Yates likely to run for Lt Gov

In his column for Idaho Politics Weekly, Chuck Malloy comments:

Here’s one way to chase away potential candidates for lieutenant governor. Enter Steve Yates, the state Republican Party chairman, into the race.

With Yates in, it’s game over. He wins. Sen. Marv Hagedorn of Meridian, the only announced candidate, is a good guy, but he might want to rethink his plans. I’ve heard names of other talented legislators, past or present, who may be interested in running. They might want to look at other offices.

Yates is beyond merely “considering” a run for office. The prospect of serving with a new administration his highly attractive to him. He doesn’t see the part-time lieutenant governor’s job interfering with his business as an international consultant. So unless he finds suddenly that rank-and-file Republicans hate him, you can count him in. And he’s in it to win. More here.