The latest on candidate filings…

The Idaho Secretary of State’s office is posting the latest filings for state and legislative offices, and updating the list twice each day through the filing period, by 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. each day; you can check the list here . Among the first batch of candidate filings: Independent Dave Olson of St. Maries filed for the 1st Congressional District seat; Republican Rep. Russ Mathews of Idaho Falls filed for the 2nd CD seat; and both independent Jana Kemp and Republican Rex Rammell filed for governor. Also, incumbents Ben Ysursa, secretary of state; Ron Crane, state treasurer; and Lawrence Wasden, attorney general, all filed for re-election.

On legislative seats, 31 of 105 incumbents have filed for re-election, three have picked up challengers, and one candidate, Duane Rasmussen of Hayden, has filed for an open seat in District 3, where Rep. Jim Clark, R-Hayden Lake, is retiring. The three challengers so far: Independent Jeremy P. Boggess filed for the seat now held by Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene; Christy Perry of Nampa filed against Rep. Steve Kren, R-Nampa, in the Republican primary; and Republican Robert Cope of Salmon filed for the seat now held by Rep. Lenore Barrett, R-Challis. The filing period runs through March 19.

And for the first oddity of the filings: The Idaho Statesman’s Kevin Richert reports that there’s a shake-up in Boise’s North End, where Rep. Anne Pasley-Stuart, D-Boise, has filed for the Senate seat now held by Sen. Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise. Richert reports that LeFavour was planning to return to the House, but was taken by surprise and had planned to encourage Rep. Brian Cronin, D-Boise, to run for her Senate seat; you can read Richert’s post here .