Cheryl Stransky

A candidate for State Representative, Pos. A (Dem), Idaho Legislative District 2 in the 2012 Idaho Primary

Party: Democrat

City: Dalton Gardens, Idaho

Occupation: retired school counselor

Holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology. Counselor at Coeur d’Alene High School for 23 years; then at Woodland Middle School until 2010 retirement. Supports reprioritizing government spending to increase school funding, raising the minimum wage, and expanding Medicaid. Supporter of public schools. Backs construction of a state mental health crisis center in Coeur d’Alene, which Barbieri opposed. Former president of the North Idaho Counseling Association. Challenged Barbieri unsuccessfully in 2012, receiving 34.3 percent of the vote.