Dan Foreman

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Dan Foreman
Idaho State Senator
Assumed office
December 1, 2022

Foreman claimed to be the victim of an online identity-theft hoax when on February 20, 2018, State Senator Maryanne Jordan confirmed she had filed an ethics complaint against Foreman after an unverified Twitter account claiming to be owned by Foreman indicated that a group of students should discuss "killing babies" with her. [12]

Foreman reportedly had been scheduled to meet with college students from the University of Idaho who were advocating for birth control and sex education. After cancelling the meeting at the last minute, Foreman was recorded yelling at the students as he passed them in the hallway, telling them, "abortion is murder". [13]

Foreman has been a vocal critic of his own district, calling the area a "cesspool of liberalism". [14]

Foreman was defeated in the November 2018 elections, losing to Democrat David Nelson, receiving 8,777 votes to Nelson's 11,197 votes. [15] [16]

Personal life

Foreman and his wife, Maria, have 7 children and 20 grandchildren. [2] [3] Foreman refers to himself as "a Christian, conservative Republican."

Electoral history

2016
Latah County Sheriff Republican primary election, 2016 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard (Richie) Skiles 1,343 52.70
Republican Dan Forman96938.02
Republican Brian Strampher2369.26
Total votes2,548 100.00
Idaho Senate District 5 election, 2016 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Foreman 11,275 50.76
Democratic Dan Schmidt 10,93949.24
Total votes22,214 100.00
2018
Idaho Senate District 5 election, 2018 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Nelson 11,197 56.1
Republican Dan Foreman (incumbent)8,77743.9
Total votes19,974 100.0

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  2. 1 2 "Senator Dan Foreman (R)". Idaho Senate . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Dan Foreman's Biography". Project VoteSmart. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Prentice, George (November 9, 2016). "Election Results 2016: Net Losses for Democrats in Idaho Legislature". Boise Weekly . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ Quinn, Shanon; Hager, Tom (November 9, 2016). "Jordan, Nilsson Troy re-elected, Schmidt defeated". Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ Russell, Betsy Z. (November 9, 2016). "Another upset in a legislative race, as Sen. Schmidt apparently narrowly loses to GOP challenger". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ Spence, William L. (January 11, 2017). "Idaho lawmaker would charge women who have abortions with murder". Idaho Statesman . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Prentice, George (January 13, 2017). "More Idaho GOP Fireworks: Senate Mulling Challenged Election and Freshman Senator Wants to Make Abortion First-Degree Murder". Boise Weekly . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ Russell, Betsy Z. (February 12, 2017). "Idaho Sen. Foreman says he thinks climate change is a liberal 'scam'". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ Spence, William L. (February 11, 2017). "Climate change is liberal 'scam,' according to GOP lawmaker". Lewiston Morning Tribune . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ Malloy, Chuck (March 15, 2017). "He might as well start constituent letters with, 'Dear Stupid'". The Idaho Press-Tribune . Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ "GOP state senator in Idaho faces ethics complaint over tweet on abortion". CBS News. Associated Press. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  13. ↑ "Idaho lawmaker not sorry for yelling 'abortion is murder'". AP NEWS. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  14. ↑ Russell, Betsy Z. (2018-04-25). "Sen. Foreman calls his own county a 'cesspool of liberalism'". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  15. 1 2 "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  16. ↑ "Nelson takes Senate seat". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  17. ↑ "LATAH COUNTY RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
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