Jimmy Farris
A candidate for U.S. Representative (Dem), Idaho Congressional District 1 in the 2012 Idaho Primary
Party: Democrat
City: Meridian, Idaho
Occupation: Retired NFL football player, former sports broadcaster
Contact information
- Web: jimmyfarris.us
Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Farris (D) | 5,355 | 53.15% |
| Cynthia Clinkingbeard (D) | 4,721 | 46.85% |
Related Coverage
Eked-out win teaches Idaho Democrat a lesson
BOISE – A Democratic candidate for Congress in Idaho says he’s learned a lesson, after he didn’t actively campaign during his primary race and ended up with only a 5 percentage point lead over a mentally ill candidate who’s facing felony charges. “You can’t take anything for granted,” said Jimmy Farris, a Lewiston native and former NFL football player. “We made a conscious decision not to campaign against her. … We chose not to debate or do anything that would really put her situation kind of in the public or highlight it more than it already was.”
Candidate who kept campaign quiet nearly lost
A Democratic candidate for Congress in Idaho says he’s learned a lesson, after he didn’t actively campaign during his primary race and ended up with only a five percentage point lead over a mentally ill candidate who’s facing felony charges.
Huckleberries: Ex-NFL’er finds football a stronger tie than politics
It isn’t every day that a Dem congressional candidate in blood-red Idaho asks for support from a man who spoke at the 2008 GOP national convention on behalf of presidential candidate John McCain. And gets it. But Jimmy Farris is special to former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs. Farris, who lasted eight years with five teams in the tough NFL after playing high school football at Lewiston, contacted his old coach when he decided to run for Republican congressman Raul Labrador’s 1st District seat.