Idaho's most important elections are won in the primaries. If you want to have a say in how Jerome County is run, you have to vote in the primary.
Leadership is a privilege. It requires a sober mind and a willingness to sacrifice — doing the right thing consistently, during the day, after hours, when no one is watching, and when everyone is watching.
Public service is not a title. It is a standard of daily behavior — and the only way to keep it is to keep it on the days nobody is applauding.
Sober-minded is not about one vice or another. It is about clarity under pressure. It is the willingness to sit with a hard decision, read the statute, listen to the people it affects, and vote the way the facts point — even when the easy vote would be smoother socially or politically.
Before I cast a vote, I will answer three questions out loud: what does the statute say, what does the ordinance say, what do the people it affects say. If I cannot answer all three, the vote is premature.
A commissioner who has not read the packet cannot usefully vote on the item. Preparation is not a nicety — it is the precondition for representative government.
Every agenda item read before the meeting. Staff report is a starting point, not a substitute.
Present at working-group meetings and agency hearings — not just the televised ones.
Residents get return calls. Filing a records request should not be necessary for acknowledgement.
When a vote goes wrong, say so on the record. Fix it in the next meeting.
Every claim on this page is grounded in public law, public records, or directly observable public conduct.
"Leadership is doing the right thing consistently — during the day, after hours, when no one is watching, and when everyone is."— Jerry Holton