district residence state_senate succeeded religion birth_place nationality party profession preceded birth_date term_start spouse article_title state name alma_mater
11th parma , idaho idaho incumbent presbyterian caldwell , idaho american republican caldwell school district-safe and drug free school coordinator/counselor brad little 29 october 1958 january 16 , 2009 c.a. `` skip '' smyser melinda smyser
 idaho melinda s. smyser university of idaho college of idaho
melinda smyser

melinda s. smyser -lrb- born october 29 , 1958 -rrb- is a republican idaho state senator , representing the 11th district since 2009 .
she received a bachelor of science with a double major in c/t/design and education and extension from the university of idaho .
she also received a master 's degree in education/counseling from the college of idaho .
