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Cory Jane English
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Cory Jane English (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 4. English lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
English completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 4
Incumbent Mary Souza defeated Cory Jane English in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mary Souza (R) | 57.7 | 10,579 |
Cory Jane English (D)  | 42.3 | 7,749 | ||
| Total votes: 18,328 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 4
Cory Jane English advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 4 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cory Jane English | 100.0 | 1,947 | |
| Total votes: 1,947 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 4
Incumbent Mary Souza defeated Michael Pereira in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 4 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Souza | 69.4 | 3,133 |
| Michael Pereira | 30.6 | 1,383 | ||
| Total votes: 4,516 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Cory Jane English participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 7, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Cory Jane English's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Increased funding for education, with a plan for yearly increases in the education budget to bring Idaho up to par with our region.
Healthcare access for Idaho's working poor, the population 'In the Gap.' Fairness in tax policy, Idaho's families should not pay at a higher rate than corporations.[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Public Education: this alone is the single biggest issue that effects all Idahoans, all generations, and the future of our state. If we fail to educate our children well, we fail everyone in Idaho.
Healthcare access: as a healthcare provider, I know that those who are uninsured suffer from undiagnosed problems that left untreated become catastrophic. This is devastating to individuals and families and weakens Idaho as a whole.
Security for all Idahoans: I feel that it is a function of government to see that the playing field is fair. If you are willing to work hard and play by the rules you should be able to secure a stable future for yourself and your family.Cite error: Invalid |
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Cory Jane English answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Gov. Cecil Andrus: I value his strength in leadership coupled with his kind compassion and understanding. He was able to work 'across the aisle' and get things done. He was a strong advocate for the environment and Idaho's working families.[3] | ” |
| “ | Honesty, understanding and compassion. The ability to listen and hear each other as well as being able to understand from another's point of view.[3] | ” |
| “ | I like to look for the 'Win-Win' solution to our problems. Although we may disagree about some facet of a problem, often we can find common ground. We would be best served to start there and work from the area of agreement. For example: one side focuses effort on limiting a woman's access to abortion services . . . the other is strongly disinclined to limit choice. But both can agree in the good of reducing the number of abortions. We could make great progress with a program such as Colorado where they reduced their abortion rate by 42% with a program of education and access to reliable birth control.[3] | ” |
| “ | Listen to constituents, hear their concerns. When issues come up in legislature, listen and learn the issue, then make a decision based on what is best for Idaho's citizens. People come first![3] | ” |
| “ | In the family I married in to, Independence day is the number One holiday. We have carried on this tradition. I love the parade and the family focus of the day. It helps that it is in the summer when we can enjoy being outdoors all day.[3] | ” |
| “ | I always have a new favorite, so that question is hard. My favorite type of literature is historical fiction: I like a good story, but I like to learn something new about a place or time in history and how it effected the lives of the people living through it. Some recent favorites are 'All the Light We Cannot See' by Anthony Doerr and 'The Cellist of Sarajevo' by Steven Galloway, and anything by Wendell Berry.[3] | ” |
| “ | We lost our oldest son in 2001. It is impossible to explain the ways this effects a mom, except to say that just as you become a new and different person when you become a mother, you again become a different person when you lose a child. It left me with a deeper capacity for compassion as well as a feeling that I have already been through the worst thing that can happen and survived. I miss him every day.[3] | ” |
| “ | I do not. I see politics as an organizational structure of democracy. For most people by the time they are adults they have been participating in democracy for years. I see leadership experience as helpful, but not essential. Politics should be the coming together of people of all types bringing their unique voices into the democratic process, and I see this as a progression: from an active life of interest in issues around me to direct involvement in politics.[3] | ” |
| “ | Idaho needs to be more attentive to all voices in our state. We are about 40% / 60% progressive vs conservative. Because of our demographics, our representation in the state legislature is 22% / 88%. This is problematic because without a progressive tug toward the left, there is little to moderate the pull to the right. The power base within the party in power then shifts further to the right, now to the point that moderates of both parties are left without a voice.[3] | ” |
| “ | It is vital that everyone in a democracy, and especially those elected to serve along side one another work to understand each other, hear different points of view. Although we know that at times bills pass along party lines, with sharp divisions between the parties, good legislation often has near full support, showing an ability to get along. At times good legislation comes up when coalitions are struck between individuals that may sharply disagree on some issues, but find they can find common ground on others. I do not hold to failing to act on good policy because of the fear it will give the 'other side' a win. If it is good for Idaho we do it without regard to our own political future.[3] | ” |
| “ | Redistricting should be done by a citizen group with equal representation between the parties. Although the parties are not equally weighted in Idaho, this process should have equal representation to ensure fairness.[3] | ” |
| “ | No. And while on the subject of future elections, I am sickened every time I hear the phrase 'well, it is an election year' to explain a certain position or vote. It is flat wrong to vote differently because of fear of the electorate or to pander to them just because it is an election year. A legislator needs to vote for what he/she feels is right, and be able to defend that vote when time comes for an election.[3] | ” |
| “ | This is a story about healthcare access and what lack of preventative care leads to. I know a woman who was a single mom, raising 2 boys, working as a caregiver in a home for Senior Citizens. She didn't have healthcare coverage and money was tight. She was getting by: providing for her boys and buying a little house. She was in her 40s and began to feel run down, but did not go get checked until too late: by then, she had advanced heart disease and needed a cardiac bypass. Fortunately, her hospital bills were covered by the County Indigent Fund (our property taxes,) but for months while she recovered she was unable to work. She got behind on all her bills. She DID qualify for Medicaid at this time, so she was able to afford all her expensive medications to treat her newly diagnosed chronic conditions and prevent further damage to her heart. When she was finally able to return to work, she found that if she worked full time, she no longer qualified for Medicaid and couldn't afford her medications . . . If she worked part-time, she could still have coverage for her medications, but couldn't pay her bills. What is the 'good' choice for her and her family? I know the good choice for Idaho: accept Medicaid Expansion! It saves money and lives.[3] | ” |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Cory Jane English's responses," May 7, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
Current members of the Idaho State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Lori Den Hartog
Minority Leader:Melissa Wintrow
Senators
District 1
Jim Woodward (R)
District 2
Phil Hart (R)
District 3
Doug Okuniewicz (R)
District 4
Ben Toews (R)
District 5
Carl Bjerke (R)
District 6
Dan Foreman (R)
District 7
Cindy Carlson (R)
District 8
Christy Zito (R)
District 9
Brandon Shippy (R)
District 10
Tammy Nichols (R)
District 11
Camille Blaylock (R)
District 12
Ben Adams (R)
District 13
Brian Lenney (R)
District 14
C. Scott Grow (R)
District 15
Codi Galloway (R)
District 16
Alison Rabe (D)
District 17
District 18
District 19
Melissa Wintrow (D)
District 20
Josh Keyser (R)
District 21
Treg Bernt (R)
District 22
Lori Den Hartog (R)
District 23
Todd Lakey (R)
District 24
District 25
Josh Kohl (R)
District 26
Ron Taylor (D)
District 27
Kelly Anthon (R)
District 28
Jim Guthrie (R)
District 29
James Ruchti (D)
District 30
Julie VanOrden (R)
District 31
Van Burtenshaw (R)
District 32
Kevin Cook (R)
District 33
David Lent (R)
District 34
Doug Ricks (R)
District 35
Mark Harris (R)
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