Elaine King

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Elaine King

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Last election

May 15, 2018

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Elaine King (Republican Party) ran for election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 34B. King lost in the Republican primary on May 15, 2018.

King completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2018

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 34B

Britt Raybould won election in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 34B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Britt Raybould (R)
 
100.0
 
9,832

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,832
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 34B

Britt Raybould defeated Elaine King and Marshall Merrell in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 34B on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Britt Raybould
 
44.2
 
2,562
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Elaine King Candidate Connection
 
40.2
 
2,329
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Marshall Merrell
 
15.6
 
904

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 5,795
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Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Elaine King participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 15, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Elaine King's responses follow below.[1]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“ 1. Education—We need to repeal the SBAC test (now referred to as the ISAT test) and the Common Core program (now called Idaho Content Standards), which is tied to it. The SBAC test is expensive, time-consuming and ineffective. Most teachers I have interviewed have never seen actual test results. In this upcoming 2019 legislative session, the interim education committee will present a new funding formula for school districts. This new education funding formula needs to be as flexible and adaptable as possible, so school districts can use their money to best serve their local distinctive needs. The plan is supposed to be dropping the average daily attendance (ADA) as a way to fund the schools and to change to an enrollment count, which I support. Approximately 63 percent of the entire state general fund budget goes to education. But where is it going? It appears to me that not enough money is going to the teachers and to the classroom. We need to dissect the education budget to find out just where the money is being spent and focus on funding what is most important. 2. Water—Keep Idaho’s water in Idaho. Do not allow the federal government to have jurisdiction over this vital resource. I am an advocate for more local control of water needs, without federal government interference. We need to continue recharging the aquifer, encouraging more reservoirs and protecting dams from unnecessary environmental overreach. Dams help not only water storage but also flood control. 3. Taxes and spending—With budget surpluses over $100 million the past several years and with a whopping $400 million in excess taxes this year, there is no reason to increase taxes. Yet, that is what happened during the last legislative session earlier this year. Representatives voted in favor of charging Internet sales tax, calling it a “fair” tax. In my view it would only have been truly fair if the collected revenues were sent back to the counties to offset increasing property taxes.[2][3] ”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ Ronald Reagan said: “Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things." ​One of the "established ways" in the Idaho House of Representatives is allowing committee chairs to keep proposed bills in their desks for “personal reasons,” not allowing the members of some of these committees, who represent hundreds of thousands of Idaho citizens, to debate or vote on the issues. I want to rid us of that established traditional policy, bring back our representative government, and not silence the voice of the people.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3] ”

Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Elaine King answered the following:

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

“ There are many good men and women who desire to serve. But each potential candidate must not only be good and honest but wise. Wise by how they will vote to spend the citizens hard earned tax dollars...wise by not helping the few over the many...wise by applying the principles of the Republican party to their decisions.[3] ”
What qualities do you possess that would make you a successful officeholder?
“ Experience, hard work, and a passion for important issues make me the ideal candidate for the pressing matters facing the state in 2019. I have taught school; tutored youngsters and teenagers; been a substitute teacher and teacher’s aide; fought for sound principles, policy and implementation in local government; held various leadership positions at the county and state levels; written ordinances, rules, and resolutions on the county and state levels and even legislative bills for the Idaho Legislature; and served as an alternate in the state House of Representatives, all helping prepare me to serve the voters of Madison and north Bonneville counties for the 2-year term beginning in 2019. People have already approached me about concerns they hope will be addressed in next year’s legislative session, and I would like to help make that happen, becoming a voice not for big political action committees (PACs) or lobbyists, who get paid to represent special interests, but a voice for the people, whom I’m honored to serve.[3] ”
If you are not a current legislator, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?
“ Because my background is in education, I would like to serve on the education committee. I would also enjoy serving on the local government committee because I have been involved in local government at the city and county level. The transportation committee would also be appealing since my husband worked for the ITD as a public information specialist for eastern Idaho and through him I have learned a lot about issues at the region and state level.[3] ”

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Elaine King's responses," May 15, 2018
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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