# Idaho's 5th legislative district

Idaho's 5th legislative district is one of 35 districts of the Idaho Legislature. It currently comprises part of Kootenai County.
It is currently represented by Senator Carl Bjerke, Republican of Coeur d' Alene, as well as representatives Ron Mendive, Republican of Coeur d' Alene, and Tony Wisniewski, Republican of Post Falls.

## District profile
### 1992–2002

From 1992 to 2002, District 5 consisted of most of Latah County.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 52nd (1992 - 1994) | 1st | Gary Schroeder (R) | Doc Lucas (R) | Maynard Miller (R) |
| 52nd (1992 - 1994) | 2nd | Gary Schroeder (R) | Doc Lucas (R) | Maynard Miller (R) |
| 53rd (1994 - 1996) | 1st | Gary Schroeder (R) | Doc Lucas (R) | Maynard Miller (R) |
| 53rd (1994 - 1996) | 2nd | Gary Schroeder (R) | Doc Lucas (R) | Maynard Miller (R) |
| 54th (1996 - 1998) | 1st | Gary Schroeder (R) | Tom Trail (R) | Maynard Miller (R) |
| 54th (1996 - 1998) | 2nd | Gary Schroeder (R) | Tom Trail (R) | Maynard Miller (R) |
| 55th (1998 - 2000) | 1st | Gary Schroeder (R) | Tom Trail (R) | Shirley Ringo (D) |
| 55th (1998 - 2000) | 2nd | Gary Schroeder (R) | Tom Trail (R) | Shirley Ringo (D) |
| 56th (2000 - 2002) | 1st | Gary Schroeder (R) | Tom Trail (R) | Gary F. Young (R) |
| 56th (2000 - 2002) | 2nd | Gary Schroeder (R) | Tom Trail (R) | Gary F. Young (R) |

### 2002–2012

From 2002 to 2012, District 5 consisted of a portion of Kootenai County.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 57th (2002 - 2004) | 1st | Dick Compton (R) | Hilde Kellogg (R) | Charles Eberle (R) |
| 57th (2002 - 2004) | 2nd | Dick Compton (R) | Hilde Kellogg (R) | Charles Eberle (R) |
| 58th (2004 - 2006) | 1st | Dick Compton (R) | Bob Nonini (R) | Frank Henderson (R) |
| 58th (2004 - 2006) | 2nd | Dick Compton (R) | Bob Nonini (R) | Frank Henderson (R) |
| 59th (2006 - 2008) | 1st | Jim Hammond (R) | Bob Nonini (R) | Frank Henderson (R) |
| 59th (2006 - 2008) | 2nd | Jim Hammond (R) | Bob Nonini (R) | Frank Henderson (R) |
| 60th (2008 - 2010) | 1st | Jim Hammond (R) | Bob Nonini (R) | Frank Henderson (R) |
| 60th (2008 - 2010) | 2nd | Jim Hammond (R) | Bob Nonini (R) | Frank Henderson (R) |
| 61st (2010 - 2012) | 1st | Jim Hammond (R) | Bob Nonini (R) | Frank Henderson (R) |
| 61st (2010 - 2012) | 2nd | Jim Hammond (R) | Bob Nonini (R) | Frank Henderson (R) |

### 2012–2022

District 5 currently consists of all of Benewah and Latah counties.
| Legislature | Session | Senate | House Seat A | House Seat B |
| 62nd (2012 - 2014) | 1st | Dan Schmidt (D) | Cindy Agidius (R) | Shirley Ringo (D) |
| 62nd (2012 - 2014) | 2nd | Dan Schmidt (D) | Cindy Agidius (R) | Shirley Ringo (D) |
| 63rd (2014 - 2016) | 1st | Dan Schmidt (D) | Paulette Jordan (D) | Caroline Nilsson Troy (R) |
| 63rd (2014 - 2016) | 2nd | Dan Schmidt (D) | Paulette Jordan (D) | Caroline Nilsson Troy (R) |
| 64th (2016 - 2018) | 1st | Dan Foreman (R) | Paulette Jordan (D) | Caroline Nilsson Troy (R) |
| 64th (2016 - 2018) | 2nd | Dan Foreman (R) | Margie Gannon (D) | Caroline Nilsson Troy (R) |
| 65th (2018 - 2020) | 1st | David Nelson (D) | Bill Goesling (R) | Caroline Nilsson Troy (R) |
| 65th (2018 - 2020) | 2nd | David Nelson (D) | Bill Goesling (R) | Caroline Nilsson Troy (R) |
| 66th (2020 - 2022) | 1st | David Nelson (D) | Brandon Mitchell (R) | Caroline Nilsson Troy (R) |
| 66th (2020 - 2022) | 2nd | David Nelson (D) | Brandon Mitchell (R) | Caroline Nilsson Troy (R) |

### 2022–present

In December 2022, District 5 will consist of a portion of Kootenai County.