State Senator or Representative
Campaigns
for Idaho State Senator or Representative
Next election: Primary on Tuesday, May 15, 2012; General on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2010
General information: Office of the Idaho Secretary of State, Room E205, Capitol Building, Boise.
http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/candidat/2010candidate/st_filg.htm.
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Phone: (208) 334-2852 |
Term of office: Two years
Salary/Insurance: $15,646/year +
$1,700 for office + housing/transportation
during session.
Insurance coverage is the same as for full-time
employees ($30/month payment).
Seats/Districts: 35 districts, each with one State Senator and two State Representatives. Canyon County contains portions of districts 9 and 11 and all of districts 10, 12 and 13. A rough district map for Canyon County is at http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/ada_cnyn.pdf ;
for the state, http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/leg_dist.pdf.
Accurate district and precinct maps can be purchased at the Canyon County Elections Office, 11th and Chicago, Caldwell.
Election scheduling: Primary on 3rd Tuesday of May; General on 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in November. Pre-registration for voters closes on April 20 and Oct. 12; after those dates, voters may register and vote at the same time at the Canyon County Elections office (11th and Chicago) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays or at their polling places on Election Day. For registration and absentee ballot forms and addresses of precinct polling places visit
http://www.idahovotes.gov/vinfo.htm .
Filing dates: Monday, Feb. 27, to Friday, March 9, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Office of the Secretary of State, Room E 205, State Capitol Building, Boise. Write-in candidates must file a declaration of intent by March 30 (primary) and October 9 (general).
Filing requirements: Declaration of candidacy (including name of campaign treasurer) with 50 signatures (or $30). Candidates must be 21 years of age or older and have lived in their district for one year prior to the November election.
Financial reports: Idaho Sunshine Law requires that candidates certify the name of their treasurer before accepting any donations or making any expenditures. Financial reports are filed numerous times through the year. For forms and a calendar visit
http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/finance.htm.
Note: Because of reapportionment several seats will be "open" this year, i.e. having no incumbents running--10B, 12S, 12B, 13A. The new districts are roughly, Caldwell-10; Nampa-12; north county-11; south county-13. District maps may be downloaded at http://legislature.idaho.gov/redistricting/summary.htm.
Current office holders:
9 S-Monty J.
Pearce (R), A-Lawerence Denney (R), B-Judy
Boyle (R)
10 S-John McGee
(R), A-Gayle Batt (R), B-Darrell Bolz
(R)
11 S-Melinda
Smysser (R), A-Steven P. Thayn (R),
B-Carlos
Bilboa (R)
12 S-Curt
McKenzie (R), A-Robert E. Schaefer (R), B-Gary
E. Collins (R)
13 S-Patti Anne Lodge (R), A-Brent Crane (R), B-Christy Perry(R)