Paul E. Shepherd (born December 21, 1942) is an American politician and businessman from Idaho. Shepherd is a Republican former member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 7 seat B. His son, Charlie, succeeded in District 7 seat B.
Early life On December 21, 1942, Shepherd was born in Boise, Idaho. Shepherd graduated from Boise High School.
Education Shepherd attended Boise Junior College (later accredited as Boise State University).
Career Shepherd is a former Partner/Manager of Shepherd Sawmill and Log Homes Incorporated.
On November 2, 2004, Shepherd won the election and became a member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 8 seat B. Shepherd defeated Charles D. Cuddy with 50.2% of the votes. On November 7, 2006, as an incumbent, Shepherd won the election and continued serving District 8 seat B. Shepherd defeated Charlene Douglas with 61.39% of the votes. On November 4, 2008, as an incumbent, Shepherd won the election and continued serving District 8 seat B. Shepherd defeated Jim Rehder with 58.9% of the votes. On November 2, 2010, as an incumbent, Shepherd won the election and continued serving District 8 seat B. Shepherd defeated Jerry Lockhart with 70.2% of the votes.
On November 6, 2012, Shepherd won the election and became a member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 7 seat B. Shepherd defeated Nancy M. Lerandeau with 67.3% of the votes. On November 4, 2014, as an incumbent, Shepherd won the election and continued serving District 7 seat B. On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Shepherd won the election unopposed and continued serving District 7 seat B. On November 6, 2018, as an incumbent, Shepherd won the election unopposed and continued serving District 7 seat B.
Election history + District 8 House Seat B - Clearwater, Idaho, Lewis, and Valley CountyYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2004 Primary5,321100%2004 General8,76250.2%8,69849.8%2006 Primary4,103100%2006 General8,60361.4%5,41138.6%2008 Primary4,286100%2008 General10,97958.9%7,64941.1%2010 Primary5,110100%2010 General10,01670.2%4,25929.8%
+ District 7 Seat B - Clearwater, Idaho, and Shoshone Counties and part of Bonner CountyYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2012 Primary4,942100%2012 General12,09567.3%5,88232.7%2014 Primary4,217100%2014 General9,21670.0%3,94330.0%2016 Primary3,25173.2%1,19326.8%2016 General2,25341.3%2018 Primary3,19758.7%3,19758.7%
Personal life Shepherd's wife is Dawn Shepherd. They have nine children. Shepherd and his family live in Riggins, Idaho. Shepherd is a protestant.
References
External links Paul E. Shepherd at the Idaho Legislature Paul Shepherd at ballotpedia.org