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Kathy Sims
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Prior offices
Idaho State Senate

Idaho House of Representatives District 4B
Successor: Paul Amador

Elections and appointments
Last election

May 15, 2018

Education

Associate

North Idaho Junior College

Personal
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Contact

Kathy Sims (Republican Party) was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 4B. She assumed office in 2010. She left office in 2016.

Sims (Republican Party) ran for election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 3B. She lost in the Republican primary on May 15, 2018.

She was removed from the ballot in April 2018 because she had only been registered in District 3B since February 2018. State law says candidates must be registered in the district that they are running in for at least a year.[1] The decision was appealed and Sims was placed back on the primary ballot.[2]

Sims is a former Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 4B from 2010 to 2016. She previously served in the Idaho State Senate from 2001 to 2002.

Biography

Sims' professional experience includes owning a Honda dealership.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Sims served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Sims served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sims served on these committees:

Elections

2018

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 3B

Tony Wisniewski defeated Dan Hanks in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 3B on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Wisniewski
Tony Wisniewski (R)
 
70.8
 
11,991
Image of Dan Hanks
Dan Hanks (D)
 
29.2
 
4,954

Total votes: 16,945
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 3B

Dan Hanks advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 3B on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dan Hanks
Dan Hanks
 
100.0
 
1,043

Total votes: 1,043
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 3B

Tony Wisniewski defeated Kathy Sims in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 3B on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tony Wisniewski
Tony Wisniewski
 
55.5
 
2,593
Image of Kathy Sims
Kathy Sims
 
44.5
 
2,083

Total votes: 4,676
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2016

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 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.

Paul Amador defeated Tom Hearn in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4B general election.[3][4]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 4B General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Paul Amador 63.31% 13,202
     Democratic Tom Hearn 36.69% 7,650
Total Votes 20,852
Source: Idaho Secretary of State


Tom Hearn ran unopposed in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4B Democratic primary.[5][6]

Idaho House of Representatives District 4B, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tom Hearn  (unopposed)


Paul Amador defeated incumbent Kathleen Sims in the Idaho House of Representatives District 4B Republican primary.[7][8]

Idaho House of Representatives District 4B, Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Paul Amador 51.62% 2,020
     Republican Kathleen Sims Incumbent 48.38% 1,893
Total Votes 3,913
Source: Idaho Secretary of State

2014

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Anne Nesse was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Kathleen Sims defeated Elmer "Rick" Currie in the Republican primary. Nesse was defeated by Sims in the general election.[9][10][11]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 4B, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Sims Incumbent 55.3% 6,322
     Democratic Anne Nesse 44.7% 5,106
Total Votes 11,428
Idaho House of Representatives, District 4B Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Sims Incumbent 61.2% 2,077
Elmer "Rick" Currie 38.8% 1,318
Total Votes 3,395

2012

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2012

Sims won re-election to the Idaho House of Representatives in 2012. She was unopposed in the Republican primary on May 15[12] and defeated Anne L. Nesse (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[13]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 4B, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Sims Incumbent 56.8% 10,373
     Democratic Anne L. Nesse 43.2% 7,903
Total Votes 18,276

2010

See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2010

Sims was unopposed in the primary on May 25th. She defeated Democrat Paula Marano in the general election on November 2, 2010.[14]

Idaho House of Representatives, District 4B (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Kathleen Sims (R) 7,242 58.1%
Paula Marano (D) 5,230 41.9%

Campaign finance summary


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Kathy Sims campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018Idaho House of Representatives District 3BLost primary$44,650 N/A**
Grand total$44,650 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2016

In 2016, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 through March 25.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2015


2014


2013


2012

Idaho Freedom Index

The Idaho Freedom Foundation, a conservative nonprofit organization, released its "Idaho Freedom Index" in 2013. The index was designed to show how Idaho legislators voted on the principles the foundation seeks to promote. It measured each state legislator based on how they voted on economic issues and on bills that created or eliminated government agencies, programs, and regulations. A higher score indicated that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the organization.[15] Sims received a score of 134 points in the 2013 index, ranking 2nd out of 70 members of the Idaho House of Representatives that were evaluated for the study.

Personal

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Sims has two children.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
George Sayler
Idaho House of Representatives District 4B
2010–2016
Succeeded by
Paul Amador (R)


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