Les Bock

Leslie "Les" Bock is a former Democratic member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 16 from 2008 to 2014. He previously served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2006 to 2008. Bock did not seek re-election in 2014 and instead ran for a seat on the Idaho 4th Judicial District bench.

Biography

Bock earned his B.S. and J.D. from the University of California-Berkeley. His professional experience includes working as a partner at a law firm.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Bock served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Bock served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Bock served on these committees:

Campaign themes

2012

Bock's campaign website listed the following issues:^[1]

• Support economic development opportunities
• Promote sustainable job growth
• Strengthen our educational system
• Maintain our quality of life

Elections

2014

See also: Idaho judicial elections, 2014
Bock ran for election to the Fourth Judicial District.
Primary: He was defeated in the primary on May 20, 2014, receiving 44.2 percent of the vote. He competed against incumbent Richard Greenwood. ^[2][3]

2012

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2012

Bock won election in the 2012 election for Idaho State Senate District 16. Bock was unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 15 and defeated Joan Cloonan (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^[4][5]

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Les Bock Incumbent	57.3%	10,897
	Republican	Joan Cloonan	42.7%	8,135
Total Votes	19,032

2010

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2010

Bock had no opposition in the May 25 primary. He ran against Bill Eisenbarth in the general election on November 2, 2010, defeating him.^[6]

Idaho State Senate, District 16 (2010)
Candidates	Votes	Percent
Les Bock (D)	6,081	53.7%
Bill Eisenbarth (R)	5,238	46.3%

2008

See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Democrat Bock won the election for the Idaho State Senate, District 16 receiving 9,615 votes, ahead of Republican Christ Troupis(8,036).^[7]

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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2014

In 2014, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 6 through March 21.

• Idaho Freedom Foundation

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.

2013

2012

Idaho Freedom Index

The Idaho Freedom Foundation, a conservative nonprofit organization, released its "Idaho Freedom Index" in 2013. The index was designed to show how Idaho legislators voted on the principles the foundation seeks to promote. It measured each state legislator based on how they voted on economic issues and on bills that created or eliminated government agencies, programs, and regulations. A higher score indicated that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the organization.^[8] Bock received a score of -72 points in the 2013 index, ranking 28th out of 35 members of the Idaho State Senate that were evaluated for the study.

Personal

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Bock is married.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Les + Bock + Idaho + Senate"

See also

• Idaho State Senate
• Senate Committees
• Idaho State Legislature
• Idaho state legislative districts
• Idaho judicial elections
• Fourth Judicial District
• Courts in Idaho

External links

• Profile from Open States
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 1992
• Les Bock on Facebook
• Idaho Votes.gov

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