TFTN: Fighting Treasure Valley Control

Idaho hasn’t elected a governor from outside the Treasure Valley since 1982, and the last 1st District congressman who wasn’t a resident of the Boise area left the House of Representatives in 1967. All six state constitutional officers - governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, controller and treasurer - are from the Treasure Valley, as are three of the five justices on the Supreme Court. What does that mean to the 870,058 Idahoans who live elsewhere? Simply this: We’ll soon have a smaller voice, as represented by fewer legislators, so we’d better choose our lawmakers well/ Twin Falls Times-News . More here .

Question: The Times-News offers a simple formula for combatting the Treasure Valley clout: Choose capable Republicans and keep sending them back to Boise, where they accumulated seniority and power. Do you agree with that formula?