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Paul Amador
Paul Amador (Republican Party) was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 4B. He assumed office on December 1, 2016. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Amador (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 4B. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Amador also ran for election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 4. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Biography
Amador earned his bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from California State University, and his master's degree and Ph.D. in educational leadership from the University of Nevada, Reno. His professional experience includes working as an administrator at various colleges and universities and operating an education and development consulting business. Amador has served on the Heritage Health board of directors, as chair of the North Idaho Tourism Summit, and was named one of Kootenai County's "Top 30" Under 40.[1][2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Amador was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee
- Judiciary, Rules, and Administration Committee
- Ways and Means Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Amador was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee, Vice Chair
- Judiciary, Rules, and Administration Committee
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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| • Agricultural Affairs |
| • Education |
| • Judiciary, Rules, and Administration |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
State House
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B
Elaine Price defeated Larry Bieber in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elaine Price (R) | 61.3 | 10,293 |
| Larry Bieber (D) | 38.7 | 6,493 | ||
| Total votes: 16,786 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B
Larry Bieber advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Larry Bieber | 100.0 | 1,208 | |
| Total votes: 1,208 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B
Elaine Price defeated incumbent Paul Amador in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elaine Price | 51.4 | 4,028 |
 | Paul Amador | 48.6 | 3,808 | |
| Total votes: 7,836 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roger Garlock (R)
State Senate
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 4
Ben Toews won election in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Toews (R) | 100.0 | 12,332 |
| Total votes: 12,332 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 4
Ben Toews defeated Tara Malek in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 4 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Toews | 59.7 | 4,702 |
| Tara Malek | 40.3 | 3,176 | ||
| Total votes: 7,878 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Amador (R)
2020
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B
Incumbent Paul Amador won election in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Amador (R) | 100.0 | 21,694 |
| Total votes: 21,694 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B
Incumbent Paul Amador advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Amador | 100.0 | 5,298 |
| Total votes: 5,298 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B
Incumbent Paul Amador defeated Shem Hanks in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Amador (R) | 62.6 | 11,431 |
 | Shem Hanks (D) | 37.4 | 6,834 | |
| Total votes: 18,265 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B
Shem Hanks advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shem Hanks | 100.0 | 1,877 |
| Total votes: 1,877 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B
Incumbent Paul Amador defeated Roger Garlock in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 4B on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Amador | 68.6 | 3,077 |
| Roger Garlock | 31.4 | 1,407 | ||
| Total votes: 4,484 | |||
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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.
Paul Amador defeated Tom Hearn in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4B general election.[3][4]
| Idaho House of Representatives, District 4B General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Paul Amador |
63.31% | 13,202 | |
| Democratic | Tom Hearn | 36.69% | 7,650 | |
| Total Votes | 20,852 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Tom Hearn ran unopposed in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4B Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Idaho House of Representatives District 4B, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tom Hearn (unopposed) | |
Paul Amador defeated incumbent Kathleen Sims in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4B Republican primary.[7][8]
| Idaho House of Representatives District 4B, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Amador |
51.62% | 2,020 | |
| Republican | Kathleen Sims Incumbent | 48.38% | 1,893 | |
| Total Votes | 3,913 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
State Senate
Ballotpedia survey responses
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State House
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Paul Amador did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Amador's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[9]
Education
- Excerpt: "One of our most critical roles as a State is to develop and deliver a high quality educational system that will teach our children to be civically minded American citizens as well as prepare them for a successful career after school."
Employment and business
- Excerpt: "Get government out of the way and businesses will thrive. The more we try to create complicated laws and policies, the more difficult we make it for small business owners to create jobs in Idaho."
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "The rising cost of healthcare is a major concern for many families across the country and Obamacare has only made things worse. Many people are suffering under the massive health insurance premium increases they have been forced to take on by this misguided law. It is time to take a very serious look at how we deliver and pay for medical expenses in this country."
Gun rights
- Excerpt: "I believe in the constitution and upholding 'the right of the people to keep and bear arms' for both our personal protection as well as to protect our American way of life from threats both foreign and domestic."
State and individual rights
- Excerpt: "I believe in the power of Idaho and that decisions beyond the scope of provisions provided in the Constitution should be left to Idahoans to decide and not determined by federal authorities."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 31.
- Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to upholding and defending Idaho values.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their stance on education policy.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on how they voted on sportsman-related bills.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2021
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In 2021, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 17.
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2020
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In 2020, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 11.
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2018
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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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ "Idaho Legislature", "Rep. Paul Amador," accessed February 25, 2020
- ↑ "Paul Amador", "Meet Paul," accessed February 25, 2020
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Amador for Idaho, "Issues," accessed April 27, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Kathy Sims (R) |
Idaho House of Representatives District 4B 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Elaine Price (R) |
