Maxine Bell

Maxine Bell
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
In office
December 1, 1988 – November 30, 2018
Preceded byWaldo Martens
Succeeded byLaurie Lickley
Constituency24th district Seat D (1988–1992)
24th district Seat B (1992-2002)
26th district Seat B (2002–2012)
25th district Seat B (2012–2018)
Personal details
Born (1931-08-06) August 6, 1931 (age 93)
Logan, Utah, United States
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Jack Bell
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(m. 1949; died 2021)​
Alma materCollege of Southern Idaho, Idaho State University
OccupationFarmer, librarian

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

Early life

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

Education

Bell earned an Associate of Arts in library science from College of Southern Idaho. Bell also attended Idaho State University.[1][2]

Career

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

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

In November 1992, Bell was reelected to the 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 was reelected to the 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 was reelected to the 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, Bell retired from Idaho House of Representatives after having served for fifteen terms.[18][19][20] During the 2022 elections, she served as treasurer for Phil McGrane's campaign for secretary of state of Idaho.[21]

Election history

District 25 House Seat A - Jerome County and part of Twin Falls County
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
2012 Primary[22] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 4,275 100%
2012 General[23] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 14,035 100%
2014 Primary[24] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 3,855 100%
2014 General[25] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 9,430 100%
2016 Primary[26] Maxine Bell (incumbent) 3,267 68.6% Reggy Sternes 1,493 31.4%
2016 General[27] 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.[28][29]

Personal life

Bell and her husband Jack have three sons.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Maxine Bell's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Idaho State Legislature - House Membership". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Eye on Boise: McGrane files paperwork for Secretary of State run". 13 March 2021.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ 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.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ "State Rep. Maxine Bell Given Honorary Jean'ne M. Shreeve Research Excellence Award". uidaho.edu. January 24, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  29. ^ "Representative Maxine Bell Presented With Honorary Jean'ne M. Shreeve NSF EPSCoR Research Excellent Award". epscorideafoundation.org. March 11, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.