Eric Redman (born January 26, 1946) is a former US politician, who was a Republican Idaho State Representative from 2014 to 2018 representing

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in the B seat. He chose not to run for reelection in 2018, and was succeeded by John Green.

Education and career

Redman was raised on a farm near

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and graduated from Palouse High School in Palouse, Washington in 1964. 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. In 2021, Idaho Republican Party Chairman

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appointed Eric Redman to serve on Idaho's Independent Redistricting Commission.

Idaho House of Representatives

In 2014, Redman ran against the one-term incumbent

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in the May Republican Primary, winning with 61% of the vote. He was unopposed in the General Election. In 2016, Redman defeated

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in the Republican Primary with 63.09% of the vote. He was opposed by Richard Kohles in the general election, winning with 75.60% of the vote. Redman supported Ted Cruz in the

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Committee assignments

In the 2017 session, Redman sat on the Commerce and Human Resources, Health and Welfare, and Local Government Committees.

Electoral history

References

External links

Eric Redman
at the Idaho Legislature
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