Endorsements: Legislative District 23

I’ll expand outside of Ada County to discuss District 23 which includes two incumbents facing off for the Senate:

Senator Tim Corder (R) boasts one of the most liberal voting records (56% Idaho Conservative Rating) in the Senate Republican Caucus. Indeed, with the retirements of Senators Joyce Broadsword and John Andreason, and Representative Tom Trail, Corder may be the last RINO standing in the new legislature. On issue after issue, Corder has leaned left and played to the media and IEA. Corder is an avowed opponent of school choice and in 2012 opposed lifting the cap on new Charter Schools, choosing to support the interests of the IEA over the interests of Idaho students and parents.

Senator Bert Brackett, while not perfect, represents a much more center right approach (83% Idaho Conservative Voting Record). Brackett has shown his conservative credentials not only on school choice but on school reform in general. Brackett stood firmly for the Idaho Health Freedom Act to protect citizens from the Unconstitutional encroachments of Obamacare. Senator Brackett is endorsed by Governor Otter, and I’ll gladly lend my voice to that endorsement.

Idaho Representative Pete Nielsen (R) faces a challenge from Matthew Bundy and Steve Millington, both of whom seem to be well-intentioned. However, both are short on specifics. Neither chose to fill out the Cornerstone Institute’s questionnaire. Nielsen, not only provided conservative answers to Cornerstone’s questions, he has a rock solid 92% conservative voting record. Give me a solid conservative with a record any day. I wholeheartedly endorse Pete Nielsen for re-nomination and re-election as a reliable conservative.

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