Jeff Alltus

Resume: Republican, age 41 … graduate, California State University … insurance broker … co-founder, Citizens in Action, a Christian conservative group … board member, New Life Community Church … member, Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce, National Rifle Association … married, two children.

Finances: $2,900 total. Top contributors are: Idaho Medical PAC, Boise, $300; Northern Rockies Corp., Coeur d’Alene, $300; GTE, Hartford, Conn., $250; Hecla Mining, Coeur d’Alene, $250. Four groups gave $200 donations: Idaho Dental PAC, Boise; US West, Boise; Industrial Personnel, Coeur d’Alene; and Idaho Association of Chiropractic Physicians, Boise.

Why running: “I like serving people and I have ideas of how to run government better.”

What will do first: Work on sales tax distribution formula to make it more fair to Kootenai County.

, DataTimes