In a Idaho Politics Weekly column, Chuck Malloy comments:

Republican Rep. Luke Malek of Coeur d’Alene is asking most of the right questions as he contemplates a run for Congress in the First District. Is the timing right? Can he raise the money needed to make a competitive race? Can he win?

The 35-year-old Malek says his wife, Tara, is supportive of the idea of him running for Congress. But if the answer to any of the other questions is “no,” he figures he would be better off staying in the Idaho House.

But here’s one more question for the mix: If not now, then when?

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Question: Do you think state Rep. Luke Malek can win the 1st Congressional District GOP nomination?