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Final local Primary slate filled |
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March 12, 2012 |
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Local
candidate for President of the United
States, Rick Reed (R-eedliculous),
Poverty Flats, Idaho. Paid for by the
Committee to Get This Man Votes. |
The last of the local candidates for political
offices who will appear on the Boundary County
ballot for the May 15 primary election filed
Friday, and the only unchallenged two
unchallenged local seats are for Republican
precinct committeeman of the newly-merged
Bonners Ferry/Kootenai Precinct and for county
prosecutor.
Incumbent Ken Irons said he's too tired to keep
at it, but he worried that his likely
replacement, sole contender Larry DeVore, was
too worried that being hard of hearing would be
an impediment ... DeVore waited until the last
moment, and when no one else entered, he threw
his hat in the ring.
Perhaps that will work to his benefit; being
mostly deaf, he tends to speak loudly ... Ken
hopes that will be a benefit.
Douglas is blessed, as there aren't many
attorneys living in Boundary County willing to
take on a largely thankless job.
Of county offices, the one facing the greatest
challenge on the ballot is sheriff Greg Sprungl,
who will square off against challenger Jeff
Ennis in the primary, and, should he win that,
against Independent Gary Leonard and Democrat
Shane Foutch in the general election.
He's the only candidate whose race won't be
decided May 15.
Boundary County Commissioner Ron Smith
(R-District 1) is being challenged by Republican
Lee Pinkerton; incumbent Dan Dinning (R-District
3) is facing challenge by Connie M.
DeCoe-Munier.
None of the Democratic precinct committee races
are challenged on the ballot; Charles "Jason"
Thomas is running for the Bonners Ferry/Kootenai
precinct; Delia Owens for the Moyie Springs
precinct, Stephen Howlett for the Naples, Greg
Johnson for North Bonners Ferry and Debbie Flory
is in the race for the Valley View Precinct.
On the GOP side, Donna Standley and Tim Dillin
are in the running for the Copeland precinct;
Terry Capurso and Robert D. "Bob" Pluid for the
Moyie Springs precinct; Walter D. Burrow and
Dave Jurgensen for the North Bonners Ferry
precinct; Ken Carter, Connie M. DeCoe-Munier
(also running for County Commissioner), and
Chris Ketner are vying for the Naples precinct
and Linda Alt is being challenged by Rick Dodd
to represent the Valley View precinct.
While not on the local ballot, Boundary County's
perennial candidate Rick Reed (R-eediculous,
Poverty Flats) is once again running for
President of the United States of America, but
he's doing it on a platform of wood he logged
off his own land.
The way this race is shaping up, he may well be
a contender. |
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