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Fulcher Announces Guv Run

Idaho Sen. Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian, leaves the Kootenai County airport terminal en route to his plane to fly from Coeur d'Alene after telling a gathering that he's running for governor. Supporters included Brent Regan (inset below) and Kootenai County Reagan Republican president Jeff Tyler. (Photos: Duane Rasmussen)

State Sen. Russ Fulcher, R-Meridian, launched his campaign for governor today, flying from Meridian to Coeur d'Alene to Idaho Falls to announce that he'll run against GOP Gov. Butch Otter in Idaho's May primary. Otter is a second-term governor who's seeking a third term and earlier served three terms in Congress and 14 years as the state's lieutenant governor; Fulcher is a fifth-term state senator who's taken exception to Otter's move to establish a state-based health insurance exchange, rather than letting the federal government run Idaho's exchange. Fulcher, shown here greeting supporters in Idaho Falls, said his first priority would be “reversing Gov. Otter's efforts to implement Obamacare here in Idaho,” and added, “I also believe our state is going down the wrong path in areas of education and the adoption of other federal programs”/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.

Question: Is it worth dumping Otter for this guy?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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