Maxine Bell

Maxine Bell (born August 6, 1931) is an American politician and a former librarian from Idaho. Bell was a Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives.

Maxine Bell
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the District 25 Seat B district
In office
December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2018
Preceded byWendy Jaquet
Succeeded byLaurie Lickley
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the District 26 Seat B district
In office
December 1, 2002 – December 1, 2012
Preceded byLenore Hardy Barrett
Succeeded byDonna Pence
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the District 24 Seat B district
In office
December 1, 1992 – December 1, 2002
Preceded byBruce Newcomb
Succeeded bySharon Block
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the District 24 Seat D district
In office
December 1, 1988 – December 1, 1992
Preceded byWaldo Martens
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born (1931-08-06) August 6, 1931
Logan, Utah, United States
Political partyRepublican
Alma materCollege of Southern Idaho
OccupationFarmer, librarian, politician

Early life

On August 6, 1931, Bell was born in Logan, Utah.[1]

Education

Bell earned an Associate of Arts degree in Library Science from College of Southern Idaho. Bell attended Idaho State University.[1][2]

Career

Bell is a farmer and a retired school librarian in Idaho.[3][1]

Bell was first elected to the Idaho House in 1988.[4]

In November 1992, Bell won the election and became a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 24 seat B. On November 8, 1994, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 24 seat B.[5] On November 5, 1996, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 24 seat B.[6] On November 3, 1998, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 24 seat B.[7] On November 7, 2000, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 24 seat B. Bell defeated Monies L. Smith.[8]

On November 5, 2002, Bell won the election and became a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 26 seat B.[9] On November 2, 2004, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 26 seat B.[10] On November 7, 2006, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 26 seat B.[11] On November 4, 2008, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 26 seat B.[12] On November 2, 2010, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 26 seat B. Bell defeated Cindy Shotwell.[13]

On November 6, 2012, Bell won the election and became a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 25 seat A.[14] On November 4, 2014, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 25 seat A.[15] On May 17, 2016, Reggy Sternes challenged Bell during the Republican Primary Election but he was defeated.[16] On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Bell on the election and continued serving District 25 seat A.[17] In 2018, Bell did not seek for a seat in District 25 seat A.[1]

In December 2018, at age 86, Bell retired as a politician from Idaho House of Representatives. Bell has served 15 terms in the Idaho House of Representatives.[18][19][20]

Election history
District 25 House Seat A - Jerome County and part of Twin Falls County
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2012 Primary[21] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 4,275 100%
2012 General[22] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 14,035 100%
2014 Primary[23] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 3,855 100%
2014 General[24] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 9,430 100%
2016 Primary[25] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 3,267 68.6% Reggy Sternes 1,493 31.4%
2016 General[26] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 14,839 100%

Awards
  • 2018 Jean'ne M. Shreeve NSF EPSCoR Research Excellence Award. (December 6, 2018). Presented by Idaho Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). First recipient who is a non-professor.[27][28]

Personal life

Bell's husband is Jack. They have three sons. One of Bell's son suffers from multiple sclerosis and he listens to recorded books.[18]

References
  1. "Maxine Bell's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-02-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Meet State Rep. Maxine Bell". State Impact. National Public Radio. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. Messick, Molly (January 3, 2012). "Rep. Maxine Bell: We're Not in a Position to Lower Taxes at This Point". npr.org. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  5. "Idaho General Election Results November 8, 1994". sos.idaho.gov. November 8, 1994. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  6. "Idaho General Election Results November 5, 1996". sos.idaho.gov. November 5, 1996. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  7. "Idaho General Election Results November 3, 1998". sos.idaho.gov. November 3, 1998. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  8. "November 7, 2000 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 7, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  9. "November 5, 2002 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 5, 2002. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  10. "November 2, 2004 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 2, 2004. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  11. "November 7, 2006 General Election time Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 7, 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  12. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 4, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  13. "November 2, 2010 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 2, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  14. "November 6, 2012 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 6, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  15. "November 4, 2014 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  16. "Reggy Sternes to Challenge Rep. Maxine Bell (R-25)". idahosaa.org. April 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  17. "November 8, 2016 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  18. "Maxine Bell: The most powerful woman in Idaho". magicvalley.com. March 31, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  19. Ritter, Steve (March 21, 2018). "Maxine Bell". idahofb.org. Retrieved December 22, 2019.(in video)
  20. "Representative Maxine T. Bell". legislature.idaho.gov. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  21. Ysursa, Ben. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  22. Ysursa, Ben. "November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  23. Ysursa, Ben. "May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  24. Ysursa, Ben. "November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  25. Denney, Lawerence. "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  26. Denney, Lawerence. "Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  27. "State Rep. Maxine Bell Given Honorary Jean'ne M. Shreeve Research Excellence Award". uidaho.edu. January 24, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  28. "Representative Maxine Bell Presented With Honorary Jean'ne M. Shreeve NSF EPSCoR Research Excellent Award". epscorideafoundation.org. March 11, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
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