| County Commissioner,
District 1 |
 LeAlan
"Lee" Pinkerton (R): Lee Pinkerton, a
resident of Bonners Ferry, has announced his Republican
bid for the District 1 position on the Boundary County
Board of Commissioners. This position is currently held
by Ron Smith.
Pinkerton was born and raised in Bonners Ferry, where he
graduated from Bonners Ferry High School in 1978. While
working as a logger for nine years, mostly in Boundary
County, Pinkerton attended North Idaho College where he
earned an Associate of Arts and Science Degree in
Forestry Technology.
The 51 year old Pinkerton serves as a volunteer on the
board of trustees for the Boundary County Museum and is
also a volunteer non-officer reserve for the Boundary
County Sheriff’s Department. To read his formal
announcement,
click here. |
 Ron Smith (R): Boundary County Commission
Chair Ron Smith moved to Boundary County with his wife,
Evelyn, in 1979, and has served the citizens of Boundary
County since being hired as a sheriff’s deputy in 1981,
was elected sheriff and served in that position from
1983 to 1988, and served his first stint as a county
commissioner from 1989 to 1995 before seeking office and
being elected again and serving from 2003 to present. He said he is proud to have worked with local, state and
federal officials to give Boundary County an active and
effective voice in decisions often made far away.
“I choose to run because I look forward to continuing to
work with the 105-plus county employees who every day
provide outstanding service to the people of Boundary
County and because I would like to continue the work of
this county in being an effective voice on big issues,”
Smith said.
Smith said he looks forward to continuing building on
the strides that have been made in recent years, and to
continue serving the citizens of Boundary County.
In addition to serving the citizens of Boundary County,
both Ron and Evelyn, his wife of 53 years, are active
throughout the community, particularly when it comes to
their church, their beloved Bonners Ferry Badgers and to
education in general, giving of themselves and their
time for a community they both love. |
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