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Milton Peter Nielsen (March 15, 1938 – July 21, 2019) was an American politician who was a Republican Idaho State Representative from 2002 to 2012, representing District 22 in the B seat.[1] From 2012 to 2016 he served in the Idaho House of Representatives representing District 23 in the B seat. Nielsen was born in Burley, Idaho on March 15, 1938,[2] and died in Mountain Home, Idaho on July 21, 2019, at the age of 81.[3]
Pete Nielsen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives | |
| In office December 1, 2002 – November 30, 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 | March 15, 1938 Burley, Idaho, U.S. |
| Died | July 21, 2019 (aged 81) Mountain Home, Idaho, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Connie |
| Children | 8 |
| Residence | Mountain Home, Idaho |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University Utah State University |
| Profession | Farmer, insurance agent |
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| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Primary[6] | Pete Nielsen | 1,574 | 60.1% | Tish O'Donnell-Bangeman | 1,045 | 39.9% |
| 2002 General[7] | Pete Nielsen | 4,124 | 54.3% | David Phillips | 3,476 | 45.7% |
| 2004 Primary[8] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 2,129 | 100% | |||
| 2004 General[9] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 6,057 | 55.0% | Wayne Lasuen | 4,947 | 45.0% |
| 2006 Primary[10] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 2,303 | 100% | |||
| 2006 General[11] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 4,667 | 56.2% | Dawn Best | 3,638 | 43.8% |
| 2008 Primary[12] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 2,406 | 100% | |||
| 2008 General[13] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 7,310 | 63.9% | Rosemary Ardinger | 4,133 | 36.1% |
| 2010 Primary[14] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 3,213 | 100% | |||
| 2010 General[15] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 6,550 | 100% |
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Primary[16] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 2,225 | 45.7% | Matthew Bundy | 1,498 | 30.8% | Steve Millington | 1,144 | 23.5% |
| 2012 General[17] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 9,037 | 66.5% | Pam Chiarella | 4,556 | 36.1% | |||
| 2014 Primary[18] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 2,048 | 51.0% | Steve Millington | 1,965 | 49.0% | |||
| 2014 General[19] | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 6,212 | 66.9% | Spike Ericson | 2,032 | 21.9% | C.J. Nemeth | 1,044 | 11.2% |
| 2016 Primary[20] | Megan Blanksma | 3,387 | 71.0% | Pete Nielsen (incumbent) | 1,052 | 22.1% | Justin Freeman | 329 | 6.9% |
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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."[21]
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