KCRCC Republican Voter Guide

The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee is creating a Voter Guide, listing new candidates for the non-partisan offices in this election, in order to help inform voters leading up to the November Election. Your responses will be distributed by postal mail and digitally to reach the majority of registered GOP voters in Kootenai County.

This is your chance to let the voters of Kootenai County know where you stand on the important issues of the day. To leave a more favorable impression for the voters, we highly recommend you respond to this questionnaire. All responses are limited to a total of 750 words. We will not edit your responses in any way.
If you do not respond, your candidate profile will remain blank and indicate that ‘Candidate did not respond.

DEADLINE TO RESPOND IS MIDNIGHT SEPTEMBER 22

1. Why are you running for this office? What makes you qualified to hold the position you are seeking? If elected to this position, what improvements would you like to achieve?

2. Please offer a short opinion (500 words total) on a few of the following topics:

Role and Application of Government • Republic vs. Democracy • 1st Amendment • 2nd Amendment • Taxes, including Property, Income, Sales and Forgone • Lawfare and Equal Protection under the Law • Wokeism, Critical Race Theory (CRT), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) • Sexually explicit books and the law • Youth transgenderism

City Council and Mayor: Balancing individual property rights, Eminent Domain and overdevelopment • Property Rights • Urban Renewal Districts • Housing density • Maintaining the North Idaho rural culture and curtailing the rising cost of housing • Managing crime prevention and deterrent • Balancing low taxes and reducing budget growth, while Managing traffic and infrastructure needs amid rising growth

School Board: Your priorities in the education system • Balancing Parental Rights vs. Student Privacy • Making public schools the #1 School Choice in the County • Reducing levies, increasing student competency, and making budgets transparent

Fire & Rescue: Describe your experience in a (1) medical, (2) firefighter role, and/or (3) with setting and keeping budgets • Staffing and response time challenges • How would you make critical funds available besides raising taxes and levies?