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Complaint targets Ahlquist campaign, but Secty of State’s office says there’s no violation
Complaint targets Ahlquist campaign, but Secty of State’s office says there’s no violation
Eye on Boise: Ada County asks Rep. Giddings to repay homeowner’s exemption
Ada County is moving to collect back taxes from state Rep. Priscilla Giddings, R-White Bird, for claiming a homeowner’s exemption for her Garden City home in 2016 while also claiming to be a resident of the north-central Idaho district where she was elected to the state House.
Balukoff, first major Dem, enters 2018 race for Idaho governor
A.J. Balukoff, who ran as the Democratic challenger to Gov. Butch Otter in 2014, filed his paperwork Thursday to begin fundraising for another run for governor of Idaho in 2018.
A.J. Balukoff files initial paperwork to run for governor as Democrat in 2018
A.J. Balukoff files initial paperwork to run for governor as Democrat in 2018
Little’s answer to Labrador’s Cruz endorsement: His own endorsement from local leader in Emmett
Lt. Gov. Brad Little’s campaign had no comment today on rival Raul Labrador’s endorsement by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the 2018 Idaho gubernatorial race, but said it would have an endorsement announcement of its own today. It’s out now, and it’s from Gem County Commission chairman and former Emmett mayor Bill Butticci. “It is humbling to have…
Ahlquist campaign on Labrador’s endorsements today: ‘DC politicians and their special interest groups’
Ahlquist campaign on Labrador’s endorsements today: ‘DC politicians and their special interest groups’
PAC backing Rand Paul allies says it’ll support Labrador
PAC backing Rand Paul allies says it’ll support Labrador
Ted Cruz endorses Labrador for Idaho governor in 2018
Idaho 1st District GOP Rep. Raul Labrador announced Wednesday that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is endorsing Labrador for governor of Idaho in 2018.
Labrador announces Ted Cruz is endorsing him for governor of Idaho in ‘18
Idaho 1st District GOP Rep. Raul Labrador announced today that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is endorsing Labrador for governor of Idaho in 2018. Cruz, who won Idaho’s 13-candidate 2016 GOP presidential primary with 45.4 percent of the vote to Donald Trump’s 28.1 percent, said in…
Former VP Dick Cheney endorses Yates for Idaho lieutenant governor
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has endorsed Steve Yates in Idaho’s open lieutenant governor’s race. Cheney said Tuesday in a statement distributed by the campaign that he appreciated Yates’s time working as a deputy on his national security staff and praised Yates’ dedication to the Republican Party. Yates, an Idaho Falls businessman…
Simpson names Bedke, Crapo, Risch as re-election campaign co-chairs
Simpson names Bedke, Crapo, Risch as re-election campaign co-chairs
Mitt Romney endorses Ahlquist for governor of Idaho in 2018
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is endorsing Boise businessman Tommy Ahlquist in the race to become Idaho’s next governor in 2018.
Mitt Romney endorses Tommy Ahlquist for Idaho governor
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is endorsing Boise businessman Tommy Ahlquist in the race to become Idaho’s next governor in 2018. Romney, who will appear with Ahlquist at a campaign rally in Idaho Falls this evening, said in a news release, “Tommy Ahlquist’s unparalleled real-world experience as both a doctor and…
From the campaign finance reports: Fulcher loans campaign $35K as 1st CD race shapes up
The latest campaign finance reports in the 1st District congressional race, filed yesterday, show a race that’s shaping up, with an open seat up for grabs in 2018. Former state Sen. Russ Fulcher loaned his campaign $35,000 on Sept. 30, the final day of the…
State schools Supt. Ybarra announces re-election bid
daho Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra says she will run for re-election in 2018. Ybarra, a Republican, announced in a news release Wednesday she plans on running for another four-year term. Her only other opponent is GOP Wilder School Superintendent Jeff Dillon. No Democratic candidate has entered…
New Idaho PAC wants Independents, Democrats to register GOP
A former GOP state lawmaker has launched a new political action committee to encourage Independent and Democratic voters to register as Republicans so they can participate in Idaho’s closed GOP primary election. Kathy Skippen said Wednesday that her group, called Moderates Are Taking Hold, will help educate…
Nonini joins lieutenant governor race
northern Idaho lawmaker is joining the race to win the state’s open lieutenant governor seat in 2018. GOP Sen. Bob Nonini of Coeur d’Alene filed to run for the position on Tuesday. Nonini is in his third term in the Idaho Senate after serving four terms in the Idaho House…
Eye on Boise: County GOP central committee decries one of GOP guv hopefuls
The same Kootenai County GOP committee that recently condemned Idaho GOP Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo for backing sanctions against Russia has passed a resolution blasting Tommy Ahlquist, one of the three leading GOP candidates for governor in 2018, for having donated to Democrats, and questioning whether he’s really a Republican.
Idaho governor candidate lists business assets, investments
Idaho gubernatorial candidate Tommy Ahlquist on Thursday said he owns 25 businesses and has 27 investments worth more than $5,000 each, in an announcement aimed at fulfilling a campaign promise to disclose his wealth. However, the Republican’s economic interest disclosure does not include a range of how much each asset is worth…
Little speaks out on health care, Labrador on abortion; Ahlquist brings tour to North Idaho
Little speaks out on health care, Labrador on abortion; Ahlquist brings tour to North Idaho