Hello friends!
It has been a hot second since I posted and I am sorry for not giving updates. My focus has been entirely on the state legislature because it is only in session between January and March every year. This session has become very important because we have never had as many freedom fighting legislators sitting in the Idaho House and Senate and they have been working overtime to fight for you: the people that put them into office.
Tomorrow is the Legislative Town Hall and most of our 12 state legislators will be there. I hope to see you there!
Below I have listed out every legislator that represents Kootenai County citizens and I have made a cursory list about what bills each legislator has sponsored or co-sponsored this session. Please do not assume that if a particular legislator has not sponsored a lot of bills means they have not done much this session. Quite the opposite, actually. Our legislators are some of the most well-educated men and women in the legislature, and they advise others on bills and work behind the scenes to build relationships to try and ensure the good bills will pass.
Also, all of these legislators are up for reelection in May so this town hall is your time to speak with them, hear what they have to say, and make up your mind about if you would like them to continue in the legislature. Rumor has it that some of our old establishment legislators, whom we had kicked out of office due to their terrible voting records, have decided to run against our sitting representatives to try regaining a RINO foothold in the legislature. Be prepared for the narrative-pushing CDA Trash Press articles.
A couple things to note before the list:
The Joint Finance Appropriations Committee (JFAC) has been working around the clock all year long to try and find a way to make the state budgets more transparent. This year they decided to pass budgets in two rounds: the first round would be the base budget for each state agency that was no more or no less than that agency received last year. It was what that agency “needed” to keep the lights on essentially. The second round was to look at all the budget line items that those agencies want more money for items above and beyond their base budget. Right now, JFAC is in the middle of working through the second round of budget items but it has not been easy to get the first round of budgets passed. The establishment RINOs and Democrats were very upset by this new, transparent way and tried to take over the budget bills in what we lovingly call the JFAC Hijack.
Because of the JFAC Hijack shenanigans, the establishment RINOs realized they didn’t have as many friends in the legislature as they thought they did. This attempted budget coup resulted in a lot of moderate Republicans siding with the Conservatives, and they ousted Representative Megan Blanksma as House Majority Leader after learning she was leading the charge in the Hijack hijinks. Representative Jason Monks was voted in as the new House Majority Leader.
Now that the establishment RINOs figured out they were no longer in charge, the transparent budget packages have been rolling seamlessly through the legislative system, with the first of the 10 packages rumored to have been signed into law by Governor Little TODAY, Friday, February 23.
Hopefully this is the start of a change for the good in the state of Idaho, God knows the people deserve it.
Onto our county legislators, who I believe are THE best legislators in the entire state. Below are the districts they represent and the bills that have their name as a Sponsor or Co-Sponsor but please give me grace, I did a cursory glance at all the bills and may have accidentally left off one.
Kootenai County Idaho State Legislators
District 2
Representative Heather Scott
H395 ELECTIONEERING
H405 LEWD CONDUCT WITH A MINOR CHILD
H415 FIREARMS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
H416 MEMBERSHIP FEES
H417 CASH AS PAYMENT METHOD
H455 CODIFIER’S CORRECTIONS
H456 STATE CONTROLLER
H476 ABORTION
H522 CANNIBALISM
H618 ELECTIONEERING MESSAGES
HJM8 IMMIGRATION
S1317 LICENSE PLATES
S1325 UNIFORM PUBLIC EXPRESSION PROTECTION ACT
Representative Dale Hawkins
H572 GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAMS
H602 EDUCATION
HJM8 IMMIGRATION
S1317 LICENSE PLATES
Senator Phil Hart
H464 INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR BORDER SECURITY
H615 WELFARE
HJR3 SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
S1282 MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
S1313 IDAHO COUNCIL ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
S1314 STATE TREASURER
S1317 LICENSE PLATES
SR101 ORGANIZATION AND SEATING
District 3
Representative Vito Barbieri
H476 ABORTION
H558 EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW
H562 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
H563 IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
H599 ELECTIONS
H615 WELFARE
H626 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
HJR3 SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
Representative Jordan Redman
H415 FIREARMS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
H418 PHYSICIANS
H419 MEDICAID
H436 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
H490 DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
H506 SHORT-TERM RENTALS
H510 UNAUTHORIZED WORKERS
H512 OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN
H521 TAXATION
H523 MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
H527 PHARMACISTS
H559 UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
H596 PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS
H599 ELECTIONS
H606 UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
H615 WELFARE
H619 WILDFIRE RISK REINSURANCE AND MITIGATION POOL
H620 KNIVES
HCR22 WATER RESOURCES
HJM8 IMMIGRATION
Senator Doug Okuniewicz
H406 FENTANYL MANDATORY MINIMUMS
H521 TAXATION
S1321 DISABLED VETERAN LICENSE PLATES
S1340 FISH AND GAME
District 4
Representative Joe Alfieri
H406 FENTANYL MANDATORY MINIMUMS
H415 FIREARMS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
H470 ELECTIONS
H471 REVISED UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT
H558 EMPLOYMENT SECURITY LAW
H584 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
H599 ELECTIONS
H628 ELECTIONS
HCR20 TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES MONTH
HR6 STATE OF TEXAS
S1317 LICENSE PLATES
Representative Elaine Price
H424 COMMUNITY RESIDENT ASSOCIATIONS
H448 LIABILITY FOR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS ON THE INTERNET
H498 LIABILITY FOR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS ON THE INTERNET
H585 DIGITAL ASSETS
H590 COMMUNITY RESIDENT ASSOCIATIONS
H599 ELECTIONS
HJM8 IMMIGRATION
HJR1 SECTARIAN APPROPRIATIONS
S1317 LICENSE PLATES
S1357 EDUCATION
Senator Ben Toews
H382 CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
H400 PREBORN CHILDREN
H424 COMMUNITY RESIDENT ASSOCIATIONS
H448 LIABILITY FOR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS ON THE INTERNET
H465 CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
H517 ACTIONS IN PARTICULAR CASES
H567 EDUCATION
H590 COMMUNITY RESIDENT ASSOCIATIONS
H602 EDUCATION
HCR20 TRADITIONAL FAMILY VALUES MONTH
HCR21 JOINT RULES
S1282 MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
S1317 LICENSE PLATES
S1320 DESIGNATION OF HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
S1359 EDUCATION
S1364 BEER
District 5
Representative Ron Mendive
H469 FISH AND GAME
H531 DRIVER’S EDUCATION
H599 ELECTIONS
HJM8 IMMIGRATION
Representative Tony Wisniewski
H464 INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR BORDER SECURITY
H599 ELECTIONS
HJM8 IMMIGRATION
S1317 LICENSE PLATES
Senator Carl Bjerke
H419 MEDICAID
H457 APPROPRIATIONS – JUDICIAL BRANCH
H531 DRIVER’S EDUCATION
H649 APPROPRIATIONS – OFFICE OF SPECIES CONSERVATION
S1247 HEALTH
S1268 APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
S1317 LICENSE PLATES
S1352 COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS