Boundary
County resident Donna Capurso, Moyie Springs,
today formally
announced her candidacy on the Republican ticket
for the Idaho House of Representatives,
Legislative District 1 – Seat A.Legislative District 1 is composed of all of Boundary County and the majority of Bonner County. This position is currently held by Eric Anderson of Priest Lake.
Capurso’s experience as Chairman of the Boundary County Republican Central Committee has given her the opportunity to serve her community by being involved in issues that affect those that live in both Boundary and Bonner Counties.
“I am one of ‘We the People,’ and if I can help those who need my assistance in my community, I will not hesitate to do so.”
Capurso does more than talk the talk – she walks the walk. An example of her involvement occurred when she assisted Jeremy Hill and his family when the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and US Attorney Wendy Olson attempted to prosecute Mr. Hill for killing a grizzly bear last Mother’s Day while protecting four of his six children at his home north of Bonners Ferry.
She went to bat for Jeremy and wrote an article on his family’s experience with the grizzlies and the consequences he was facing of a year in prison and a $50,000 fine for protecting his family.
Because of her involvement, as well as many other Idahoans, the federal government backed off.
Capurso is presently involved in informing the public on the USFWS’s plan for making 375,562 acres a Caribou Critical Habitat as well as the U.S. Forest Service’s management plan for thousands of acres earmarked for wilderness designations, closing off even more of the public lands in north Idaho.
Capurso says she is not afraid to stand up for what is right and intends to persevere in helping the citizens of north Idaho stop this assault by the federal government on both counties. She believes that our legislators need to be in tune to the issues that affect their constituents and be willing to take a stand, and not just when it is politically self-serving for them to do so.
Capurso, a mother and grandmother, believes that Idaho can lead the way in restoring the proper role of government, adhering to free market principles to solve many of Idaho’s economic challenges, reaffirming the values that America’s founding fathers instituted for “We the People” through the US Constitution, and making our freedom, liberty and quests for personal responsibility goals to diligently strive for.
Donna Capurso is the owner/broker of Selkirk Mountain Real Estate in Moyie Springs. She and her husband, Terry, have lived in North Idaho for the last 16 years. Donna has volunteered countless hours to organizations like the Festival at Sandpoint, Lost in the 50s, Festival of Trees, and many others.
She also serves on the Idaho Real Estate Commission Education Council in Boise. As a volunteer for the past 5 ½ years, she has strived to raise the bar of excellence to provide education to real estate licensees that protects and serves the best interests of the public.
Capurso describes her campaign for the Idaho legislature as one based on the principles America was founded on, and wants to do her part in getting back to its Constitutional foundation and values that made our country great.
She feels that this can best be done at the state level.
“If the citizens of Boundary and Bonner Counties want me to be their voice in Idaho’s House of Representatives, then I hope they will get out and vote for me at the Primary on May 15,” Capurso says. “One thing people can count on from me is my promise of never changing my core values in order to garner votes. I will always be pro-life, pro-God, and pro- Second Amendment rights. It would be my humble privilege to serve the people of north Idaho as their Representative.”
Donna Capurso can be contacted through her website at www.Capurso4Idaho.com.