Race shaping up for open Senate seat in District 15: Betty Richardson, Fred Martin

Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former U.S. Attorney and Democratic activist Betty Richardson says she’s running for a seat in the Idaho Senate. Richardson announced Friday that she would run in West Boise’s newly redrawn District 15. Former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus and Boise Mayor Dave Bieter are co-chairing her campaign. Richardson was appointed by President Bill Clinton as U.S. Attorney for Idaho and served from 1993 to 2001. She was named attorney/advisory in the executive office for US Attorneys in Washington D.C. last year. Satellite TV business owner Fred S. Martin has already said he’s running for the same seat as a Republican. Martin’s business operates in Idaho, Oregon, California, Texas and Arizona. Martin was an aide to former U.S. Rep. George Hansen.