Top 10 legislative races this year

Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News offers his “top 10 legislative races to watch this year,” including three from North Idaho:

• District 1 Senate . Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, is the Senate’s senior member and she co-chairs the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee. But that resume might be a drawback with conservative voters in Idaho’s northernmost district; she was nominated with only 54 percent backing in the May 2014 primary. This time around, she faces Glenn Rohrer of Priest River in the GOP primary. Bonners Ferry Democrat Steve Tanner has also filed for office. (Here’s a link to my recent profile of Keough .)
• District 4, House Seat A . Another incumbent who has been fighting the conservative headwinds in North Idaho. Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d’Alene, faces Arthur Macomber of Coeur d’Alene in the May primary. Coeur d’Alene Democrats Patrick Mitchell and Turns to the East have also filed.
• District 4, House Seat B . Rep. Kathleen Sims, R-Coeur d’Alene, has a GOP primary opponent, Paul Amador of Coeur d’Alene. Tom Hearn, a Coeur d’Alene School District trustee, is running on the Democratic ticket.
• Full list here.