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Becky McKinstry
Becky McKinstry (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 21B. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
McKinstry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Becky McKinstry was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She earned a high school diploma from Union High School. Her career experience includes working in advertising. As of 2024, McKinstry as affiliated with the Meridian Library Foundation, the Human Resource Association of Treasure Valley, and the Meridian Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B
Incumbent Jeff Ehlers defeated Becky McKinstry and Daniel S. Weston in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Ehlers (R)  | 61.7 | 16,005 |
 | Becky McKinstry (D) | 32.8 | 8,504 | |
| Daniel S. Weston (Constitution Party) | 5.5 | 1,413 | ||
| Total votes: 25,922 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B
Becky McKinstry advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Becky McKinstry | 100.0 | 999 |
| Total votes: 999 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B
Incumbent Jeff Ehlers advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Ehlers | 100.0 | 4,367 |
| Total votes: 4,367 | |||
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Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B
Daniel S. Weston advanced from the Constitution primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 21B on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniel S. Weston | 100.0 | 18 | |
| Total votes: 18 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McKinstry in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Becky McKinstry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McKinstry's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am married to Tom McKinstry and we have four daughters and eight grandchildren who have motivated me to step into politics.
I am honored to have been recognized as Small Business Person of the Year and Women of the Year for Meridian.
We enjoy golfing with friends and barbeques with family. We attend community events and enjoy good movies and good books.- One of my top priorities is to protect Public School Funding. There is an unconstitutional voucher program promoting tax dollars be used for private, religious and home schooling programs. The State of Idaho's constitution clearly states that our tax dollars are to be used for funding public education only. It's important that we fully support public school funding and not dilute our efforts by passing unconstitutional bills that take money away from public education. Protecting school and city libraries from lawsuits and extreme policies that our legislation and governor has passed is a priority. It is important that we work for all of our citizens, not the minority who are pushing private agendas.
- Healthcare. When government gets into the medical business of dictating what doctors can and cannot do, we have a problem. Medical specialists are leaving the state because of the government overreach which interferes with doctors taking care of their patients. Healthcare should be affordable and accessible for all.
- There are many issues that need to be addressed. We need to fight for equality for all and focus on affordable housing programs, and protecting Idaho's natural resources.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 18, 2024
