Pete Nielsen | |
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Member of the Idaho House of Representatives | |
In office December 1, 2002 –December 1, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Douglas Jones (redistricting) |
Succeeded by | Megan Blanksma |
Constituency | 22nd district Seat B (2002–2012) 23rd district Seat B (2012–2016) |
Personal details | |
Born | Burley,Idaho | March 15,1938
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Connie |
Children | 8 |
Residence | Mountain Home,Idaho |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University Utah State University |
Profession | Farmer,insurance agent |
Milton Peter Nielsen (born March 15,1938 in Burley,Idaho) [1] was a Republican Idaho State Representative from 2002 to 2012 representing District 22 in the B seat. [2] From 2012 to 2016 he served in the Idaho House of Representatives representing District 23 in the B seat.
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
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1990 Primary | Pete Nielsen | 1,573 | 60.1% | |||
1990 General | Claire Wetherell | 3,774 | 61.0% | Pete Nielsen | 2,415 | 39.0% |
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
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1996 Primary [3] | Robbi King | 2,819 | 67.2% | Pete Nielsen | 1,102 | 32.8% | |||
1998 Primary [4] | Robbi King | 2,204 | 57.6% | Pete Nielsen | 875 | 22.9% | Stan Phelps | 746 | 19.5% |
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
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2002 Primary [5] | Pete Nielsen | 1,574 | 60.1% | Tish O'Donnell-Bangeman | 1,045 | 39.9% |
2002 General [6] | Pete Nielsen | 4,124 | 54.3% | David Phillips | 3,476 | 45.7% |
2004 Primary [7] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 2,129 | 100% | |||
2004 General [8] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 6,057 | 55.0% | Wayne Lasuen | 4,947 | 45.0% |
2006 Primary [9] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 2,303 | 100% | |||
2006 General [10] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 4,667 | 56.2% | Dawn Best | 3,638 | 43.8% |
2008 Primary [11] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 2,406 | 100% | |||
2008 General [12] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 7,310 | 63.9% | Rosemary Ardinger | 4,133 | 36.1% |
2010 Primary [13] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 3,213 | 100% | |||
2010 General [14] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 6,550 | 100% |
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
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2012 Primary [15] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 2,225 | 45.7% | Matthew Bundy | 1,498 | 30.8% | Steve Millington | 1,144 | 23.5% |
2012 General [16] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 9,037 | 66.5% | Pam Chiarella | 4,556 | 36.1% | |||
2014 Primary [17] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 2,048 | 51.0% | Steve Millington | 1,965 | 49.0% | |||
2014 General [18] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 6,212 | 66.9% | Spike Ericson | 2,032 | 21.9% | C.J. Nemeth | 1,044 | 11.2% |
2016 Primary [19] | Megan Blanksma | 3,387 | 71.0% | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 1,052 | 22.1% | Justin Freeman | 329 | 6.9% |
On February 25,2016,Nielsen claimed that women who are raped or victims of incest are less likely to become pregnant,due to "trauma". "Being a father of five girls,I've explored this a lot." [20]
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