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Category: Appointments

  • December 23, 2025 - Gov. Little announces new appointments

    Boise, ID – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointments of Jason Walker and Daniel Clark to serve as District Judges for the Seventh Judicial District, Rick Carnaroli to serve on the Idaho Judicial Council, and Suzanne Hawkins as Twin Falls County Commissioner. Seventh Judicial District Appointments Jason D. Walker Walker is currently a Magistrate Judge with […]

  • December 17, 2025 - Trump administration official Kristin Sleeper joins Gov. Little’s staff as Policy Director

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today he hired Kristin Sleeper to serve as his new Policy Director starting Jan. 5, 2026. Sleeper is serving as the Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins. “The addition of Kristin Sleeper as my […]

  • December 3, 2025 - Gov. Little appoints Don Hall to fill District 25 House seat vacancy

    Boise, ID – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Don Hall to the District 25 House Seat A vacated by Lance Clow. Hall currently serves as Chairman of the Twin Falls County Commission and is the former Mayor of Twin Falls. Hall is an active member of his community, volunteering his time with […]

  • September 25, 2025 - Gov. Little appoints Michael Veile to fill District 35 House seat vacancy

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Michael Veile to the District 35 House Seat A vacated by Kevin Andrus. Veile is the owner of Process Improvement Engineering, an engineering, procurement, and construction management company based in Soda Springs. He worked for Monsanto from 1998 to 2025. He holds bachelor’s and master’s […]

  • September 12, 2025 - Gov. Little appoints Amanda Ulrich to Seventh Judicial District

    Boise, ID – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Amanda Ulrich as District Judge to the Seventh Judicial District. Ulrich is a trial attorney with more than 15 years of experience in private practice, focusing civil litigation and employment law. Ulrich is a partner at Casperson Ulrich Dustin where she has practiced since 2018. Ulrich earned her […]

  • July 31, 2025 - Juliet Charron to lead Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today he appointed Juliet Charron to serve as the new director overseeing Idaho’s largest state agency, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW). Charron succeeds outgoing director Alex Adams, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the Assistant Secretary for the Administration of Children […]

  • July 18, 2025 - Gov. Little appoints Regina McCrea to First Judicial District

    Boise, ID – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Regina McCrea as District Judge to the First Judicial District. McCrea is a is a seasoned trial attorney with over 20 years of experience in private practice, focusing on personal injury, wrongful death, medical and legal malpractice, and general civil disputes. McCrea is the owner of McCrea Law, […]

  • June 3, 2025 - Gov. Little appoints Brendon Taylor to Seventh Judicial District

    Boise, ID – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Brendon Taylor as District Judge to the Seventh Judicial District. Taylor is a Magistrate Judge in Bonneville County, serving since 2022. Taylor serves as the presiding judge for the Domestic Violence Treatment Court program. He previously practiced civil and criminal litigation for 22 years at Merrill & Merrill […]

  • April 10, 2025 - Gov. Little announces State Board of Education leadership changes

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today his appointment of Jennifer White to serve as executive director of the Idaho State Board of Education as current director Josh Whitworth is leaving for a job in the private sector. The Governor also selected Kurt Liebich to serve as the board’s president following the expiration of […]

  • March 25, 2025 - Idahoan Alex Adams nominated to serve in Trump administration

    Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little commented today on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Idahoan Alex Adams to serve as the Assistant Secretary for the Administration of Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Alex Adams brings a highly strategic and visionary approach to […]