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Pete Nielsen
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Prior offices
Idaho House of Representatives District 23B

Personal
Religion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Profession
Life and Health Insurance Agent/Farmer
Contact

Milton Nielsen (b. March 15, 1938) is a former Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 23B from 2002 to 2016.

Biography

Nielsen's professional experience includes working as an insurance agent and a farmer.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Nielsen served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Nielsen served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Nielsen served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Nielsen served on these committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Pete Nielsen endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 presidential election.[1]

Elections

2016

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 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.

Megan C. Blanksma defeated Bill Chisholm and Christopher Jenkins in the Idaho House of Representatives District 23B general election.[2][3]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 23B General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Megan C. Blanksma 77.03% 10,810
     Independent Bill Chisholm 16.64% 2,335
     Libertarian Christopher Jenkins 6.33% 889
Total Votes 14,034
Source: Idaho Secretary of State


Megan C. Blanksma defeated incumbent Pete Nielsen and Justin M. Freeman in the Idaho House of Representatives District 23B Republican primary.[4][5]

Idaho House of Representatives District 23B, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Megan C. Blanksma 71.04% 3,387
     Republican Pete Nielsen Incumbent 22.06% 1,052
     Republican Justin M. Freeman 6.90% 329
Total Votes 4,768
Source: Idaho Secretary of State



2014

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 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. "Spike" R.L. Ericson was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Pete Nielsen defeated Steven Millington in the Republican primary. Nielsen defeated Ericson and CJ Nemeth (I) in the general election.[6][7][8]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 23B, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPete Nielsen Incumbent 66.9% 6,212
     Independent "Spike" R.L. Ericson 21.9% 2,032
Total Votes 9,288
Idaho House of Representatives, District 23B Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPete Nielsen Incumbent 51% 2,048
Steven Millington 49% 1,965
Total Votes 4,013

2012

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012

Nielsen won re-election in the 2012 election for Idaho House of Representatives. Due to redistricting, he ran in District 23B. He defeated Matthew Bundy and Steven Millington in the Republican primary and defeated Pam Chiarella (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 23B, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPete Nielsen Incumbent 66.5% 9,037
     Democratic Pam Chiarella 33.5% 4,556
Total Votes 13,593
Idaho House of Representatives District 23B Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPete Nielsen 45.7% 2,225
Matthew Bundy 30.8% 1,498
Steven Millington 23.5% 1,144
Total Votes 4,867

2010

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2010

Nielsen won re-election to District Seat 22B in 2010 with no opposition. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on May 25th. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[12]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 22B (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Pete Nielsen (R) 6,550 100.0%

2008

On November 4, 2008, Republican Milton Nielsen won re-election to the Idaho House of Representatives District 22B receiving 63.9% of the vote (7,310 votes), ahead of Democrat Rosemary Ardinger who received 36.1% of the vote (4,133 votes).[13]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 22B (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Milton Nielsen (R) 7,310 63.9%
Rosemary Ardinger (D) 4,133 36.1%


Campaign finance summary


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Pete Nielsen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014Idaho House of Representatives, District 23-Position BWon $11,700 N/A**
2012Idaho House, District 23BWon $11,552 N/A**
2010Idaho House, District 22BWon $5,226 N/A**
2008Idaho House, District 22BWon $9,487 N/A**
2006Idaho House, District 22BWon $12,287 N/A**
2004Idaho House, District 22BWon $8,605 N/A**
2002Idaho House, District 22BWon $3,840 N/A**
1998Idaho Senate, District 20Lost $1,790 N/A**
1996Idaho Senate, District 20Lost $1,411 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Idaho

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2016

In 2016, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 through March 25.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2015


2014


2013


2012

Idaho Freedom Index

The Idaho Freedom Foundation, a conservative nonprofit organization, released its "Idaho Freedom Index" in 2013. The index was designed to show how Idaho legislators voted on the principles the foundation seeks to promote. It measured each state legislator based on how they voted on economic issues and on bills that created or eliminated government agencies, programs, and regulations. A higher score indicated that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the organization.[14] Nielsen received a score of 111 points in the 2013 index, ranking 7th out of 70 members of the Idaho House of Representatives that were evaluated for the study.

Personal

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Nielsen and his wife, Connie, have eight children.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Stephen Hartgen (R)
Idaho House of Representatives District 23B
2012–2016
Succeeded by
Megan C. Blanksma (R)
Preceded by
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Idaho House of Representatives District 22B
2002–2012
Succeeded by
Jason Monks (R)


Current members of the Idaho House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Mike Moyle
Majority Leader:Jason Monks
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Ted Hill (R)
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Jon Weber (R)
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