Brad Little
Bradley Jay Little is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2009 to 2019 and as an Idaho state senator from 2001 to 2009.
Some of the key events about Brad Little
- 1978Graduated from the University of Idaho with a Bachelor of Science in agribusiness
- 1988Elected to the Idaho Sheep Commission
- 2001Appointed to the Idaho State Senate by Governor Dirk Kempthorne
- 2009Elected as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
- 2012Re-elected as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
- 2016Re-elected as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho for a third term
- 2018Elected as the 33rd Governor of Idaho
- 2019Signed legislation to raise starting teacher pay to $40,000 annually
- 2019Signed a bill making it more difficult to get initiatives on the ballot in Idaho
- 2020Signed an executive order to reduce non-essential regulations in Idaho
- 2020Faced criticism for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Idaho
- 2020Signed a bill banning transgender women and girls from competing in women's sports
- 2021Signed legislation to prohibit teaching critical race theory in Idaho schools
- 2021Approved a bill allowing the killing of up to 90% of Idaho's wolf population
- 2022Re-elected as Governor of Idaho for a second term
- 2022Signed a law criminalizing most abortions in Idaho
- 2022Approved legislation restricting transgender students' access to school bathrooms
- 2022Signed a bill allowing execution by firing squad in Idaho
- 2023Approved a bill restricting drag performances in public spaces
- 2023Signed legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors in Idaho
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