NIPAC surprise: Nonini & Souza

In a bit of a surprise, the North Idaho PAC endorsed the unopposed GOPrimary candidacies of Sens. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, and Mary Souza, R-Coeur d’Alene:

“Senators Bob Nonini and Mary Souza are unopposed in the Republican primary, but the NIPAC board members wanted to commend these two senators for casting a number of responsible and well-considered votes during the 2016 legislative session.  Like Senator Keough and Representative Malek, but unlike the rest of the North Idaho delegation, Nonini and Souza supported important legislation that would improve education and give Idaho students more options to develop career and technical skills to be competitive in the workforce.”

List and explanation from NIPAC re: 5 endorsements

Question: Are you surprised by these endorsements?