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Broadsword To Run For Commission

Posted by DFO

Feb. 8, 2012 8:56 a.m. • 6 comments

Retiring District 2 Sen. Joyce Broadsword, R-Sagle, plans to run for a seat on the Bonner County Commission, Idaho News Service has learned. Sen. Broadsword, a fourth-term Idaho lawmaker who currently represents Benewah, Shoshone and portions of Bonner and Kootenai counties, said she expects to make an official announcement for the District 1 Bonner County Commission seat sometime this week. Sen. Broadsword said in an e-mail that she expects to officially file with the state to run for the position on the Bonner County Commission late in the Idaho secretary of state’s public office filing process n which runs from Feb. 27 until the 5 p.m. March 9 deadline/David Goins, St. Maries Gazette Record. More here.

Question: Is this a good decision by Joyce Broadsword to abandon her state Senate seat for a run for Bonner County commission?

Six comments on this post so far. Add yours!

Digger on February 08 at 9:09 a.m.
Either the Gazette Record got their facts wrong or Broadsword does not understand how the process works. You file with the county clerk for a county commissioner position, not the Secretary of State.
ShoshoneConservative on February 08 at 9:18 a.m.
District 1 - that puts her up against Cornel Rasor. From all accounts I’ve heard, Cornel is a pretty sharp guy, and does a decent job as a commissioner. Yes, his views are pretty right-wing, but he also looks at things pragmatically, as well. For example, he abstained in the vote at Region I a while back censuring Broadsword and Keough for that redistricting plan they submitted.

I always hate to see an unnecessary Primary, but at least she’s not challenging Nuxoll for the Senate.
Kage_Mann on February 08 at 9:19 a.m.
‘Retiring District 2 Sen. Joyce Broadsword, R-Sa’

Wasn’t there another Broadsword who was a state congressman from the CDA area?
Norther on February 08 at 9:39 a.m.
I understand her decision, but it is disappointing. I think the senate needs her. I also think it will be fairly difficult to unseat Commissioner Rasor.
Arpie on February 08 at 11:54 a.m.
The Bonner County Commission is a mess. They have hired a counselor to go through some mediation sessions just so they can talk to each other. Press reports show that most of the acrimony is between the other two commsioners that Broadsword will be working with, should she win. I’m not sure why anyone would want that seat.
Digger on February 08 at 12:00 p.m.
The Bonner County Commission has always been a hotbed for politicians and issues. I think the only “sane time” where everyone got along and there weren’t many upsets was the days of Jerry Clemons, Tom Suttemier and Brian Orr back in the early 2000s. All three were level headed and worked well together.

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