[Vision2020] Dozens File Candidacy for Idaho Offices

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To answer your last question Isaac Young is a graduate of MHS and lives just east of Moscow. He and Dave are both good candidates.
Roger
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From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:17:16 -0700
To: "Moscow Vision 2020" vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Dozens File Candidacy for Idaho Offices

> Courtesy of today's (March 20, 2010) Spokesman-Review.
> 
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> 
> BOISE – Idahoans will have a full slate of candidates to choose from in
> both their May 25 primary election and the general election in November
> for offices including governor, congressman and every seat in the state
> Legislature.
> 
> By the close of the filing period on Friday, 11 candidates had filed to
> run for governor, including incumbent Butch Otter, Democratic challenger
> Keith Allred, one other Democrat, five other Republicans, two independents
> and one Libertarian.
> 
> Five Republicans are vying for the chance to challenge Democratic
> congressman Walt Minnick in the 1st Congressional District, along with an
> independent and a Libertarian; and GOP Sen. Mike Crapo, who six years ago
> was unopposed but for a write-in challenge, has drawn one challenger in
> the Republican primary and two who are vying in the Democratic primary.
> 
> Lewiston District Judge John Bradbury, who narrowly lost two years ago to
> Idaho Supreme Court Justice Joel Horton, is challenging sitting Justice
> Roger Burdick in the May 25 election.
> 
> There are several contested races for North Idaho legislative seats,
> including hot contests for two open seats: A four-way GOP primary for the
> seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Jim Clark, R-Hayden Lake; and a
> face-off between Democrat Paula Marano and Republican former state Sen.
> Kathy Sims for the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. George Sayler,
> D-Coeur d’Alene.
> 
> Sayler has thrown his support to Marano, saying, “She and I are a lot
> alike – she’s moderate, a retired teacher, she’s community-oriented, a
> hard worker. We have a lot of common values.” Marano filled in for Sayler
> in the House last year for a week.
> 
> Sims, a local car dealer and former Kootenai County GOP chairwoman, was
> appointed to the state Senate in 2001 and served out the term of former
> Sen. Jack Riggs, R-Coeur d’Alene, when he was appointed lieutenant
> governor.
> 
> Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden Lake, is facing a challenge in the GOP
> primary from Steve Vick, of Dalton Gardens, a former Montana state
> legislator.
> 
> Rep. Marge Chadderdon, R-Coeur d’Alene, drew a Democratic challenger, Mike
> Bullard, of Coeur d’Alene, just before the close of filing Friday; and
> Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Post Falls, picked up two last-minute GOP primary
> challengers – one of whom lists an address in Washington.
> 
> Meanwhile, Sen. Joyce Broadsword, R-Sagle, faces two challengers, Dennis
> Engelhardt and James Stivers, in the GOP primary.
> 
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> 
> Federal, state seats up for grabs
> 
> Here are the contested races for statewide and North Idaho positions in
> the May primary:
> 
> U.S. Senate: Mike Crapo, incumbent, faces Claude “Skip” Davis, of Weiser,
> in the GOP primary. Democrats facing off are P. Tom Sullivan, of Tetonia,
> and William Bryk, of Brooklyn, N.Y.
> 
> Congress, 1st District: In the GOP primary: Harley Brown, of Idaho City;
> Michael Chadwick, of Post Falls; Raul Labrador, of Eagle; Allan Salzberg,
> of Boise; and Vaughn Ward, of Eagle.
> 
> Governor: Democrats Keith Allred, of Eagle, and Lee Chaney Sr., of
> Preston. Republicans challenging Gov. Butch Otter in the primary are Walt
> Bayes, of Wilder, Ron “Pete” Peterson, of Boise, Rex Rammell, of Idaho
> Falls, Tamara Wells, of Post Falls, and Sharon Ullman, of Boise.
> 
> Lieutenant Governor: Lt. Gov. Brad Little faces two challengers in the GOP
> primary: Joshua Blessinger, of Boise, and Steven Dana Pankey, of Shoshone.
> 
> Controller: State Controller Donna Jones faces Republican Todd Hatfield,
> of McCall, in the GOP primary, as well as Democrat Bruce Robinett.
> 
> Supreme Court: Justice Roger Burdick faces Lewiston Judge John Bradbury.
> 
> State Senate:
> 
> Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, faces Steve Tanner, of Bonners Ferry, in
> the GOP primary in District 1.
> 
> Sen. Joyce Broadsword, R-Sagle, faces Dennis Engelhardt, of Sagle, and
> James Stivers, of DeSmet, in the GOP primary in District 2.
> 
> Sen. Mike Jorgenson, R-Hayden Lake, faces Steve Vick, of Dalton Gardens,
> in the GOP primary in District 3.
> 
> Sen. Jim Hammond, R-Post Falls, faces John Green, of Liberty Lake, and
> Jack Schroeder, of Post Falls, in the GOP primary in District 5.
> 
> Sen. Gary Schroeder, R-Moscow, faces Republican Gresham Dale Bouma, of
> Viola, in the primary in District 6.
> 
> State House:
> 
> District 3
> Running for the open District 3 seat in the GOP primary are: Vito
> Barbieri, of Dalton Gardens; Jeri DeLange, of Hayden; Fred Meckel, of
> Rathdrum; and Duane Rasmussen, of Hayden.
> 
> District 6, Position B
> Two Republicans, David Klingenberg and Isaac Young, both of Moscow, are
> vying in the primary for a chance to face Rep. Shirley Ringo, D-Moscow, in
> District 6.
> 
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> 
> Do my eyes deceive me?  Is that a New York lawyer (William Bryk) running
> for an Idaho seat in the US Senate?
> 
> http://outside.in/brooklyn-ny/tags/William%20Bryk
> 
> This leaves only one question, V-peeps:  Who, the HECK, is Isaac Young?
> 
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> 
> - Unknown
> 
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