Brad Little (politician)
Encyclopedia
Brad Little has served as the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
since January 2009. A Republican
, Little was appointed to the position by Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter to succeed Jim Risch
, who resigned to become a United States Senator
. Little was elected to a full term in his own right in November 2010.
Prior to his appointment as lieutenant governor Little served in the Idaho Senate where he served as majority caucus chair and represented Idaho legislative District 11.
Little has spent his career working in his family’s ranching interests while often engaging in Idaho public policy as a business leader. He continues to work as the head of Little Enterprises, Inc. (a diversified farming and cattle operation), Little is a former chairman of the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI), the Idaho Wool Growers Association, and vice-chairman of the Idaho Community Foundation. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Home Federal Bank as well as Performance Design Incorporated – a small Boise-based manufacturing company.
convened on January 12, 2009.
Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the State of Idaho. According to the Idaho Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term....
since January 2009. A Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, Little was appointed to the position by Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter to succeed Jim Risch
Jim Risch
James Elroy "Jim" Risch is a Republican politician, rancher, and attorney from Ada County, currently serving as the junior United States Senator from Idaho. He previously served as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Idaho.-Early life:Risch was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
, who resigned to become a United States Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. Little was elected to a full term in his own right in November 2010.
Prior to his appointment as lieutenant governor Little served in the Idaho Senate where he served as majority caucus chair and represented Idaho legislative District 11.
Personal Life and Career
A native of Emmett in Gem County, Little is a third-generation Idahoan. Little graduated from the University of Idaho. Little married Weiser native Teresa Soulen in May 1978. They have two sons and daughters-in-law and one grandson, Adam and Angela, and David and Kelsey and Henry.Little has spent his career working in his family’s ranching interests while often engaging in Idaho public policy as a business leader. He continues to work as the head of Little Enterprises, Inc. (a diversified farming and cattle operation), Little is a former chairman of the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry (IACI), the Idaho Wool Growers Association, and vice-chairman of the Idaho Community Foundation. He is currently a member of the board of directors of Home Federal Bank as well as Performance Design Incorporated – a small Boise-based manufacturing company.
Early Political Life
Little was appointed to fill a Senate vacancy in May, 2001, and was subsequently elected and reelected senator from District 11 four times. In the Idaho Senate, Little rose quickly into leadership, being elected by his peers as Majority Caucus Chairman in 2003. He held this position until Governor Otter appointed him to fill the vacancy left by then Lt. Governor Jim Risch’s election to the U.S. Senate in January 2009. Little was sworn in by Otter on January 6, 2009. Little was confirmed by unanimous consent when the Idaho SenateIdaho Senate
The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms, each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.-Composition of the Senate:...
convened on January 12, 2009.