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Scott Bedke

Scott Bedke

R · Idaho · 2026 · Incumbent

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Lieutenant GovernorIdaho · 2026
Top priorities
  • Oppose critical race theory curriculum in Idaho schools
  • Support law enforcement and border security
  • Continue a record of tax cuts and balanced state budgets

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Bedke is a cattle rancher and the sitting Speaker of the Idaho House, with family ranching roots in the Oakley Basin dating to the 1870s, per the campaign site. Bedke began public service on the Oakley City Council and has been recognized as Legislator of the Year by the Fraternal Order of Police, per the campaign site.

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