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Canyon & Gem Counties

Senate / Republican


Candidates' Common Interest Score
The Common Interest Score (CIS) reflects the percentage of Common Interest positions that a candidate supports. “CIS – Past” reflects issues on which we took positions that have already been voted on by both the House and the Senate. “CIS – Future” reflects positions which we have taken which have not yet come before both the House and the Senate for votes. The CIS – Past for incumbents is based on their actual votes on those issues. The CIS – Future for incumbents, as well as the CIS – Past and CIS – Future for challengers, is based on candidates answers to our questionnaire. The Common Interest takes positions when there is a consensus of two-thirds or more on a given proposal among those members randomly assigned to review our policy brief for that issue.
NAME STATUS PARTY aCommon Interest Score (CIS) - Past aCommon Interest Score (CIS) - Future
bAverage Incumbent CIS:
 97% 76%
bAverage Challenger CIS:
 96% 80%
Brad Little Incumbent Republican 92% 50%
a: CIS - Common Interest Score
b: The Average Common Interest Score (CIS) is the average score of all candidates grouped by challenger or incumbent


Details for Common Interest Score(CIS) - Past (Issues which have already been voted on by full Legislature)
POSITION Common Interest's Position Brad Little Position
For Against
Property Tax - Increased Homeowner's Exemption '06 H 421a
79%
21%

Against
Property Tax - Increased Circuit Breaker '06 H 422a
85%
15%
For
Property Tax - Closed the "Developer's Discount" '06 H 676a
97%
3%
For
Property Tax - Deferral for Circuit Breaker '06 H 680
70%
30%
For
Eminent Domain - Only Significantly Deteriorated Properties Can be Condemned for Urban Renewal '06 H 555
67%
33%
For
Eminent Domain - Further Specification of Scope of Taking Required '06 S1243a
96%
4%
For
Eminent Domain - "Quick Take" Procedure Available to All Property Owners and Govt Entities '06 S1247
76%
24%
For
Eminent Domain - Required the Govt to Pay at Least as Much as Pre-litigation Appraisal '06 S1429
89%
11%
For

Legislative Committees Can Only Close Meetings for Certain Extraordinary Circumstances '06 HR 003 SR108
68%
32%
For
Election Reform - Required that calls placed by an automatic dialing-announcing device (robocalls) must state at start of call the name of person and for whom call is being made '07 H0233
93%
7%

For
Overcrowded Prisons - $15 million for statewide substance abuse treatment services '08 H0695
87%
13%

For
Overcrowded Prisons - Required counties to provide trained and certified probation officers for misdemeanor probationers '08 H0408
88%
12%

For
Common Interest Score (CIS) - Past    
92%
- Common Interest majority vote
- Common Interest minority vote

 

Details for Common Interest Score(CIS) - Future (Issues which have not yet been voted on by full Legislature)

Note: The table below records whether the candidate was for or against OUR POSITION on a given issue. On the first two issues below (closed primaries), we are opposed to the proposals. So, a "For" indicates that candidate agrees with us in opposing the proposal, an "Against" indicates that they disagree with us and support the proposal.

POSITION Common Interest's Position

Brad Little Position
For Against
Election Reform - Fully Closed Primary in Which Independents Could Not Vote
7%
93%
For
Election Reform - Party Option to have a State Run and Financed Closed Primary '07 H0185
9%
91%
For
Election Reform - Common Interest Modified Open Primary (independents vote in primary of their choice) '08 S1506
79%
21%
For
Election Reform - Vote by Mail '07 H0094
86%
14%
Against
Election Reform - Instant Runoff Voting
80%
20%
Against
Election Reform - Public Campaign Financing '08 S1292
80%
20%
Against
Overcrowded Prisons - Raising Beer & Wine Tax to Fund Substance Abuse Treatment '08
75%
25%
Against
Overcrowded Prisons - Prevention, Treatment, Diversion, and In-Prison Programs that are Proven to be Cost Effective at Reducing Crime (CI percentages depend on particular program)
69%-95%
31%-5%
For
Common Interest Score (CIS) - Future     50%
- Common Interest majority vote
- Common Interest minority vote

 

Brad Little
Race: Senate
Common Interest Score
Candidate CIS

Incumbent
Average CIS

Past
100%
97%
Future
50%
76%
Party: Republican
Status: Incumbent
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Candidate Bio:
 

Brad operates a family cattle and farming business in Southern Idaho.
Currently Senator Little represents the citizens of Gem and Northern & Western Canyon Counties comprising District 11 in the Idaho State Senate where he was elected by his peers as Majority Caucus Chairman.  In the Senate Brad serves in the Resources and Environment, Transportation, State Affairs committees.  Senator Little last year served on the interim Treasure Valley Transportation and Natural Resource Committees.  This year Senator Little will chair the Property Tax Interim Committee.
Brad also serves as Vice Chair of the Emmett School Foundation and the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board.
Mr. Little has been active in Idaho, national sheep, and public land organizations.  Brad has been involved in efforts to resolve both the livestock grazing and timber management controversies on public lands.
He is past chairman of the American Sheep Industry Public Lands Committee, the Association of Commerce and Industry, and Idaho Business Week, a program that teaches free enterprise to High School students. Brad has been director of the American Sheep Industry Resource Council, Public Lands Council, the Idaho Range Land Committee, High Country News (a west wide environmental news organization), and the University of Idaho Foundation.  Mr. Little also is the past president of the Idaho Woolgrowers Association. Brad has also served on the Idaho Riparian Tax Credit Committee and the City of Boise’s “Foothills Open Space Steering Committee”.  Senator Little was honored in the summer of 2006 with the Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry Pat Harwood award.
Raised in Emmett, Teresa and Brad have two sons, Adam and David.

He holds B.S. in Agri-Business from the University of Idaho.

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