State House, District 2 Jacobson, Kellogg

Thu., May 18, 2000

By Jenny Slater jennys@spokesman.com

At 81, Hilde Kellogg has decided she wants to remain the oldest representative in the Legislature.

Next week, Kellogg will face A.A. “Tina” Jacobson, 45, in the Republican primary election for the District 2 House seat.

Kellogg, known as a pro-business lawmaker, had initially planned not to run.

A 16-year state representative, Kellogg serves as vice chairperson of the Revenue and Taxation Committee, and also serves on the Business and Transportation/Defense committees.

She sponsored legislation this year to give fast-growing areas a fairer share of the state sales tax proceeds - an effort that took eight years to get through the Legislature, Kellogg said.

“You need institutional memory when you’re dealing with issues,” she said. “I do get a lot of respect - not because I’m 81, but because I’ve been there and I have a tendency to help people.”

If re-elected, Kellogg said she wants another study committee formed to look at new sales and property tax exemptions. Kellogg said she wants a new policy in place limiting some exemptions.

Jacobson, 45, recently worked as an accountant/business manager for eMake - a Post Falls software company. Jacobson currently serves as the vice chairperson of the Kootenai County Republican Party. She also was a former staffer for U.S. Rep. Helen-Chenoweth-Hage, R-Idaho.

“I love the workings of politics,” she said. “We (North Idaho residents) aren’t getting our fair share of the sales tax. We need to begin demanding our side of it.”

Jacobson said she is a fiscal and religious conservative because she believes in two things - individual freedom and individual responsibility.

Jacobson said she wants to see more state money come to North Idaho. The money should be used to pay for U.S. Highway 95 improvements and school construction.

If elected, Jacobson said her biggest priority will be managing economic development in North Idaho. By bringing in more companies, people who grew up in the area would be able to stay here and make competitive wages, she said.

Jacobson said she also will seek out new tax incentives for residents.

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