Farris: I’ve Faced Longer Odds

A 33-year-old Lewiston native who retired as an NFL football player in 2009 after playing for the New England Patriots, the Atlanta Falcons, the Washington Redskins and the San Francisco 49ers has launched a run for Congress in Idaho, taking on freshman GOP Rep. Raul Labrador in the 1st District. “I’m a passionate person, and what I really want to do is make a difference, and be involved in something I really care about, something I think really matters,” says Jimmy Farris. “I don’t think most people like what they see happening in D.C.” Farris is running as a Democrat, which puts him at a disadvantage in the Gem State, where Republicans currently hold all statewide elected offices, all the congressional posts and more than 80 percent of the seats in the state Legislature. But he says people will either support him or not, which he figures gives him 50-50 odds at a time when people are deeply dissatisfied with Congress/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

Question: Are you satisfied with the job Congressman Raul Labrador has done in his first term?