Sen. Hammond won’t seek re-election; Rep. Nonini to run for his Senate seat
Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Coeur d'Alene, has decided not to seek re-election to the Idaho Senate. "I've made that decision," Hammond confirmed this afternoon. Meanwhile, Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d'Alene, has decided to seek Hammond's Senate seat. Hammond, a third-term senator, is the current chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee; Nonini, who's in his fourth term, is the chairman of the House Education Committee.
Nonini said, "I think I've done some heavy lifting in the House on education reform. I would just like to take my experience I've earned in the House and just take it on" to the Senate.
