29 Facts About Brad Little

Bradley Jay Little was born on February 15,1954 and is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Idaho since January 2019.

Brad Little has been involved in public service since the 1980s.

Brad Little was appointed as an Idaho state senator by governor Dirk Kempthorne in 2001, a position he held for just under eight years.

Brad Little was born and raised in Emmett, Idaho and graduated from Emmett High School in 1972.

Brad Little has had an extensive dual career tending to his family's ranching interests and in public service.

Brad Little continues to work as the head of Little Enterprises, Inc, and is a member of the board of directors of Performance Design Inc.

Brad Little has been involved in a variety of private organizations and companies based in Idaho and the Mountain West.

Brad Little is a former chairman of the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry, "The Voice of Business in Idaho", and was a member of its board for 20 years.

Brad Little is the former vice-chairman of the Idaho Community Foundation and the Emmett Public School Foundation, and the former director of the Idaho Wool Growers Association and the University of Idaho Foundation.

Brad Little has served in the past on the boards of directors of High Country News, Home Federal Bank, a small Idaho-based regional bank recently acquired by Bank of the Cascades, and the Idaho Foundation for Excellence in Education.

Governor Dirk Kempthorne appointed Brad Little to fill a state senate vacancy in May 2001.

Brad Little represented what was at the time District 8, which covered a part of Gem County surrounding and north of Emmett, all of Boise, Valley, and Adams Counties, and the southern portion of Idaho County.

Brad Little was reelected senator from the 11th legislative district four times.

Brad Little was elected in 2003 by his Republican peers to the party leadership position of Majority Caucus Chair, which he held until 2009.

Brad Little was sworn in by Otter on January 6,2009, and confirmed by unanimous consent when the Idaho Senate convened on January 12.

Brad Little was elected lieutenant governor in 2010, defeating two opponents in the primary election and two opponents from the Democratic and Constitution parties in the general election.

Brad Little focused on economic development as lieutenant governor, helping persuade energy bar producer Clif Bar to build a new food manufacturing plant in Idaho in 2013.

Brad Little led a Friendship Mission to Basque Country in Spain in 2010, during which he met President of the Basque Government Patxi Lopez.

Brad Little was a member of a 2011 Idaho trade delegation that traveled to Mexico and Brazil.

In June 2016, Brad Little announced his candidacy for the Idaho gubernatorial election in 2018.

Brad Little said that Idaho National Laboratory would be a priority if he became governor.

Brad Little was endorsed by incumbent Governor Otter, former governors Dirk Kempthorne and Phil Batt, and US Senator Jim Risch.

In March 2022, Brad Little filed papers to run for a second term in office, having announced his intention to run the previous month.

In March 2020, Brad Little gained attention for signing two bills into law that addressed transgender people.

In 2021, Brad Little signed legislation that raised signature requirements for ballot initiatives.

In March 2022, Brad Little signed Senate Bill 1309 modeled after the Texas Heartbeat Act that prohibited abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

Brad Little has an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association for his record on Second Amendment rights.

Brad Little had expressed skepticism about legalizing medical marijuana for patients.

Brad Little married Teresa Soulen of Weiser in May 1978, and they have two sons and five grandchildren.