Bob Solomon (Idaho)
Bob Solomon (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 10. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Solomon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bob Solomon earned a bachelor's degree from San Jose State University in 1976 and a graduate degree from Northwest Nazarene University in 1996.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 10
Tammy Nichols defeated Bob Solomon in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tammy Nichols (R)  | 77.2 | 15,354 |
 | Bob Solomon (D) | 22.8 | 4,530 | |
| Total votes: 19,884 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 10
Bob Solomon advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 10 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Solomon | 100.0 | 594 |
| Total votes: 594 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 10
Tammy Nichols defeated Scott Brock in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 10 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tammy Nichols | 58.4 | 5,262 |
 | Scott Brock | 41.6 | 3,743 | |
| Total votes: 9,005 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bob Solomon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Solomon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Core to Bob’s values is his Christian faith, which has shaped his ideas about building community. Bob believes our community is where folks can come together to solve big problems, embrace individual freedoms, and strengthen one another through their differences. No matter where you find Bob - in his profession as a school counselor, serving as a church leader, writing columns for Healthy Families Nampa or guest editorials in local new outlets, or jamming out with his blues band - his life is rooted in service, joy, and stewardship. Bob’s greatest accomplishment has been raising four kids and watching them all graduate from Middleton High School and the University of Idaho, with plenty of camping trips in our great public lands taken along the way.
- I hope to work with other legislators to solve long standing issues. Rising property taxes, crowded classrooms and desperately needed schools, poorly managed growth, rising housing and other living costs need attention. As these problems have grown, the legislature has been distracted by internecine fights over issues which rarely come up with voters. I will work towards the bipartisan solutions voters expect.
- I view representing our district as a sacred trust under our system of government. This means listening and talking with people. I have done this at 5000 doors. Most voters are locked into extremes but have a pragmatic, problem solving view. They are asking us to compromise and achieve results.
- Idaho’s future depends on what we do today. I will work for an Idaho in which young people (really everyone) can live, work and recreate, enjoying and preserving the Idaho way of life--including home ownership.
2. Tax and Growth Policy: We need to fix property taxes, and ensure that infrastructure keeps up with growth as we maintain our agricultural base. I would reverse the freeze on the homeowners exemption, and and use impact fees to build new schools. I would consider a “bank” to ensure that improvements needed due to development come online at project completion.
3. Idaho's Outdoors and environment. I want great livability and outdoor opportunities for future generations. Our environment must remain hospitable with adequate open space, clean water and a healthy climate.
4. Housing Affordability: Develop incentives and private/public partnerships to ensure Idaho workers can purchase homes on Idaho wages.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2022
