Heidi Sorenson

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Heidi Sorenson

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 2, 2020

Personal

Birthplace

Boise, Idaho

Religion

Non-denominational Christian

Profession

Licensed practical nurse

Contact

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Heidi Sorenson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 22B. She lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.

Sorenson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Heidi Sorenson was born in Boise, Idaho. She earned an associate degree from the College of Western Idaho. She attended the College of Southern Idaho and earned the title of licensed practical nurse. Sorenson's career experience includes working as a pediatric licensed practical nurse.

Elections

2020

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 22B

Incumbent Jason Monks defeated Nina Turner in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 22B on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Monks (R)	73.2	17,547
	Submit photo	Nina Turner (D)	26.8	6,431

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,978
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 22B

Nina Turner advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 22B on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nina Turner	100.0	1,540

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,540
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 22B

Incumbent Jason Monks defeated Heidi Sorenson in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 22B on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Monks	61.5	3,166
		Heidi Sorenson	38.5	1,981

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,147
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Heidi Sorenson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sorenson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a Pediatric Licensed Practical Nurse who lives and grew up in Kuna Idaho. I am passionate about preserving the conservative values that Idaho was founded upon. I want to fight viscously for the preservation and expansion of the Second Amendment and protecting the right to life for all people. I am focused on utilizing technology to its fullest extent to keep the Constituents of District 22 involved and informed of the legislative process.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I am the conservative choice in a progressive world
• I will fight to give the little guy a voice
• I am not a politician and owe allegiance to no one aside from all residents of District 22

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am passionate about lowering taxes, especially the property tax, preserving the second amendment, and fighting for the life of the unborn. Being a pediatric nurse I have seen first hand how valuable life is. I want to ensure that all Americans are able to practice their unalienable rights guaranteed by the constitution, regardless of their age. Americans, and especially Idahoans, deserve someone who is willing to strengthen their second amendment rights. I want to ensure that all Idahoans have a second amendment that shall not be infringed upon.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Sarah Huckabee Sanders was the Press Secretary for President Trump from 2017 to 2019. Throughout her time as a press secretary she was completely fearless and straight forward. She would never cower to the intimidating reporters. She often put them in their place in order to clarify the truth. While at the correspondents dinner she was mocked and insulted by comedian Michelle Wolf. Rather than acting angry or upset she sat at her table with all the class and integrity I would hope I would have in such a situation.

When asked about role models Sarah Huckabee Sanders said "When it comes to role models, as a person of faith, I think we all have one perfect role model. And when I'm asked the question, I point to God and to my faith. And that's where I tell my kids to look." This is not a popular answer today when God is mocked and disrespected. Yet, she was able to state the truth. She does not mince words and is a woman of integrity and intelligence. I very much admire what a fearless and truthful woman she is and hope to be like her in my own political career, no matter how short or long it may be.

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

Transparency and accessibility. As an elected official you answer to those who put in office and they deserve your every effort to make the process open, accessible, and transparent. An elected official ought to not be bought. I am a normal person who is for the most part self-funding their campaign. My allegiance is to district 22 and not large donors.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Nursing School was one of my biggest struggles. Through my education I realized I did not know everything, and understood that in order to learn you have to be willing to put the time and effort into it. I will approach the legislature the same way. While I do not know everything there is to know about the Idaho Legislature, whatI can guarantee is a tenacious and fearless mentality to learn and to aggressively defend our conservative values.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

No I do not. The founding fathers wanted to give each and every state a voice. The house of representatives is just that, a representative chamber. It is not meant to have career politicians as they often do not represent to wishes of their residents.

What do you perceive to be your state’s greatest challenges over the next decade?

Idaho's greatest challenge is how it deals with growth. The great secret of Idaho is making its way to the nation, and as such many people are moving here. Idaho must not loose sight of who it is and allow progressive ideologies to infiltrate. Idaho must hold true to its conservative nature!

Do you believe it’s beneficial to build relationships with other legislators? Please explain your answer.

We are social beings and as such we thrive when we have deep meaningful relationships with others. The Legislative chambers are no exception. At the end of the day I will represent the residents of District 22. In order to do this and to accomplish the issues that are most important to the district will require strong and meaningful relationships with members on both sides of aisle and in both chambers.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Idaho House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Mike Moyle

Majority Leader:Jason Monks

Representatives

District 1A

Mark Sauter (R)

District 1B

Cornel Rasor (R)

District 2A

Heather Scott (R)

District 2B

Dale Hawkins (R)

District 3A

Vito Barbieri (R)

District 3B

Jordan Redman (R)

District 4A

Joe Alfieri (R)

District 4B

Elaine Price (R)

District 5A

Ron Mendive (R)

District 5B

Tony Wisniewski (R)

District 6A

Lori McCann (R)

District 6B

Brandon Mitchell (R)

District 7A

Kyle Harris (R)

District 7B

Charlie Shepherd (R)

District 8A

Rob Beiswenger (R)

District 8B

Faye Thompson (R)

District 9A

John Shirts (R)

District 9B

Judy Boyle (R)

District 10A

Mike Moyle (R)

District 10B

Bruce Skaug (R)

District 11A

Kent Marmon (R)

District 11B

Lucas Cayler (R)

District 12A

Jeff Cornilles (R)

District 12B

Jaron Crane (R)

District 13A

Brent Crane (R)

District 13B

Steve Tanner (R)

District 14A

Ted Hill (R)

District 14B

Josh Tanner (R)

District 15A

Steve Berch (D)

District 15B

Dori Healey (R)

District 16A

Soñia Galaviz (D)

District 16B

Annie Haws (D)

District 17A

John Gannon (D)

District 17B

Megan Egbert (D)

District 18A

Ilana Rubel (D)

District 18B

Brooke Green (D)

District 19A

Monica Church (D)

District 19B

Chris Mathias (D)

District 20A

Joe Palmer (R)

District 20B

James Holtzclaw (R)

District 21A

James Petzke (R)

District 21B

Jeff Ehlers (R)

District 22A

John Woude (R)

District 22B

Jason Monks (R)

District 23A

Chris Bruce (R)

District 23B

Shawn Dygert (R)

District 24A

Clint Hostetler (R)

District 24B

Steve Miller (R)

District 25A

Lance Clow (R)

District 25B

David Leavitt (R)

District 26A

Mike Pohanka (R)

District 26B

Jack Nelsen (R)

District 27A

Douglas Pickett (R)

District 27B

Clay Handy (R)

District 28A

Richard Cheatum (R)

District 28B

Dan Garner (R)

District 29A

Dustin Manwaring (R)

District 29B

Tanya Burgoyne (R)

District 30A

David Cannon (R)

District 30B

Ben Fuhriman (R)

District 31A

Jerald Raymond (R)

District 31B

Rod Furniss (R)

District 32A

Stephanie Mickelsen (R)

District 32B

Wendy Horman (R)

District 33A

Barbara Ehardt (R)

District 33B

Marco Erickson (R)

District 34A

Jon Weber (R)

District 34B

Britt Raybould (R)

District 35A

Vacant

District 35B

Josh Wheeler (R)

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