Maxine Bell ( 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.
Education Bell earned an Associate of Arts in library science from College of Southern Idaho. Bell also attended Idaho State University.
Career Bell is a farmer and a retired school librarian in Idaho.
Bell was first elected to the Idaho House of Representatives in 1988.
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. On November 5, 1996, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 24 seat B. On November 3, 1998, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 24 seat B. On November 7, 2000, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 24 seat B. Bell defeated Monies L. Smith.
On November 5, 2002, Bell was reelected to the Idaho House of Representatives for District 26 seat B. On November 2, 2004, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 26 seat B. On November 7, 2006, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 26 seat B. On November 4, 2008, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 26 seat B. On November 2, 2010, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 26 seat B. Bell defeated Cindy Shotwell.
On November 6, 2012, Bell was reelected to the Idaho House of Representatives for District 25 seat A. On November 4, 2014, as an incumbent, Bell won the election and continued serving District 25 seat A. On May 17, 2016, Reggy Sternes challenged Bell during the Republican Primary Election but he was defeated. On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Bell on the election and continued serving District 25 seat A. In 2018, Bell did not seek for a seat in District 25 seat A.
In December 2018, Bell retired from Idaho House of Representatives after having served for fifteen terms.(in video) During the 2022 elections, she served as treasurer for Phil McGrane's campaign for secretary of state of Idaho.
Election history + District 25 House Seat A - Jerome County and part of Twin Falls CountyYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct2012 Primary4,275100%2012 General14,035100%2014 Primary3,855100%2014 General9,430100%2016 Primary3,26768.6%1,49331.4%2016 General14,839100%
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.
Personal life Bell and her husband Jack have three sons.
References
External links Idaho House page Maxine Bell's Biography at Vote Smart Maxine Bell at ballotpedia.org StateImpact Idaho article on Bell