Ron Edinger

Personal: Age 59…born in Aberdeen, S.D…moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1955…works for the Coeur d’Alene School District…umpired baseball for 25 years, referees basketball, active in Masonic Lodge, Shriners, member of Presbyterian Church…involved in city politics since 1968, including four years as mayor and 26 years on the City Council…married, three grown children.

Issues: Traffic congestion, street paving, improving the east end of Sherman Avenue and bringing more jobs to the area. Worried about city fire, police, sewer and water services getting stretched thin by growth, but doesn’t oppose growth. Voted against annexing Blackwell Island and opposes steep, hillside developments. , DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Photo