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Filing period opens for Idaho legislative candidates – East Idaho News

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March 5, 2024

Filing period opens for Idaho legislative candidates – East Idaho News

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — The filing period for candidates running for the Idaho Legislature and other elected offices opened Monday morning, kicking the 2024 campaign season up yet another notch in Idaho.

The filing period will remain open until 5 p.m. March 15. The forms necessary to run for office, as well as a list of candidates who have filed for office, is available on the new Vote Idaho website launched by the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office.

This year, all 105 seats in the Idaho Legislature are up for election.

In addition, Matt Loesby, a Libertarian Party candidate; Brendan Gomez, a Constitution Party candidate, and incumbent Republican Rep. Russ Fulcher, filed to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District.

In Idaho’s 2nd Congressional District, Republican incumbent Mike Simpson and Democrat David Roth filed to run.

The primary election is set for May 21, and the winners of the primary election will advance to the Nov. 5 general election.

Here are the legislative candidates who have filed to run in May 21 primary election, as of 5:17 p.m. Monday.

* Denotes incumbent

District 1

Senate

House Seat A: Democrat Karen Matthee, Sandpoint

House Seat B: Republican Chuck Lowman, Sandpoint; Democrat Kathryn Larson, Sagle

District 2

Senate: Democrat Tom Hearn, St. Maries

House Seat A: *Republican Heather Scott, Blanchard

House Seat B

District 3

Senate: *Republican Doug Okuniewicz, Hayden

House Seat A: *Republican Vito Barbieri, Dalton Gardens

House Seat B: *Republican Jordan Redman, Coeur d’Alene

District 4

Senate: *Ben Toews, Coeur d’Alene

House Seat A: *Republican Joe Alfieri, Coeur d’Alene;

House Seat B: *Republican Elaine Price, Coeur d’Alene; Democrat Paula Marano, Coeur d’Alene

District 5

Senate: *Republican Carl Bjerke, Coeur d’Alene

House Seat A: *Republican Ron Mendive, Coeur d’Alene

House Seat B: *Republican Tony Wisniewski, Post Falls

District 6

Senate: *Republican Dan Foreman, Viola; Democrat Julia Parker, Moscow

House Seat A

House Seat B: *Republican Brandon Mitchell, Moscow

District 7

Senate

House Seat A

House Seat B: Republican Larry Dunn, White Bird; *Republican Charlie Shepherd, Pollock

District 8

Senate: *Republican Geoff Schroeder, Mountain Home; Republican Christy Zito, Hammett

House Seat A: *Republican Matt Bundy, Mountain Home; Constitution Party Tony Ullrich, Hammett

House Seat B: Republican Faye Thompson, McCall

District 9

Senate

House Seat A: Republican John Shirts, Weiser

House Seat B

District 10

Senate

House Seat A: Democrat Nancy Parker, Caldwell

House Seat B: *Republican Bruce Skaug, Nampa

District 11

Senate: *Republican Chris Trakel, Caldwell

House Seat A: Republican Kent Marmon, Caldwell

House Seat B: Republican Sarah Chaney, Caldwell; Democrat Marisela Pesina, Caldwell

District 12

Senate: Republican Victor Rodriguez, Nampa

House Seat A: Republican Jeff Cornilles, Nampa

House Seat B

District 13

Senate

House Seat A:

House Seat B: *Republican Kenny Wroten, Nampa; Republican Amy Henry, Nampa

District 14

Senate: *Republican Scott Grow, Eagle

House Seat A: *Republican Ted Hill, Eagle; Democrat Crystal Ivie, Eagle

House Seat B: *Republican Josh Tanner, Eagle

District 15

Senate: *Democrat Rick Just, Boise; Republican Code Galloway, Boise

House Seat A: *Democrat Steve Berch, Boise; Republican Steve Keyser, Boise; Republican Annette Tipton, Boise

House Seat B *Republican Dori Healey, Boise

District 16

Senate: *Democrat Ali Rabe, Boise

House Seat A: *Democrat Soñia Galaviz, Boise

House Seat B: Democrat Wayne Richey, Boise

District 17

Senate: *Democrat Carrie Semmelroth, Boise

House Seat A: *Democrat John Gannon, Boise

House Seat B

District 18

Senate: *Democrat Janie Ward-Engelking, Boise; Republican Dan Bridges, Boise

House Seat A: *Democrat Ilana Rubel, Boise

House Seat B: *Democrat Brooke Green, Boise

District 19

Senate

House Seat A: Democrat Monica Church, Boise

House Seat B: *Democrat Chris Mathias, Boise

District 20

Senate: Republican Josh Keyser, Meridian

House Seat A

House Seat B: *Republican James Holtzclaw, Meridian

District 21

Senate

House Seat A: *Republican James Petzke, Meridian

House Seat B: *Republican Jeff Ehlers, Meridian; Constitution Party Daniel Weston, Meridian

