Idaho's 27th legislative district

Last updated October 06, 2025

Idaho's 27th legislative district is one of 35 districts of the Idaho Legislature. It is currently represented by Senator Kelly Anthon, Republican of Declo,^[1] Representative Douglas Pickett, Republican of Oakley, and Representative Clay Handy, Republican of Burley.^[2]

District overview
Party affiliation
Cities
School districts
District profile
1992–2002
2002–2012
2012–2022
2022-present
See also
References
External links

District overview

Party affiliation

Party Affiliation as of January 2, 2018^[3]
Party		Registered	%
	Republican	11,376	67.59%
	Unaffiliated	4,404	26.16%
	Democratic	942	5.60%
	Libertarian	61	0.36%
	Constitution	49	0.29%
Total		16,832	100%

Cities

City	County	Population
Albion	Cassia	267
Burley	Cassia	10,345
Declo	Cassia	343
Malta	Cassia	193
Oakley	Cassia	763
Acequia	Minidoka	124
Heyburn	Minidoka	3,089
Minidoka	Minidoka	112
Paul	Minidoka	1,169
Rupert	Minidoka	5,554

School districts

Cassia County Joint School District #151
Minidoka County School District #331

District profile

1992–2002

From 1992 to 2002, District 27 consisted of all of Madison County and a portion of Fremont County.

Legislature	Session	Senate	House Seat A	House Seat B
51st (1992 - 1994)	1st	Mark Ricks (R)	Michael Johnson (R)	Golden Linford (R)
	2nd
52nd (1994 - 1996)	1st	Robert Lee (R)	Diana Richman (R)
	2nd
53rd (1996 - 1998)	1st
	2nd
54th (1998 - 2000)	1st		Todd Hammond (R)
	2nd
55th (2000 - 2002)	1st			Dell Raybould (R)
	2nd	Brent Hill (R)

2002–2012

From 2002 to 2012, District 27 consisted of all of Cassia, Power, and Oneida counties, and a portion of Bingham County.

Legislature	Session	Senate	House Seat A	House Seat B
57th (2002 - 2004)	1st	Denton Darrington (R)	Scott Bedke (R)	Bruce Newcomb (R)
	2nd
58th (2004 - 2006)	1st
	2nd
59th (2006 - 2008)	1st			Fred Wood (R)
	2nd
60th (2008 - 2010)	1st
	2nd
61st (2010 - 2012)	1st
	2nd

2012–2022

District 27 consisted of all of Cassia and Minidoka counties.^[4]

Legislature	Session	Senate	House Seat A	House Seat B
62nd (2012 - 2014)	1st	Dean Cameron (R)	Scott Bedke (R)	Fred Wood (R)
	2nd
63rd (2014 - 2016)	1st
	2nd	Kelly Anthon (R)
64th (2016 - 2018)	1st
	2nd
65th (2018 - 2020)	1st
	2nd
66th (2020 - 2022)	1st
	2nd

2022-present

District 27 currently consists of all of Cassia, Minidoka, and Oneida counties.

References

↑ "Senate Membership". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Archived from the original on June 13, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
↑ "House Membership". Boise, Idaho: Idaho Legislature. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
↑ "Party Affiliation by District - January 2, 2018" (PDF). sos.idaho.go. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
↑ Harvey, Jeff. "Legislative Branch". Idaho Blue Book (23rd ed.). Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. pp. 144, 194–195. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

External links

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