Robert C. Huntley

Thu., May 21, 1998

Resume: 65 … Democrat … attorney, former Idaho Supreme Court justice … retired U.S. Navy captain … bachelor’s and law degrees from University of Idaho, master’s degree from University of Virginia … former state legislator and Pocatello city councilman … practiced law in Pocatello for 23 years … now lives in Boise … married, two sons.

Issues: Wants to reduce sales tax to 4 percent while cutting exemptions, raising millions for school buildings and roads … opposes further state restrictions on abortion … opposes Air Force training range expansion in Owyhee canyonlands as a “$30 million boondoggle” … favors breaching four lower Snake River dams to save salmon and steelhead.

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