Fred Wood
Bio | Wood served in the US Air Force and then became a practicing physician before entering into politics. |
Status and Position | Current State House of Representatives of Idaho |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Idaho |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Wood has raised $238,889 in campaign funds throughout his career. His largest contributors are the health sector ($63,850), the finance, insurance, and real estate sector ($49,325), and the agriculture sector ($27,750). Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=666869 |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Nuance | Wood has advocated for Medicaid expansion, however, he would want the private sector to plan and run the Medicaid expansion. He has also stated that he finds it unfair that there are essentially only two systems of healthcare, one for the poor and one for the rest of the population. Source: https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2016/oct/24/rep-wood-ask-private-sector-design-fund-operate-idahos-medicaid-expansion-program/ https://www.idahopress.com/members/healthcare-system-for-the-poor-is-already-unconscionable/article_bd324e54-8204-59dd-9148-0019c2c36411.amp.html |
| Private Healthcare | For | Wood has proposed asking the private sector to design a bill that would expand Medicaid, and essentially run a Medicaid expansion program. Source: https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2016/oct/24/rep-wood-ask-private-sector-design-fund-operate-idahos-medicaid-expansion-program/ |
| LGBT Rights | Nuance | Wood's stance on LGBT rights is nuanced. Wood voted for HB 509, which would prohibit changes to the gender written on one's birth certificate, as well as in favor of HB 500, a bill that would prohibit transgender girls from participating in school sports. However, in 2015, he voted against a bill that would impeach any federal judge who rules in favor of gay marriage. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/house-votes-53-16-in-favor-of-transgender-birth-certificate-bill-defying-court-order/article_625a005c-3867-5f1f-9512-ca72783abd3a.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0509/ https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/transgender-athletes-bill-passes-idaho-house-as-anti-trans-youth-treatment-bill-dies/article_0a23f171-9b30-5ec0-884f-1804d29aaf12.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0500/ https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2015/mar/20/house-votes-44-25-non-binding-measure-calling-impeach-federal-judges-over-gay-marriage/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2015/legislation/HJM004/ |
| Taxes | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Flat Tax Rate | For | Wood has supported flat tax rates. He voted in favor of a bill that would implement a 6.6% flat income tax rate, raising the tax for lower to middle income earners and lowering the tax for top income earners. Source: https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/capitol-watch/idaho-lawmakers-considering-sales-tax-increase/277-175987800 https://www.nwnewsnetwork.org/post/democrats-call-idaho-tax-bill-financial-circus https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2015/legislation/H0311/ |
| Abortion | For | Wood is for abortion. Wood voted in favor of SB 1385 in 2020, which would criminalize abortion. He also voted against a bill that would ban public funds from being used towards abortion providers. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/S1385/ https://www.acluidaho.org/en/legislation/2020-sb-1385-criminalize-abortion https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0220/ |
| Gun Control | Against | Wood is against gun control. In 2019, Wood voted in favor of HB 206, which would lower the minimum age for carrying concealed arms without a permit from 21 to 18. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/senate-panel-passes-hb-206-allowing-18-year-olds-to-carry-concealed-without-permits-in/article_71cbca34-a248-55e4-9f2f-ede85def9542.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0206/ |
| Assisted Suicide | Against | In 2011, Wood voted for a bill that would make assisted suicide a felony charge. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2011/legislation/S1070/ In 2019, Wood voted in favor of HB 206, which would lower the minimum age for carrying concealed arms without a permit from 21 to 18. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/senate-panel-passes-hb-206-allowing-18-year-olds-to-carry-concealed-without-permits-in/article_71cbca34-a248-55e4-9f2f-ede85def9542.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0206/ |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Wood is for Planned Parenthood. Wood voted against HB 220, which prohibits public funding for abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0220/ |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | For | Wood is for mandatory minimum prison sentences. He voted against a bill that would allow the judge's discretion when sentencing for drug trafficking. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2019/legislation/H0099/ https://www.acluidaho.org/en/legislation/2019-hb-99-mandatory-minimums |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Against | Wood is against affirmative action. Although at first he voted against the unamended version, he ultimately voted for the amended version of HB 440, a bill that works to combat affirmative action. Source: https://www.idahostatesman.com/article240227461.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0440/ |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | For | In 2021, Wood voted in favor of HB 22, 353, and 388, which all would work to enhance funding for charter schools. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/townnews/politics/house-reconvenes-passes-higher-ed-budget-on-49-20-vote-after-much-debate/article_e4927708-f15d-579c-8bc9-dd1e58c091ee.html https://lcvalley.dailyfly.com/Home/ArtMID/1352/ArticleID/59303/House-passes-higher-ed-teacher-salaries-budgets https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0353/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0388/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0022/ |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Wood voted against HJR 004, which would make it increasingly difficult to legalize marijuana in Idaho. He also voted for legalizing hemp production in Idaho, as well as to introduce a strict bill that would legalize medical marijuana to a very limited extent. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/house-rejects-anti-drug-constitutional-amendment/article_3000c091-fcf5-5bf7-84f5-fa1cd407c1dc.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0126/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/HJR004/ https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/idaho-house-committee-votes-to-introduce-narrow-medical-marijuana-bill-link-to-my-full-story/article_59c4bde1-faaf-56d2-a4f3-6fd96187e937.html |