Dr. Tommy Ahlquist
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Dr. Tommy Ahlquist (R) knows to accomplish anything
worthwhile you have to be a doer and not a talker. He
said he has lived by this principle in his work as a
small businessman, emergency room doctor, father and
leader in the community. He has spent his entire
professional career in Idaho. He is best known for
transforming the corner of 8th and Main from a 25-year
hole in downtown Boise to the Zion’s Bank Building, now
the tallest building in Idaho.
Over the last 10 years, Tommy has built over two-million
square feet of commercial property across Idaho. As a
builder, he has created thousands of jobs in Idaho,
invested significantly in the local economy and helped
small business owners realize their dreams. Tommy has a
proven track record of attracting businesses to the
state and has the skills Idaho needs to grow its economy
and create jobs.
He grew up on his family’s farm and came to Idaho to
play basketball at Ricks College and pursue a career in
medicine. During this time, Tommy took a break from
studying to serve a mission in Brazil with the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He earned his medical
degree from the University of Utah and completed
specialty training for emergency medicine at the
University of Arizona. After completing his medical
training, he and his family returned to Idaho to begin
his career.
As a community leader, Tommy has served on the Boise
Chamber Board of Directors, the President’s Board of
Directors for Boise State University, the United Way
Treasure Valley Board, the American Heart Association
Board, Together Treasure Valley and is President of the
FACES Foundation of Idaho. He also is on the YMCA’s
Comprehensive Campaign Cabinet and recently co-founded
the Treasure Valley Leadership Alliance and Idaho 2020:
Investing in Idaho’s Future.
Tommy is married to his high school sweetheart, Shanna.
Together, they have four children.
Source: Candidate's website |
AJ Balukoff
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AJ Balukoff (D), Boise, holds a bachelor of science
degree in accounting from Brigham Young University
earned in 1970. He won the Democratic primary for Idaho
governor in 2014, but lost in the general election to
incumbent Republican C.L. "Butch" Otter.
Balukoff has served as a member of the Boise School
District Board of Trustees since 1997. He started and
has grown successful businesses, been active leading
nonprofit and community organizations such as the Boise
Public Library Board, the Boise Philharmonic, the St.
Luke’s Hospital Board and the Boise School District
Board.
Balukoff's business credentials include founding one of
the largest locally-owned accounting firms in Idaho,
creating a successful chain of health clubs and building
and operating signature projects like Boise’s Grove
Hotel, Century Link Arena and the Idaho Steelheads
hockey team.
He and his wife, Susie raised their eight children in
Idaho and now have grandchildren in the public school
system.
His primary goals, if elected, are to improve education
and transparency and accountability in state government.
Sources: Votesmart.org, Ballotpedia.org and
IdahoDems.org |
Paulette Jordan
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Paulette Jordan (D), Plummer, is a native Idahoan, is
serving her second term as an Idaho State Representative
serving District 5, House Seat A.
She is a graduate of Gonzaga Preparatory in 1998 with
honors, a graduate of University of Washington in 2003
with degrees in communications, comparative literature
and American Indian studies, along with a certificate in
strategic negotiations and conflict resolution from the
Washington Center.
She is a citizen of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and a local,
regional and national leader for years. She was elected
to the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Council for three years, she
is a founding member the VFW Post 5 Auxiliary in
Plummer, she served as Benewah County Democratic state
committeewoman, a regional board member of the Northwest
Disability Action Center, as at-large trustee for the
Idaho Heritage Trust, as the Idaho state at-large
delegate for the Democratic National Convention for two
consecutive presidential elections, as a national
committeewoman for the Idaho Young Democrats.
Jordan is serving her third elected term as a Northwest
Region board member and Finance Chair for the National
Indian Gaming Association, as co-chair of the Gaming
Committee for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest
Indians.
She is a national speaker and mentor to young people
nationwide. She won a National Center for American
Indian Enterprise Development Business Leadership Award
as one of the “Top 40 under 40” and continues to stay
active with her public and private business interests.
Jordan lives with her family in Plummer, enjoys raising
her sons, horseback riding and appreciates the greater
mountain area.