District 22

Senate

House Seat A: Democrat Loren Petty, Boise

House Seat B: *Republican Jason Monks, Nampa

District 23

Senate: *Republican Todd Lakey, Nampa

House Seat A: *Republican Melissa Durrant, Kuna

House Seat B

District 24

Senate: Democrat Edward Easterling, Kimberly

House Seat A: *Republican Chenele Dixon, Kimberly; Republican Clint Hostetler, Twin Falls

House Seat B

District 25

Senate: *Republican Linda Wright Hartgen, Twin Falls

House Seat A

House Seat B: *Republican Gregory Lanting, Twin Falls; Republican David Leavitt, Twin Falls

District 26

Senate

House Seat A: *Democrat Ned Burns, Bellevue

House Seat B

District 27

Senate

House Seat A

House Seat B: *Republican Clay Handy, Burley; Republican Pat Field, Burley

District 28

Senate

House Seat A: *Republican Rick Cheatum, Pocatello

House Seat B: *Republican Dan Garner, Clifton

District 29

Senate: *Democrat James Ruchti, Pocatello

House Seat A: *Republican Dustin Manwaring, Pocatello

House Seat B

District 30

Senate: Democrat Karen Keith, Blackfoot

House Seat A: *Republican David Cannon, Blackfoot

House Seat B: *Republican Julianne Young, Blackfoot

District 31

Senate

House Seat A: *Republican Jerald Raymond, Menan

House Seat B: *Republican Rod Furniss, Rigby

District 32

Senate: *Republican Kevin Cook, Idaho Falls

House Seat A: *Republican Stephanie Mickelsen, Idaho Falls

House Seat B: *Republican Wendy Horman, Idaho Falls

District 33

Senate

House Seat A: *Republican Barbara Ehardt, Idaho Falls

House Seat B: *Republican Marco Erickson, Idaho Falls

District 34

Senate

House Seat A: *Republican Jon Weber, Rexburg

House Seat B: *Republican Britt Raybould, Rexburg

District 35

Senate

House Seat A

House Seat B: *Republican Josh Wheeler, Ammon

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Burley deputy says she was mocked at work for breastfeeding, files lawsuit – East Idaho News

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April 17, 2026

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Burley deputy says she was mocked at work for breastfeeding, files lawsuit – East Idaho News

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BURLEY (KIVI) — A woman from Burley says the job she once loved became hostile after she returned from maternity leave. She is now sharing her story exclusively with Idaho News 6 as new data shows a rise in workplace discrimination claims across the state.

Hannah Jones says she has worked as a deputy at the Mini-Cassia County Criminal Justice Center for over three years and enjoyed the job before returning from leave.

“It was humiliating, and it seemed really discrediting,” Jones said.

Jones said she initially had a positive experience at work.

“I love my job. I have gotten to meet a ton of really cool people,” she said.

She said that quickly changed after she returned from maternity leave, when she began hearing comments about breastfeeding.

“I came back, and it was only almost immediate that I started getting some pretty embarrassing comments about me breastfeeding and me having to go to the bathroom to pump,” Jones said.

Jones said supervisors made repeated comments in front of others.

“They would make comments about how I was a cow and … they would actually make mooing noises at me as I was walking through the hallways and stuff as well in front of inmates and other agencies,” she said.

She also described a more explicit comment from a supervisor.

“One of my male supervisors claimed that he thought I should have responded to a fight with my ‘titties’ out,” Jones said.

Jones said that when she reported the behavior, she felt it was not taken seriously and that she later experienced retaliation.

“I just felt like it wasn’t taken seriously at all,” she said.

She said she filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Idaho Human Rights Commission, which she says found in her favor.

Jones has since filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and gender discrimination, detailing the same claims she shared with Idaho News 6.

“I started experiencing what I believe to be retaliation … and that’s the point that it kind of got to be too much,” she said.

Her case reflects a broader trend, according to the Idaho Human Rights Commission.

“In the last year, we’ve seen a doubling of the reports of discrimination,” said Ben Earwicker, administrator for the Idaho Human Rights Commission.

Earwicker said the increase includes cases involving pregnancy and motherhood.

“So postpartum is protected, breastfeeding … reasonable accommodations for those, including private spaces to breastfeed, including time off as needed,” he said.

He said retaliation is also a common claim.

“Retaliation is a much easier claim to prove because usually there’s temporal proximity where the initial reporting of discrimination occurs followed almost immediately by some kind of retaliatory action,” Earwicker said.

Jones said the experience has changed how she views her career and worries it could discourage other women from entering law enforcement.

“I feel my heart break for women that are coming into the force, knowing that that’s probably going to happen to them too,” she said.

Jones’ lawsuit is ongoing. The legal firm representing the Cassia County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to a request for comment.