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Candidate Statements

All candidates for U.S. Congress, Idaho Statewide Offices, and the Idaho Legislature were sent a questionnaire concerning 18 key family issues. 

Candidate responses

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  • Blank spaces:  Questionnaire not returned or no response given
  • Symbols:  Support (S), Oppose (O), Undecided (U), Written Response (*)

 

Questionnaire statements

  1. Abortion:  Prohibiting abortions except to save the life of the mother.
  2. Choice in Education:  Expanding parental choice through tax credits or  vouchers to allow children to attend any public or private school of the parents choosing.
  3. Hate Crimes:  Expanding hate crime statutes to provide homosexuals with enhanced protections.
  4. Public Preschools:  Prohibiting public preschool programs to children under the age of 5 years except as mandated by federal law.
  5. Religious Liberty:  Passing stronger legal protection for religious liberties and rights of conscience from coercive or intrusive government laws and actions.
  6. Physician-Assisted Suicide:  Treating physician-assisted suicide as a criminal offense.
  7. Balanced Budget:  Requiring government spending to be cut, rather than taxes increased, in a budget shortfall.
  8. Marriage:  Prohibiting the recognition or validation of “Civil Unions” or “Domestic Partnerships” between unmarried persons in Idaho.
  9. Health Care:  Requiring federally mandated health insurance to be purchased by all individuals.
  10. Cloning:  Treating the cloning of human embryos as a criminal offense.
  11. Stem Cell Research:  Prohibiting embryonic stem cell research.
  12. Pornography:  Requiring filters that block all obscene materials on computers operated by public schools or libraries.
  13. Home Education:  Permitting students taught at home to be free from state required registration or testing.
  14. Immigration:  Providing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
  15. Adoption:  Giving preference to married couples over unmarried persons among applicants for adoptions.
  16. Abstinence-Based Sex Education:  Giving priority to abstinence-based sex education over “safe sex” teaching in public schools.
  17. Tax Policy:  Funding budget shortfalls by increasing taxes on the wealthy.
  18. Evolution:  Requiring public schools to teach the science on both sides of the debate over the evolutionary theory.



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District 10, 12-21





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Federal Congressional Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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Democrat

UNITED STATES SENATOR

Sullivan

P. Tom

Constitution

UNITED STATES SENATOR

Bergquist

Randy

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

U

U

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

Republican

UNITED STATES SENATOR

Crapo

Mike

1

Democrat

US REPRESENTATIVE

Minnick

Walt

1

IND

US REPRESENTATIVE

Olson

Dave

S

O

O

O

S

O

S

O

O

O

U

S

S

O

S

O

O

S

Survey

1

Libertarian

US REPRESENTATIVE

Washburn

Mike

1

Republican

US REPRESENTATIVE

Labrador

Raul

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

2

Democrat

US REPRESENTATIVE

Crawford

Mike

2

IND

US REPRESENTATIVE

Schad

Brian

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

U

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

2

Republican

US REPRESENTATIVE

Simpson

Mike


Idaho State Office Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

1

2

3

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5

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7

8

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Republican

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Wasden

Lawrence

Democrat

GOVERNOR

Allred

Keith

IND

GOVERNOR

Kemp

Jana

Survey

IND

GOVERNOR

Pro-Life

S

O

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

Libertarian

GOVERNOR

Dunlap

Ted

O

S

O

S

U

O

S

O

O

O

O

O

S

O

U

U

O

O

Survey

Republican

GOVERNOR

Otter

C.L. "Butch"

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

Constitution

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Venable

Paul

Democrat

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Wallace

Eldon

Republican

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Little

Brad

S

S

O

*

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

*

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

Democrat

SECRETARY OF STATE

Sermon

Mack

Republican

SECRETARY OF STATE

Ysursa

Ben

Democrat

STATE CONTROLLER

Robinett

Bruce

Republican

STATE CONTROLLER

Jones

Donna

Republican

STATE TREASURER

Crane

Ron

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

Democrat

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

Olson

Stan

Republican

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

Luna

Tom


District 10 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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10

