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Dorothy Moon
Dorothy Moon is an officeholder of the Republican Party of Idaho Chair.
Moon (Republican Party) ran for election for Idaho Secretary of State. She lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Moon is the Chair of the Republican Party of Idaho, elected in 2022 and re-elected in 2024.[1]
Biography
Moon was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and as of January 2020 resides in Stanley, Idaho. She received a bachelor's degree in secondary education and a master's degree in resource planning from Missouri State University in Springfield. Her professional experience includes teaching environmental law at Drury College, geology and science methods at Missouri State University, and special education classes in the Challis School District. In 1994 Moon and her husband founded Moon and Associates, Inc., a land surveying and engineering company. She was awarded the 2018 Idaho GOP Outstanding Republican Legislator Award and was voted Mini-Cassia Businesswoman of the Year.[2][3]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Moon was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Moon was assigned to the following committees:
- Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee
- House Education Committee
- Resources and Conservation Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Idaho committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Commerce and Human Resources |
| • Education |
| • Environment, Energy, and Technology |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Idaho Secretary of State election, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho Secretary of State
Phil McGrane defeated Shawn Keenan and Garth Gaylord in the general election for Idaho Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil McGrane (R)  | 72.1 | 418,945 |
| Shawn Keenan (D) | 27.4 | 159,189 | ||
| Garth Gaylord (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.5 | 2,753 | ||
| Total votes: 580,887 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho Secretary of State
Shawn Keenan advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho Secretary of State on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shawn Keenan | 100.0 | 31,807 | |
| Total votes: 31,807 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho Secretary of State
Phil McGrane defeated Dorothy Moon and Mary Souza in the Republican primary for Idaho Secretary of State on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Phil McGrane | 43.1 | 114,355 |
 | Dorothy Moon | 41.4 | 109,959 | |
 | Mary Souza | 15.5 | 41,209 | |
| Total votes: 265,523 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chad Houck (R)
2020
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B
Incumbent Dorothy Moon won election in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dorothy Moon (R) | 100.0 | 23,300 |
| Total votes: 23,300 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B
Incumbent Dorothy Moon defeated LaVerne Sessions in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dorothy Moon | 63.6 | 7,279 |
| LaVerne Sessions | 36.4 | 4,163 | ||
| Total votes: 11,442 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B
Incumbent Dorothy Moon won election in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dorothy Moon (R) | 100.0 | 16,877 |
| Total votes: 16,877 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B
Incumbent Dorothy Moon advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 8B on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dorothy Moon | 100.0 | 7,165 |
| Total votes: 7,165 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.
Dorothy Moon defeated Ammon Emanuel Prolife in the Idaho House of Representatives District 8B general election.[4][5]
| Idaho House of Representatives, District 8B General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dorothy Moon |
87.31% | 18,344 | |
| Constitution | Ammon Emanuel Prolife | 12.69% | 2,666 | |
| Total Votes | 21,010 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Dorothy Moon defeated incumbent Merrill Beyeler in the Idaho House of Representatives District 8B Republican primary.[6][7]
| Idaho House of Representatives District 8B, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dorothy Moon |
58.60% | 4,318 | |
| Republican | Merrill Beyeler Incumbent | 41.40% | 3,051 | |
| Total Votes | 7,369 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Endorsements
In 2016, Moon's endorsements included the following:[8]
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dorothy Moon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Dorothy Moon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Moon's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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| —Dorothy Moon[10] | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 31.
- Legislators are scored on their stance on civil liberties issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to upholding and defending Idaho values.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
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2021
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In 2021, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 17.
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2020
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In 2020, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 11.
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2018
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In 2018, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 28.
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2017
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In 2017, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 29.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ "Idaho State Journal", "Moon retains her position as chairwoman of Idaho GOP," June 15, 2024
- ↑ "Idaho Legislature", "Rep. Dorothy Moon," accessed March 10, 2020
- ↑ "Dorothy Moon", "About," accessed March 10, 2020
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "General election candidate list," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016
- ↑ Dorothy Moon, "Endorsements," accessed April 27, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dorothy Moon, "Issues," accessed April 27, 2016
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| Preceded by Merrill Beyeler (R) |
Idaho House of Representatives District 8B 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Megan C. Blanksma (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Republican Party of Idaho Chair -Present |
Succeeded by - |
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State of Idaho Boise (capital) |
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