| Eric Redman | |
| Office: | Member of the Idaho House of Representatives |
| Constituency: | 2nd district Seat B |
| Term Start: | December 1, 2014 |
| Term End: | November 30, 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Ed Morse |
| Successor: | John Green |
| Birth Date: | January 26, 1946 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Spirit Lake, Idaho |
| Alma Mater: | Washington State University |
| Profession: | Businessman and Insurance Agent |
| Serviceyears: | Four years |
Eric Redman (born January 26, 1946) is a former US politician, who was a Republican Idaho State Representative from 2014 to 2018 representing District 2 in the B seat. He chose not to run for reelection in 2018, and was succeeded by John Green.
Redman was raised on a farm near Moscow, Idaho and graduated from Palouse High School in Palouse, Washington in 1964.[1] He attended Washington State University on scholarship for two years before serving in the United States Air Force for four years during the Vietnam War.
Redman then made a career owning and operating several business and as an insurance agent, selling his agency to his children in 2012 before he ran for the legislature.[2] [3]
In 2021, Idaho Republican Party Chairman Tom Luna appointed Eric Redman to serve on Idaho's Independent Redistricting Commission.[4]
In 2014, Redman ran against the one-term incumbent Ed Morse in the May Republican Primary, winning with 61% of the vote.[5] He was unopposed in the General Election.[6]
In 2016, Redman defeated Alan Littlejohn in the Republican Primary with 63.09% of the vote.[7] [8] He was opposed by Richard Kohles in the general election, winning with 75.60% of the vote.[9]
Redman supported Ted Cruz in the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016.
In the 2017 session, Redman sat on the Commerce and Human Resources, Health and Welfare, and Local Government Committees.
| Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Primary[10] | align="right" | 2,897 | 61.0% | align="right" | 1,818 | 39.0% | ||||||||||
| 2014 General[11] | align="right" | 11,637 | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 2016 Primary[12] | align="right" | 2,890 | 63.1% | align="right" | 1,691 | 36.9% | ||||||||||
| 2016 General[13] | align="right" | 17,735 | 75.6% | align="right" | 5,724 | 24.4% |