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Ferro

Judy

10

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Takasugi

Pat

10

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Bolz

Darrell

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

U

S

U*

O

U*

S

O

S

Survey

10

Democrat

STATE SENATOR

Skyving

Leif

10

Republican

STATE SENATOR

McGee

John


District 12 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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2

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5

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8

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12

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Mabbutt

Maria

12

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Schaefer

Robert

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

12

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Robinson

Melissa

S

S

U

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

O

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

12

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Collins

Gary

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

12

Democrat

STATE SENATOR

Neustaedter

Leta

12

Republican

STATE SENATOR

McKenzie

Curtis


District 13 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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13

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Crane

Brent

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

U

S

O

S

Survey

13

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Perry

Christy

Survey

13

Democrat

STATE SENATOR

Breshears

Chris

13

Republican

STATE SENATOR

Lodge

Patti

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

District 14 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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2

3

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14

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Young

William

14

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Moyle

Mike

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

14

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Berch

Steve

14

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

DeMordaunt

Reed

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

14

Republican

STATE SENATOR

Winder

Chuck

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

District 15 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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15

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Lovell

Brenda

15

IND

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Tucker

James

S

S

O

O

S

O

S

O

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

15

Libertarian

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Williamson

Randal

U

S

O

U

O

S

O

O

S

S

S

O

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

15

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Luker

Lynn

S

U*

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

15

Libertarian

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Gardner

Marvin

15

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Black

Max

S

S

U

U

S

U

S

S

O

U

U

S

S

O

U

S

O

S

Survey

15

Democrat

STATE SENATOR

Bean

Warren

15

Republican

STATE SENATOR

Andreason

John


District 16 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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16

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Burgoyne

Grant

16

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Perez

Ralph

16

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Higgins

Elfreda

16

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Ruff

Lee-Mark

U

S

O

O

U

U

S

S

O

U

S

S

U*

O

S

U*

O

U*

Survey

16

Democrat

STATE SENATOR

Bock

Les

16

Republican

STATE SENATOR

Eisenbarth

Bill

S

S

O

O

U*

U*

S

O

O

S

U*

S

S

O

U*

U*

O

S

Survey

District 17 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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17

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Killen

Bill

17

Libertarian

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Hautzinger

Mikel

17

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Thomas

Craig

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

17

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Chew

Sue

17

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Loughrey

David

S

S

O

O

S

U

S

S

O

U

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

Survey

17

Democrat

STATE SENATOR

Werk

Elliot

17

Republican

STATE SENATOR

Baumbach

Lukas

S

S

O

S

O

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

U*

*

O

S

Survey

District 18 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Ward-Engelking

Janie

18

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Ellsworth

Julie

18

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

King

Phylis

18

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Grigg

Trevor

S

S

U

S

S

U

S

O

O

S

U*

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

18

Democrat

STATE SENATOR

Durst

Branden

18

Republican

STATE SENATOR

Toryanski

Mitch

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

U*

S

U*

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

District 19 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Buckner-Webb

Cherie

19

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Morland

Jim

19

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Cronin

Brian

19

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Magnan

John

19

Democrat

STATE SENATOR

LeFavour

Nicole

19

Republican

STATE SENATOR

Miller

Debra

S

S

O

U*

S

S

S

S

O

S

O

S

O

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

District 20 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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20

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Palmer

Joe

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

20

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Hagedorn

Marv

20

Republican

STATE SENATOR

McKague

Shirley

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

District 21 Idaho State Legislative Candidates

District Number

Party

Office

Lastname

First Name

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21

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Fisher

Sharon

21

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION A

Vander Woude

John

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

O

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

21

Democrat

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Carrick

Sean

21

Republican

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, POSITION B

Bayer

Clifford R. "Cliff"

U*

S

U*

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

21

Democrat

STATE SENATOR

Victorine

Kelly

21

Republican

STATE SENATOR

Fulcher

Russell

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

S

S

O

S

S

O

S

Survey

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