Pete Nielsen
Milton Peter Nielsen was an American politician who was a Republican Idaho State Representative from 2002 to 2012, representing District 22 in the B seat. From 2012 to 2016 he served in the Idaho House of Representatives representing District 23 in the B seat. Nielsen was born in Burley, Idaho on March 15, 1938, and died in Mountain Home, Idaho on July 21, 2019, at the age of 81.
Elections
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
| 1996 Primary | | 2,819 | 67.2% | | 1,102 | 32.8% | | | |
| 1998 Primary | | 2,204 | 57.6% | | 875 | 22.9% | | 746 | 19.5% |
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
| 2002 Primary | | 1,574 | 60.1% | | 1,045 | 39.9% |
| 2002 General | | 4,124 | 54.3% | | 3,476 | 45.7% |
| 2004 Primary | | 2,129 | 100% | | | |
| 2004 General | | 6,057 | 55.0% | | 4,947 | 45.0% |
| 2006 Primary | | 2,303 | 100% | | | |
| 2006 General | | 4,667 | 56.2% | | 3,638 | 43.8% |
| 2008 Primary | | 2,406 | 100% | | | |
| 2008 General | | 7,310 | 63.9% | | 4,133 | 36.1% |
| 2010 Primary | | 3,213 | 100% | | | |
| 2010 General | | 6,550 | 100% | | | |
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
| 2012 Primary | | 2,225 | 45.7% | | 1,498 | 30.8% | | 1,144 | 23.5% |
| 2012 General | | 9,037 | 66.5% | | 4,556 | 36.1% | | | |
| 2014 Primary | | 2,048 | 51.0% | | 1,965 | 49.0% | | | |
| 2014 General | | 6,212 | 66.9% | | 2,032 | 21.9% | | 1,044 | 11.2% |
| 2016 Primary | | 3,387 | 71.0% | | 1,052 | 22.1% | | 329 | 6.9% |
Views
On February 25, 2016, Nielsen claimed that women who are raped or victims of incest are less likely to become pregnant, due to "trauma". "Being a father of five girls, I've explored this a lot."