Brad Little (politician)
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| 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Idaho | |
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Assumed office January 6, 2009 |
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| Governor | Butch Otter |
| Preceded by | Jim Risch |
| Member of the Idaho Senate from the 11th district |
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In office December 1, 2002 – January 5, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Patti Anne Lodge |
| Succeeded by | Melinda Smyser |
| Member of the Idaho Senate from the 8th district |
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In office May 24, 2001 – December 1, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Judy Danielson |
| Succeeded by | Skip Brandt |
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February 15, 1954 Emmett, Idaho, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Soulen (1978–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Idaho, Moscow (BS) |
| Website |
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Brad Little (born February 15, 1954) is currently the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. A Republican, Little was appointed in January 2009 to the position by Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter to succeed Jim Risch, who resigned to become a United States Senator.
Prior to his appointment as Lieutenant Governor, Little served in the Idaho Senate where he was majority caucus chair and represented Idaho Legislative Districts 8 and 11 (change due to redistricting in 2002).
Little was born February 15, 1954, in Emmett, Idaho. Little’s grandfather, Andy Little, immigrated to Idaho from Scotland in 1894, and began to work as a sheepherder on a ranch near Emmett, where he would eventually manage his own ranch. Andy’s Highland Livestock and Land Company would eventually include lands ranging from Emmett to Cascade, Idaho, and his flock of more than 120,000 sheep would earn him the nickname of the “Idaho Sheep King.” Andy’s son, David Little, took over the ranching operation, and would also go on to become an Idaho Republican National Committeeman and Idaho State Senator, R-Emmett for more than 14 years.
Little was raised on his family’s ranch in Emmett and attended Emmett High School. Little graduated in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in agri-business from the University of Idaho, where he was a member of the Idaho Alpha Chapter of Phi Delta Theta. Little married Weiser, Idaho native Teresa Soulen in May 1978. They have two sons and daughters-in-law: Adam, Angela, David, and Kelsey, and four grandsons and one granddaughter.
Little has spent his career working in his family’s ranching interests while also engaging in a political career. During the 1981 and 1985 legislative sessions, Brad represented his father David Little in the senate on a temporary appointment due to illness, during which time he served on the Finance and Resources Committees. Brad also managed his family’s ranching operation, Little Land and Livestock, for almost thirty years until his son, David, became manager in 2009 when Brad was appointed Lieutenant Governor. He continues to work as the head of Little Enterprises, Inc. (a diversified farming and cattle operation), and is currently a member of the board of directors of Performance Design Inc. – a small Boise-based manufacturing company.
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