
- Excerpt: "Luke believes that business owners have the best knowledge to create jobs, they just need government out of the way. Uncertainty from tax increases and massive legislative agendas hinder the ability of business owners to take risks. This means less jobs."
It’s about the economy…
- Excerpt: "Leadership can provide a path for economic prosperity. By limiting regulatory roadblocks to growth, listening to the needs of business owners and preserving the values that Idahoans hold dear, Idaho will pull through the tough times we face and come out on top."
Improving our future by providing for our children’s education
- Excerpt: "Idaho needs to think outside of the box to provide a second-to-none education to our children without bankrupting the taxpayer. We have begun to do that here in Idaho, but much more can be done."
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2018
In 2018, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 28.
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2017
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In 2017, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 29.
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2016
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In 2016, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 through March 25.
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2015
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In 2015, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 11.
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2014
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In 2014, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 6 through March 21.
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2013
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In 2013, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 4.
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2012
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In 2012, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 29.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Idaho Statesman, "Another Republican, this time from North Idaho, joins race for U.S. House seat," August 16, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spokesman-Review, "Malek is in: CdA state lawmaker is running for Congress," August 16, 2017
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedomnibus - ↑ Luke Malek for Congress, "Meet Luke," accessed February 23, 2018
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "General election candidate list," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ Office of the Idaho Secretary of State, "List of All Candidate Declarations for 2012," accessed March 26, 2012
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State Election Division, "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed July 4, 2012
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State – Elections Division, "November 6, 2012 General Election Results," accessed December 27, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Luke Malek for Congress, "Issues," accessed February 23, 2018
- ↑ Luke Malek, "The Issues," accessed April 26, 2016
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