# Idaho's 27th legislative district

Idaho's 27th legislative district is one of 35 districts of the Idaho Legislature. It is currently represented by Senator Kelly Anthon, Republican of Declo, Representative Douglas Pickett, Republican of Oakley, and Representative Clay Handy, Republican of Burley.

## District overview
### Party affiliation

Party Affiliation as of January 2, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Registered | % |
| | Republican | 11,376 | 67.59% |
| | Unaffiliated | 4,404 | 26.16% |
| | Democratic | 942 | 5.60% |
| | Libertarian | 61 | 0.36% |
| | Constitution | 49 | 0.29% |
| Total | Total | 16,832 | 100% |

### Cities

| City | County | Population |
| Albion | Cassia | 267 |
| Burley | Cassia | 10,345 |
| Declo | Cassia | 343 |
| Malta | Cassia | 193 |
| Oakley | Cassia | 763 |
| Acequia | Minidoka | 124 |
| Heyburn | Minidoka | 3,089 |
| Minidoka | Minidoka | 112 |
| Paul | Minidoka | 1,169 |
| Rupert | Minidoka | 5,554 |

### School districts

* Cassia County Joint School District #151
* Minidoka County School District #331

## District profile
### 1992–2002

From 1992 to 2002, District 27 consisted of all of Madison County and a portion of Fremont County.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 51st (1992 - 1994) | 1st | Mark Ricks (R) | Michael Johnson (R) | Golden Linford (R) |
| 51st (1992 - 1994) | 2nd | Mark Ricks (R) | Michael Johnson (R) | Golden Linford (R) |
| 52nd (1994 - 1996) | 1st | Robert Lee (R) | Diana Richman (R) | Golden Linford (R) |
| 52nd (1994 - 1996) | 2nd | Robert Lee (R) | Diana Richman (R) | Golden Linford (R) |
| 53rd (1996 - 1998) | 1st | Robert Lee (R) | Diana Richman (R) | Golden Linford (R) |
| 53rd (1996 - 1998) | 2nd | Robert Lee (R) | Diana Richman (R) | Golden Linford (R) |
| 54th (1998 - 2000) | 1st | Robert Lee (R) | Todd Hammond (R) | Golden Linford (R) |
| 54th (1998 - 2000) | 2nd | Robert Lee (R) | Todd Hammond (R) | Golden Linford (R) |
| 55th (2000 - 2002) | 1st | Robert Lee (R) | Todd Hammond (R) | Dell Raybould (R) |
| 55th (2000 - 2002) | 2nd | Brent Hill (R) | Todd Hammond (R) | Dell Raybould (R) |

### 2002–2012

From 2002 to 2012, District 27 consisted of all of Cassia, Power, and Oneida counties, and a portion of Bingham County.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 57th (2002 - 2004) | 1st | Denton Darrington (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Bruce Newcomb (R) |
| 57th (2002 - 2004) | 2nd | Denton Darrington (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Bruce Newcomb (R) |
| 58th (2004 - 2006) | 1st | Denton Darrington (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Bruce Newcomb (R) |
| 58th (2004 - 2006) | 2nd | Denton Darrington (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Bruce Newcomb (R) |
| 59th (2006 - 2008) | 1st | Denton Darrington (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 59th (2006 - 2008) | 2nd | Denton Darrington (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 60th (2008 - 2010) | 1st | Denton Darrington (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 60th (2008 - 2010) | 2nd | Denton Darrington (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 61st (2010 - 2012) | 1st | Denton Darrington (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 61st (2010 - 2012) | 2nd | Denton Darrington (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |

### 2012–2022

District 27 consisted of all of Cassia and Minidoka counties.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 62nd (2012 - 2014) | 1st | Dean Cameron (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 62nd (2012 - 2014) | 2nd | Dean Cameron (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 63rd (2014 - 2016) | 1st | Dean Cameron (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 63rd (2014 - 2016) | 2nd | Kelly Anthon (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 64th (2016 - 2018) | 1st | Kelly Anthon (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 64th (2016 - 2018) | 2nd | Kelly Anthon (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 65th (2018 - 2020) | 1st | Kelly Anthon (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 65th (2018 - 2020) | 2nd | Kelly Anthon (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 66th (2020 - 2022) | 1st | Kelly Anthon (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |
| 66th (2020 - 2022) | 2nd | Kelly Anthon (R) | Scott Bedke (R) | Fred Wood (R) |

### 2022-present

District 27 currently consists of all of Cassia, Minidoka, and Oneida counties.