Dan Foreman


Daniel D. Foreman is a Republican former member of the Idaho Senate. He represented the 5th district, which covers parts of Benewah and Latah counties.

Biography

Foreman graduated from Bradley University in 1975. He served in the United States Air Force for 30 years, and later as a police officer with the Moscow Police Department.
Foreman was elected to the Senate in 2016, narrowly defeating incumbent Democratic Senator Dan Schmidt.

Political positions

Foreman introduced several bills to the legislature during his first weeks in office, including one that would "classify abortion as first-degree murder — for the mother, as well as the doctor who performs the operation — except in cases where the mother’s life is endangered." He also introduced a bill that would reduce Idaho's sales tax from 6% to 5%, as well as two other tax bills.
Foreman refers to himself as "a Christian, conservative Republican." He does not believe in the separation of church and state.
Foreman denies climate change, referring to it as a "scam" and saying, "I know credible scientists in the former Soviet Union who have concluded the Earth is actually cooling."

Controversy

On February 20, 2018, State Senator Maryanne Jordan confirmed she had filed an ethics complaint against Foreman after an unverified Twitter account reportedly from Foreman indicated that a group of students should discuss "killing babies" with her.
Foreman reportedly had been scheduled to meet with college students from the University of Idaho who were advocating for birth control and sex education. After cancelling the meeting at the last minute, Foreman was recorded yelling at the students as he passed them in the hallway, telling them, "abortion is murder".
Foreman has been a vocal critic of his own district, calling the area a "cesspool of liberalism".
Foreman was defeated in the November 2018 elections, losing to Democrat David Nelson, receiving 8,777 votes to Nelson's 11,197 votes.

Personal life

Foreman and his wife, Maria, have 7 children and 20 grandchildren.

Electoral history

;2016
;2018