Danielle Ahrens
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Danielle Ahrens (R) Sandpoint, is a 58 year old
mother and grandmother who believes in the North Idaho
values of God, family and country. She was raised in a
family of six kids, being the middle child. Her mom was
a stay at home mom and her dad was a surgeon and captain
in the US Public Health Service, serving in the Army for
many years.
She earned an AS in business and a BA in Psychology. She
has earned a POST certificate, working as a correctional
officer in Yolo County, California.
Danielle retired from a career in law enforcement and
has continued in public service.
She has served on the boards of directors of Life
Choices Pregnancy Center, Sandpoint, and the Bonner
County Farm Bureau, where she was Government Affairs
Chairman, and she was chairman of Republican Legislative
District One for Bonner and Boundary Counties.
"It's very important to me that North Idaho is
consistently represented well and our concerns are well
heard by every political body and office throughout the
state," she wrote. "I have and will continue to
represent and address constituents concerns in our
district of Bonner and Boundary counties, making sure to
do all that I can to address the people's needs."
Danielle believes that the second amendment is our God
given right to protect ourselves and families against
those that would cause us harm, intended to enable us to
stand against a rogue government. She believes in school
choice and what is best for the individual student,
whether it is public or private.
"Increased vocational programs as an alternative to
singular college track education are largely ignored,"
she wrote, "and I plan to fix that."
She plans to empower small businesses and start ups with
reduced regulations so that we can encourage businesses
to offer living wage jobs, and says that Idaho is rich
in resources that provide economic growth and
sustainability if we manage them correctly. This can be
done, she wrote, on a local and state level.
Source: Candidate's website |
Scott Herndon
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Scott Herndon (R), was born in Virginia and grew up in
Sacramento, California. He attended high school at the
Missouri Military Academy, where he was a company
commander.
Scott attended Arizona State University and was
president of the skydiving club there, accumulating
almost 500 jumps while in college and hours of freefall.
He worked 30 hours a week while in school, graduating in
less than four years cum laude with a BS in Finance.
His first job out of college was as an auditor with the
now defunct "Big 8" accounting firm Arthur Andersen in
San Francisco. Scott met his wife Arlene in San
Francisco while he was working for Charles Schwab & Co.
on a team that installed PeopleSoft Financials software.
Until 2005, Scott worked on various PeopleSoft
installations as an independent contractor for Toyota
Motor Sales, Sprint, UC Berkeley and the Los Angeles
Office of Education which is the servicing agency for
all of the LA County public school districts.
In 2004, Scott and Arlene moved to Sandpoint. They
bought 15 acres up Otts Basin in Sagle and Scott built
the family home and barn. One child was born at home in
Sandpoint in 2005, and three more have been born in the
rural family home in Sagle since 2007.
In 2007, Scott began his own business building homes and
other residential buildings for Bonner and Boundary
County homeowners. He has spent the last 11 years in
business locally, employing a crew of three plus several
subcontractors.
Scott has been a human rights activist in the local
community and the state since 2013, advocating for equal
protection under the law for all preborn human beings.
In that capacity, his goal is to abolish human abortion,
not just making abortion a criminal act, but making it
an unthinkable act. In 2016, Scott started the
circulation of a ballot initiative to abolish abortion
and criminalize it as murder. As of January 2018,
several thousand signatures have been obtained for that
ballot measure, mainly Bonner and Boundary County, where
the minimalist, volunteer initiative effort has been
conducted on a very part-time basis.
Scott and Arlene and the family, with children ranging
in age from 4 to 21, love North Idaho. There has
literally never been another place they would consider
since the 14 years they have lived here.
"It is a great community with friendly, helpful and
liberty minded neighbors," he said. |
James W. "Jim" Woodward
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James W. "Jim" Woodward (R) Sagle, grew up in Bonner
County and Boundary County, and having lived here more
than three decades, he wrote, he's had the opportunity
to learn, work and play here.
He graduated from Bonners Ferry High School and went on
to the University of Idaho, earning a degree in
mechanical engineering. His Idaho education laid the
foundation for a career in the Navy, full time initially
and as a reservist later, for a total of 21 years of
military service.
He's worked locally in the construction industry since
2000, and currently owns and operates Apex Construction
Services, a heavy construction and excavating company,
established in 2008.
On education, he says the keys to anyone’s success are
knowledge and skills. Both come through education in
whatever form it may take.
"Educated and trained people provide for themselves, for
their families and for the industries that generate
economic vitality for our state," he wrote. "We need to
provide the best possible education for our children
whether it is preparation for college, technical or
vocational education. Our children must have the ability
to think and act for they are the future of North Idaho.
As children become adults, we can provide educational
opportunities locally through satellite campuses,
on-line learning, and on-the-job training such as
apprenticeships and internships."
He says the job of a legislator is listening to the
people of the district and conveying their ideas in
Boise or elsewhere in the State.
"As a business owner, I understand listening to
customers’ needs and turning their desires into action,"
he wrote. "As a senator, I will listen to and represent
all members of District 1. Through communication and
collaboration we can generate great outcomes for North
Idaho."
He says we must protect and manage our lands and water
to the highest level, as these resources provide
countless jobs in timber and tourism and limitless
opportunities for sportsmen, recreational enthusiasts,
and many others who consider the great outdoors a key
part of our quality of life.
Source: Candidate's website |
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