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Glenn Rohrer

A candidate for State Senator, Republican Primary, Idaho Legislative District 1 in the 2016 Idaho Primary, May 17

Party: Republican

City: Priest River, Idaho

A retired industrial engineer and plant manager and a retired Air National Guard major, Rohrer is a former planning and zoning administrator for the city of Priest River. Rohrer opposes the uniform child support enforcement bill whose failure forced a special session of the Legislature in 2005; he called the day an amended version of the bill passed “a sad day for freedom in Idaho.” He also wants to cut taxes and regulations and opposes allowing state parks to accept corporate sponsorships for projects within parks, which the Legislature has approved. He promotes a "Retire Shawn Keough" website that claims incumbent Keough isn't really a Republican, though District 1 voters have elected her as a Republican 10 times since 1996.

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