Brian Lenney
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Brian Lenney
| image = File:Brian Lenney by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption =
| state_senate = Idaho
| term_start = December 1, 2022
| district = 13th
| predecessor = Jeff Agenbroad
| birth_place = Corona, California, U.S.
| party = Republican
| education = University of North Dakota (BA)
Biola University (MA)
| committees = Senate Education
Vice Chair Senate Commerce & Human Resources
| residence = Nampa, Idaho, U.S.
| profession = Direct-response Copywriter
| website = https://www.votelenney.com/
}}
Brian Lenney is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho Senate for the 13th district. He assumed office on December 1, 2022.
He has authored two children’s books, one entitled “Why Everyone Needs an AR-15: A Guide for Kids” and “Why is Feminism So Silly: A Guide for Kids” available for purchase on Amazon. Lenney, Brian. “Why Everyone Should Own An AR-15: A Guide for Kids”. Independently Published, 2018.
Early life and education
Lenney was born in Corona, California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Dakota in 2007, and a Master of Arts from Biola University in 2010.{{Cite web|title=Brian Lenney|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Lenney|access-date=2022-12-04|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}
Career
Lenney is a direct-response copywriter.{{Cite web |title=Welcome |url=https://www.brianlenney.com/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=www.brianlenney.com |language=en-US}} He was elected to the Idaho Senate in November 2022{{Cite web|title=Brian Lenney|url=https://idgop.org/candidate/brian-lenney/|access-date=2022-12-04|website=Republican Party of Idaho|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Banks Rusby|first=Erin|title=Nichols wins, but other incumbents ousted in Canyon County primaries|url=https://www.idahopress.com/elections/nichols-wins-but-other-incumbents-ousted-in-canyon-county-primaries/article_bdca8d6c-31d0-5413-860c-53ebfe17fe36.html|access-date=2022-12-04|website=Idaho Press|language=en}} when he defeated incumbent Jeff C. Agenbroad by +15% in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 13 on May 17, 2022. He defeated Jeff Agenbroad once again in the 2024 Idaho Republican primary election, winning by more than 11%.{{Cite web |last=FEINBERG |first=TEDDY |date=2024-05-21 |title=Idaho Republican Primary: Lenney beats Agenbroad, again, for District 13 Senate seat |url=https://www.idahopress.com/elections/idaho-republican-primary-lenney-beats-agenbroad-again-for-district-13-senate-seat/article_88ee1e44-17aa-11ef-acfe-fb4cde91baae.html |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Idaho Press |language=en}} In the 2024 general election he received 74.5% of the votes, while Democrat Sarah Butler received only 25.5%.{{Cite web |title=Brian Lenney |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Brian_Lenney |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
In the 2025 legislative session, Lenney passed Idaho's first anti-mask mandate bill (H32){{Cite web |last=Staff |first=EastIdahoNews com |date=2025-03-05 |title=Idaho Gov. Brad Little overturned past ban on mask mandates. Now, he’s signed one into law |url=https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/03/idaho-gov-brad-little-overturned-past-ban-on-mask-mandates-now-hes-signed-one-into-law/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=East Idaho News |language=en-US}}, Idaho's first anti-SLAPP bill (S1001){{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Margaret Carmel-BoiseDev Sr |date=2025-03-11 |title=Governor Little signs anti-SLAPP bill |url=https://boisedev.com/news/2025/03/11/slapp-bill-signed/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=BoiseDev |language=en-US}}, and a bill to limit the power of Idaho's Public Health Districts (S1031){{Cite web |title=Bill tracking in Idaho - S 1031 (2025 legislative session) - FastDemocracy |url=https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/id/2025/bills/IDB00007794/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=fastdemocracy.com |language=en-US}} among others.{{Cite web |last=Senator |first=Brian Lenney-Nampa's |date=2025-04-04 |title=From the Desk of Brian Lenney |url=https://brianlenney.substack.com/p/from-the-desk-of-brian-lenney |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Brian Lenney (Nampa's Senator)}}