[Vision2020] Rep. Trail announces run for Latah County Commissioner

[deb]

Got my vote! We need commisioners from all parties who really listen to the constiuents, rather than using their "religiosity" or "old Fart" sensibilities to run the county! Some of these folks seem to have forgotten they are elected to "represent the people of Latah County" and continually represent their own tired and dated ideas... Huzzah!
Debi R-S

---- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rep. Tom Trail 
  To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 6:20 PM
  Subject: [Vision2020] Rep. Trail announces run for Latah County Commissioner


  Constituents:

  I've just released the following news via a press release.    I will be engaging in a potentially different political arena in the future, but will still be serving the District 6 constituents as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives until November 30, 2012.

  Rep. Tom Trail
                      
  PRESS RELEASE

  Rep. Tom Trail announces run for Latah County Commissioner.  Rep. Trail announced today that he will be seeking the Republican nomination for the District 1 Latah County Commissioner seat.   Trail said, "I am grateful to the voters of District 6 allowing me to represent them in the Idaho House of Representatives.  I've enjoyed my work in the House, but I have decided it is time for me to focus my efforts on supporting my Latah County constituents.  This decision was reached after talking to my family and Latah County citizens."

  Further, Trail indicated, "I'm running for County Commissioner because I feel the experience and knowledge I have gained as state representative will directly benefit Latah County."  Trail's priorities include economic development, supporting local input in decisions made in Boise, providing common sense values to local issues, and assuring our county lives within its means while addressing important county government functions necessary to the quality of life we have all come to desire.

  As a state representative, Trail has served for the past 16 years on the Education, Agricultural Affairs, and the Commerce and Human Resources Committees.  Trail prides himself in serving constituents needs and his motto is "Constituents First."  Trail is a lifelong resident of Latah County and lives on the family farm east of Moscow.

  Trail wants to thank his constituents for their support in returning him to the House of Representatives for eight terms.  "The tremendous amount of local support has made being your representative a highlight of my years of public service."  Trail indicates that 16 years at the state level is enough.  He notes that the tone of state politics has changed during his time in the House.  "Under former House Speaker Bruce Newcomb, it was congenial,"  Trail said.  "Everyone could voice their differences.  We had a good dialogue, a diversity of opinions, and you were respected for it.  I was spoiled under that type of democratic environment."

  In 2011 Trail broke party lines on several votes, including education reform, closing the Republican primaries, and the tobacco tax.  At the end of the 2011 session, House Speaker, Lawerence Denney stripped Trail of his agricultural committee chairmanship, though Trail indicated that move didn't factor into his decision to seek re-election to the house.


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