Candidate Name:

Jim Hammond

Candidate Mailing Address:

4757 W Foothill Dr

Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

Email:

senatorjhammond@gmail.com

Website:

jimhammond4idaho.com

Political Party (If partisan race): Republican

Years of Residence in Jurisdiction: 37

Describe your educational background (including degrees, certifications and life experiences):

BA in Education, MA in Administration

Describe your community involvement (including civic groups, appointed/elected positions and dates):  I have volunteered with and served on the following boards, United Way, Panhandle Area Council, Post Falls Community Volunteers, Jobs Plus, Chamber of Commerce, Post Falls Education Foundation, Post Falls City Councilor 1981-1990, Post Falls Mayor 1991-1996, Vice President of State Board of Education, 1997-2001, Chairman of State Charter Commission 2002-2006

Describe your employment history for the past 10 years including dates:

City Administrator 1996-2006, Consultant for Hammond And Associates to present

What are your three priority issues and why:  

The first priority for Idaho is our economy.  We must resist efforts to raise taxes, work with our current businesses to retain them and to enhance their probability of success and we must recruit new businesses to Idaho to continue to diversify our economy and jobs.
Secondly we much continue to send a consistent message to the federal government that they continue to overstep their constitutional authority.  This issue has become more than principal, the federal government is collecting far too much of our financial resources and then wasting those funds. The federal government does an unacceptable job managing our natural resources when Idaho could be managing the resources much more effectivly and efficiently.
The third priority for Idaho is to manage government within a shrinking pool of revenue.  We need to assure that we provide essential services such as public safety and education as we move out of this recession.

Candidate attests that information submitted is accurate (initials): JCH_______________