Michael D. Boeck
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Michael D. Boeck (R) Sandpoint, is a fourth-generation
Idahoan, born in Sandpoint in 1949. His roots in North
Idaho go back to his great-grandad, who worked as a
millwright for Humbird Lumber Company and built the home
where Mike was raised.
Boeck attended Sandpoint High School and went on to the
University of Idaho, where he graduated with a B.S in
Forestry and a commission as second lieutenant in the
Idaho Army National Guard.
In 1971, he married Dee Morton of Sandpoint, and they
have lived their entire married lives in north Idaho,
where they raised their two children, Alyssa and Justin.
They have three grand-children, Sydney, Henry and
Isabel.
His professional career in the forest products industry
began in 1972 as a forester for Kokanee Cedar Sales
located in Naples. In 1973 he was hired by Merritt
Brothers Lumber Company in Priest River, and over the
next 20 years worked first as their resource manager and
later as their general manager. After Merritt Brothers
sold the Priest River sawmill, he continued as mill
manager for Idaho Forest Industries and later Stimson
Lumber Company.
In 2004, Merritt Brothers Lumber Company and Ponderay
Valley Fiber in Usk, Washington, retained him to manage
a cooperative venture between the stud and chip mill in
Usk, and the planer mill in Athol. After three years at
the Usk mill, he returned to his current position as
resource manager for Merritt Brothers Lumber and TriPro
Forest Products in Old Town. He currently serves as a
commissioner on the Idaho Forest Products Commission, a
position he's held for 20 years.
If elected, he will work to improve our roads, bridges
and airports.
"It is important to also adequately address the needs of
our county roads and bridges," he wrote. "Recent mud
slides and washouts desperately need attention. I pledge
to be a strong advocate and voice in Boise for Boundary
and Bonner Counties’ road, bridge and transportation
needs."
When he was 10 years old, Mike sold the Spokane Daily
Chronicle on the streets of Sandpoint and learned the
importance of hard work and how a job can influence your
life.
"We must protect our existing jobs, whether they are in
sustainable forest practices, recreation or tourism," he
wrote. "In addition, we must encourage and support new
opportunities in the growing aviation, technology and
other industries that are drawn to North Idaho because
of our superb quality of life."
If elected, he said he will listen to your concerns and
see that you receive fair and equitable treatment from
our state regulators.
"In addition, as your representative it is my obligation
to review our state regulations to ensure they are
appropriate and constructive and they keep us
competitive in the market place and do not place undue
burdens on our citizens," he wrote.
Source: Candidate's website |
Kate McAlister
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Kate McAlister (D) Sandpoint |
Heather Scott
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Heather Scott (R) Blanchard, originally from Ohio, and
her husband, Andrew, have been living their American
dream in North Idaho for the past 18 years. Before
politics, she was a small business owner and a
professional aquatic biologist. Her love for Idaho’s
rural lifestyle keeps her busy running a small-scale
farm, hunting, fishing, camping and wandering the west.
Heather holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology
and throughout her career, she has worked for various
state and federal resource agencies and as a field
biologist for private engineering firms who assisted
clients in licensing and operating hydropower projects
around the country.
"I believe hydropower is an extremely important
renewable resource for Idaho and the entire nation," she
wrote. "I have seen firsthand how excessive government
regulations curtail efforts to find smart and positive
energy solutions through the endless hurdles of federal
rules and agencies."
Over the last decade, Heather has become acutely aware
of increased governmental intrusions into her rural
lifestyle.
"As your Representative, these concerns have grown more
pressing and that is why I want to stay in this fight
for our freedoms," she wrote. "Core American values as
described by our Founding Fathers need to be preserved."
Her platform, she said, has remained unchanged since I
first ran for office:
• Support efforts to repeal the State Health Care Exchange and prevent
Medicaid Expansion in Idaho.
• Support legislation to transfer federal lands back to the State of
Idaho.
• Promote local control for education in our schools and ensure public
education funds go to students, teachers and the
learning process — not to extravagant administrative
salaries and perks.
• Strengthen private property rights and remain active in the water
adjudication process for District 1.
• Work to maintain Idaho citizens’ privacy protection from government
data collection.
• Promote and preserve our 2nd Amendment rights including a strong Castle
Doctrine for Idaho.
• Promote statewide legislation for term limits for elected officials.
"It has been my privilege to listen to issues affecting
North Idaho families and businesses and work diligently
to preserve your freedoms and rights," she wrote. "I
want to continue to be the fresh, firm voice in Boise
for residents of District 1."
Source: Candidate's website |
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