REPUBLICAN
Candidate Name:
John W Goedde
Candidate Mailing Address:
525 B West Harrison Ave
Coeur d'Alene ID 83814
Political Party (If partisan race): Republican
Email:
john@johngoedde.com
Website:
www.johngoedde.com
Political Party (If partisan race): Republican
Years of Residence in Jurisdiction: 30+
Describe your educational background (including degrees, certifications and life experiences): 150 word limit
Chelan (Wa) High School ’67, Washington State University ’72, insurance education includes Travelers Insurance Co. home office school ’80, graduate of the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program, Certified Insurance Counselor ’87, Certified Risk Manager ‘03
Describe your community involvement (including civic groups, appointed/elected positions and dates): 150 word limit
Civic - Coeur d Alene Chamber of Commerce – Chairman ’93 & active in Legislative Committee and Commodores, School District #271 Trustee ’97-’00 and member of their Long Range Facilities Planning Committee prior to ’97, President – Coeur d Alene Insurance Agents Association ’85, active in Coeur d Alene Junior Miss Program mid-80’s-’03, Founding member of Idaho Highways Coalition & Kootenai Charities, Wishing Star Foundation board member ’95-’98, Coeur d Alene Sunrise Rotary charter member, President – North Idaho Chamber of Commerce ’98, Inland Pacific Hub – cochairman ’07 – present, President – Independent Insurance Agents of Idaho – ’02, Board member – State Insurance Fund - ’01 – present, Dept. of Insurance Continuing Education Advisory Committee – ’91 – ’03, Kootenai Perspectives board member ’99 – ‘05
Political – Idaho State Senate – ’00-present, Chairman of the Senate Education Committee – ’04-present, numerous task force and interim committee appointments including Property Tax Interim Committee ’05 & Community College Interim Committee ’06, Co-Chairman Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee, Idaho Commissioner – Education Commission of the States ’05 – present, Transportation Task Force Co-Chair – Pacific Northwest Economic Region-’07-present, Vice Chair – Education Committee for the National Conference of State Legislatures ’07 - present
Describe your employment history for the past 10 years including dates: 150 word limit President of Panhandle Insurance Agency, a property/casualty independent insurance agency operating in Coeur d Alene since 1954.
What are your three priority issues and why: 300 word limit
Education – No one tool can better bring prosperity to Idaho citizens than education. I have spent countless hours of my life devoted to the issue. I believe educators need the respect of the community and that they can only attain that goal by giving children the knowledge and will to succeed in life. I believe in Pay for Performance, a system where teachers who instill knowledge are given greater compensation; teachers who need help are given remediation and mentoring; and teachers who cannot perform or be remediated are asked to leave the profession. I believe in small schools that can be the hub of neighborhood communities and where children are not lost. High tech delivery of education has not been implemented in Idaho so I cosponsored the Idaho Education Network bill, a bill that eventually should bring high speed Internet connections to every Idaho school. I believe that property tax is an antiquated way to fund maintenance and operation of schools and supported removal of school M&O from property tax support in ’07.
Transportation – My first experience with Idaho politics involved improvements to US95 in the 90’s. As a founding member of the Idaho Highway Coalition, we helped influence Rep. Chenoweth’s effort to start improvements in the Worley area, an effort that just now is nearing completion. I have supported GARVEE bonding to speed up highway improvements and that effort has begun in the Garwood to Sagle section of US95. I am the Idaho chair for Inland Pacific Hub, a $1M study of our transportation assets and how best to make north Idaho and eastern Washington more accessible to the Pacific Rim. Included in the study are roads, railroads, ports, airports, and fiber. Our area lies at the intersection of many transportation systems and economic development from intermodal opportunities must be exploited.
| | INDEPENDENT
Candidate Name:
Jeremy P. Boggess
Candidate Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3065
Coeur d’ Alene, ID 83816
Email:
jboggess@bossig.com
651-7876
Website:
www.jeremy4idaho.com
Political Party (If partisan race):
Independent
Years of Residence in Jurisdiction:
33+ TOTAL IN NORTH IDAHO
Describe your educational background:
6/89 - Coeur d’ Alene High School
6/92 - Boise State University - Associate of Science/Marketing Mid-Management (+1 year finance)
12/98 - Lewis-Clark State College - Bachelors of Science/Business Administration
Describe your community involvement:
Since moving back to Coeur d’ Alene in early of 2004 I have been attending various public meetings to listen to the people of Coeur d’ Alene whenever I can. I also ran for State Senate in 2006. This has made me known among the community and given me a unique perspective.
Together we can give younger generations opportunities that may be out of reach for them. A future must be guaranteed and equal to all. I am concerned for the path of our future, country, society and world. I am tired of those who would put others/community at risk for personal gain. Let us seriously look for long-term solutions. Let us create advisory committees from all parts of the political spectrum. We are not alone in our actions. We must accept personal responsibility for the future.
Describe your employment history for the past 10 years including dates:
4/94 - 9/98 - Self-Employed (Sales) - North Idaho
5/94 - 9/97 - K B Toys (FR. Toy Liquidator's) - Sales Associate - Post Falls, Idaho
3/99 - 1/00 - Gentry Finance - Collections/Process Loans - Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
1/00 - 7/00 - Various - Telemarketing Representative - Seattle, Washington
7/00 - 10/03 - Western Wireless Corp. - Customer Service-Issaquah, Washington
5/05 - 9/05 - Care Now Agency - Caregiver - Sagle, Idaho
9/05 - Present - August Home Health - Caregiver - Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho
3/04 - Present - Self-Employed (Sales) - North Idaho
What are your three priority issues and why:
Please visit my web site for more detail. WWW.JEREMY4IDAHO.COM or call 651-7876
PUBLIC SAFETY - Stronger enforcement and prosecution for all sexual offenses (including one strike laws) and violent crimes (especially crimes committed against children/elderly and domestic/dating violence) - eliminate all Statutes of Limitations on these crimes. More rehabilitation opportunities for non-violent crimes and offenders to become productive members of society.
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE - Establishing Idaho (new industries) to be at the forefront of supplying and developing alternative resources for the future. Establish alternative energy resources and industries for economic, environmental, and national stability and security.
EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES - It is a fact that the higher the educational level a child has the further they will go in life often equating to a higher quality of life. I do not believe in handouts, however, a hand-up needs to be genuine and equally given to all. We need to devote more resources to our children’s futures if we wish them to compete effectively in the world of tomorrow. A proper education is the best offense to break the “Cycle of Poverty”. Prevent state cuts in funding and encourage the State of Idaho’s tax responsibility in education instead of placing the burden onto local property taxpayers. Receiving my education in Idaho, I know good teachers need more compensation than they currently receive and bad teachers need to be dismissed. We need to give all Idahoans something more to look forward to than living paycheck to paycheck. We need to create more education and/or training opportunities to create future self-reliance.
Why? I am very concerned for the future and these are three issues that affect our lives and lifestyles directly.
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| | DEMOCRATIC
Candidate Name:
Ken Howard
Candidate Mailing Address:
6902 E Sleepy Lane
Coeur d'Alene ID 83814
Political Party (If partisan race): Democrat |
