Charlie Shepherd

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|state_house = Idaho

|district = 7th

|term_start = December 1, 2020

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|predecessor = Paul Shepherd

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|party = Republican

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|relations = Paul Shepherd (father)

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Charles Shepherd is an American Republican politician serving in the Idaho House of Representatives from the 7th district. He was elected to the seat after incumbent Republican Paul Shepherd, his father, decided not to run for re-election after holding the seat from 2012 to 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.clearwaterprogress.com/news/rasor-shepherd-square-off-in-district-7b-primary/article_c77933d0-a820-5927-b526-75738b5d09d2.html|title=Rasor, Shepherd square off in District 7B Primary|date=29 April 2020|author=|website=The Clearwater Progress}}{{cite news|url=https://lmtribune.com/northwest/shepherd-won-t-run-again-for-legislative-seat/article_eaa6ef72-d30d-508c-86af-a6fc33c9d7e8.html|title=Shepherd won't run again for legislative seat|date=3 March 2020|newspaper=The Lewiston Tribune Tribune}} He ran unopposed in the general election.

Career

In 2021, he voted against the use of federal funds for early education, arguing that it would make it "easier for mothers to come out of the home and let somebody else raise their child, [and] I just don't think that's a good direction for us to be going."{{Cite web|title=Idaho Republican votes against using federal funds for early education, says it makes it 'easier for mothers to come out of the home'|url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/208/idaho-republican-votes-against-education-funds-convenient-for-mothers-to-come-out-of-the-home/277-645ae7a7-601e-4557-9d7c-f8df5c22949c|first=Brian|last=Holmes|date=2021-03-03|website=ktvb.com}}

References

External links

[https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/190909/charlie-shepherd Charlie Shepherd] at VoteSmart

Category:Living people

Category:Republican Party members of the Idaho House of Representatives

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:21st-century members of the Idaho Legislature