A new study placing Idaho among the worst in the nation when it comes to women holding elected positions had leaders on both sides of the aisle doing something they rarely do — agreeing.

“There is no gender test,” said Brent Regan, chair of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee. “I would certainly welcome any good candidate for office.”

Bev Moss, spoke on behalf of the Kootenai County Democrats.

“When we’re running people, gender has not been a big consideration,” Moss said. “We would just like to get anybody elected — male or female.”

Representation2020, which advocates for gender parity — a 50:50 ratio of men to women — in politics, created a grading system for states based on the recent electoral successes of female candidates at the local, state and national levels. Idaho received a “D” grade in the study, which places it at 45th in the nation/Keith Cousins, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

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