Source: Website of the Idaho Legislature |
Raúl Labrador
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Raúl Labrador (R) was born in Puerto Rico and was raised in
a single parent home. Even though they struggled
financially, his mother always taught him the value of a
good education and she worked hard to make sure that he
had opportunities that she didn’t have. Raúl’s mother
moved their small family to the mainland where he
completed high school. After high school, he worked and
paid his way through college, earning a degree from
Brigham Young University and a law degree at the
University of Washington.
He built a successful small business and was the owner
and managing partner of a law firm with offices in Boise
and Nampa. Having achieved his dreams of a loving family
and successful career, Raúl decided to run for public
office as a way to give back, and to help ensure future
Idaho generations have the same opportunities he once
had to dream big. In the Idaho Legislature, Raúl
established himself as a leading conservative and
emerged as one of the most prominent conservative
leaders in Washington.
As a Congressman, Raúl has been a leader in reining in
government waste and a fierce defender of individual
freedom. He has been a strong advocate for scaling back
the size and scope of government and has fought to
protect Idahoans by voting for every measure that would
reduce our tax burden and reduce government spending.
Raúl is a true conservative – he’s strongly pro-life and
a consistent defender of the Second Amendment. He has
stood for Idaho by opposing Obamacare, working to stop
federal overreach by unelected bureaucrats, and by
fighting to close our borders to stop the flow of
illegal immigration into the United States. Labrador
believes that as a public servant it's his
responsibility to protect the people of Idaho, not the
special interests.
Raúl and his wife, Rebecca, are the proud parents of
five children – Michael, Katerina, Joshua, Diego and
Rafael — and their daughter-in-law Rachel. They live in
Eagle, ID, where all five of their children have
attended local public schools. Raúl and Becca have been
married for 25 years and both are active members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and involved
in community life. Raúl, who is an Eagle Scout, has also
previously volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America.
Source: Candidate's website |
HyDee Liebelt
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| HyDee Liebelt (R) Eagle |
Brad Little
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Even as a boy, Brad Little (R) Boise, knew he wanted to
be part of his family’s southwestern Idaho ranch.
Idaho’s 42nd Lieutenant Governor admits he came to
politics accidentally. He grew up in Emmett working,
hunting and playing on the sheep ranch ran by his father
and started by his grandfather Andy Little, who
emigrated to Idaho from Scotland in 1894 and grew the
ranch into one of the most well-known sheep operations
in the country. Brad learned the values of hard work,
perseverance, and faith from his parents and
grandparents.
His father also introduced him to the conservative
Republican values Brad still holds today. His father was
an ardent Republican, a state legislator and one of
Idaho’s Republican National Committee members.
In 1978 he married Teresa Soulen, the daughter of
another rancher in the region, and settled into the
evolving business of livestock production on an
operation that ranged from Emmett to Cascade in western
Idaho. By the early 1990s, he had served a term as
president of the Idaho Wool Growers Association, as well
as stints as chairman of the American Sheep Industry’s
Public Lands and Governmental committees.
His political career began in earnest in May 2001 when
he was appointed to a State Senate seat. He was elected
and re-elected to that Senate seat four times, never
receiving less than 65 percent of the vote. Little
became Lieutenant Governor in January 2009 when Governor
C.L. “Butch” Otter appointed him to a vacancy created by
Jim Risch’s move to the U.S Senate. Little was elected
in 2010 and re-elected in 2014.
The Littles have opened some ranch land for the Gem
County Cycle Park, the largest free off-road vehicle
park in the West, and for trails in the Boise and Eagle
foothills.
Source: Candidate's website |
Lisa Marie
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Lisa Marie (R) Boise |
James McLaughlin
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James McLaughlin (I) Boise |
Troy R. Minton
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| Troy R. Minton (D) Boise |
Steve Pankey
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Steve Pankey (R) Twin Falls |
Adam Phillips
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Adam Phillips (I) Boise |
Michael Richardson
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| Michael Richardson (I) Boise |
Sidney Taylor
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| Sidney Taylor (R) Boise |
Steven Tingey
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| Steven Tingey (R) Kuna |
John Thomas Wiechec
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| John Thomas Wiechec (I)
Middleton |
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