Eric Redman | |
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Member of the Idaho House of Representatives | |
In office December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Ed Morse |
Succeeded by | John Green |
Constituency | 2nd district Seat B |
Personal details | |
Born | January 26, 1946 |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Spirit Lake, Idaho |
Alma mater | Washington State University |
Profession | Businessman and Insurance Agent |
Website |
redmanforidaho |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | Four 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.
Redman was raised on a farm near Moscow, Idaho and graduated from Palouse High School in Palouse, Washington in 1964. [1] 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. [2] [3]
In 2021, Idaho Republican Party Chairman Tom Luna appointed Eric Redman to serve on Idaho's Independent Redistricting Commission. [4]
In 2014, Redman ran against the one-term incumbent Ed Morse in the May Republican Primary, winning with 61% of the vote. [5] He was unopposed in the General Election. [6]
In 2016, Redman defeated Alan Littlejohn in the Republican Primary with 63.09% of the vote. [7] [8] He was opposed by Richard Kohles in the general election, winning with 75.60% of the vote. [9]
Redman supported Ted Cruz in the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016. [7]
In the 2017 session, Redman sat on the Commerce and Human Resources, Health and Welfare, and Local Government Committees.
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||
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2014 Primary [10] | Eric Redman | 2,897 | 61.0% | Ed Morse (incumbent) | 1,818 | 39.0% | |||
2014 General [11] | Eric Redman | 11,637 | 100% | ||||||
2016 Primary [12] | Eric Redman (incumbent) | 2,890 | 63.1% | Alan Littlejohn | 1,691 | 36.9% | |||
2016 General [13] | Eric Redman (incumbent) | 17,735 | 75.6% | Richard Kohles | 5,724 | 24.4% |