Cindy Carlson
Cindy Carlson (Republican Party) is a member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 7. She assumed office on December 1, 2022. Her current term ends on December 1, 2026.
Carlson (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 7. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Biography
Cindy Carlson was born in California. Carlson graduated from Salmon River High School. Her career experience includes founding and owning businesses.[1][2]
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Idaho State Senate District 7
Incumbent Cindy Carlson is running in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 7 on November 3, 2026.
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2024
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 7
Incumbent Cindy Carlson defeated Bill Farmer in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Carlson (R) | 75.3 | 19,918 |
 | Bill Farmer (D) | 24.7 | 6,522 | |
| Total votes: 26,440 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 7
Bill Farmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 7 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Farmer | 100.0 | 843 |
| Total votes: 843 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 7
Incumbent Cindy Carlson advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 7 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Carlson | 100.0 | 6,444 |
| Total votes: 6,444 | |||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Carlson signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 7
Cindy Carlson won election in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Carlson (R) | 100.0 | 15,685 |
| Total votes: 15,685 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 7
Cindy Carlson defeated incumbent Carl G. Crabtree, Keith Stuffle, and Heather Rogers in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 7 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cindy Carlson | 48.9 | 4,306 |
 | Carl G. Crabtree | 40.0 | 3,525 | |
| Keith Stuffle | 6.1 | 538 | ||
| Heather Rogers | 5.0 | 439 | ||
| Total votes: 8,808 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
Cindy Carlson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carlson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Education is key issue. Parents are key to the education of our children. We need to include parents in education and give them access to the classroom, teaching materials, curricula and texbok adoption. CRT and Common Core need to be removed from all schools.
- I do not support the removal of the dams on the Columbia River or any river. We need them to help sustain the power grid. It would be a catastrophic decision for human life to remove them at this time.
- Property tax and funding Idaho's rural schools and rural EMS services are an issue for patrons in District 7. We need to have a common sense solution that does not penalize property owners. District 7 has a large amount of federal land that is not on the tax roles. We need to have a solution for this growing problem now!
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2024
In 2024, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 10.
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2023
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Idaho State Senate District 7 |
Officeholder Idaho State Senate District 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 7, 2022
- ↑ Idaho State Legislature, "Sen. Cindy Carlson," accessed January 18, 2023
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| Preceded by Carl G. Crabtree (R) |
Idaho State Senate District 7 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
