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Kristin Collum
Kristin Collum (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Collum completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
Janice McGeachin defeated Kristin Collum in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Janice McGeachin (R) | 59.7 | 356,507 |
 | Kristin Collum (D)  | 40.3 | 240,355 | |
| Total votes: 596,862 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
Kristin Collum defeated Jim Fabe in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kristin Collum | 88.2 | 52,417 |
| Jim Fabe | 11.8 | 6,987 | ||
| Total votes: 59,404 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
Janice McGeachin defeated Steve Yates, Marv Hagedorn, Robert Nonini, and Kelley Packer in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janice McGeachin | 28.9 | 51,098 |
 | Steve Yates | 27.3 | 48,269 | |
 | Marv Hagedorn | 15.1 | 26,653 | |
 | Robert Nonini | 15.0 | 26,556 | |
 | Kelley Packer | 13.8 | 24,513 | |
| Total votes: 177,089 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Kristin Collum participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 2, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Kristin Collum's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | My three top priorities are Education, Economy, and Healthcare.
Education: • Idaho needs to invest more in education to fill openings and address high teacher turn-over rates so that our children have a fighting chance at a good education. • College degrees expand work options and lead to higher wages, but are not an option for many Idahoans. We need to figure out how to provide free community college to open doors, change lives, and help rebuild rural Idaho. Economy: • Idaho leads the nation in percentage of minimum wage jobs. Our state government needs to do more to attract and encourage companies that pay a living wage (>$12 per hour in Idaho). • Our workers should not be exploited. Idaho should not incentivize companies whose worker salaries are low and stagnant while their companies make huge profits and their senior executives make many times what the average worker does. Healthcare: • Idaho needs to close the Medicaid Gap and make health insurance affordable to everyone. It is cruel and financially irresponsible for the Idaho government to refuse federal funds to provide health coverage for 78,000 people. • Health care is a basic human need and right, and we need to work toward Medicare for All so that everyone has access to healthcare, and so insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies are not profiting at the expense of our health and our lives.[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Cyber security (protection of our personal data) and women's rights.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Biographical submission response
Collum submitted the following answer to the question, "What is your political philosophy?" through Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form:
| “ | I'm running for Idaho Lieutenant Governor because I run to the fire. When I see a problem, I want to be part of the solution. At this time, we need to come back to the middle, work together for what's best for our state and our people, and get things done.
To Idaho, I offer my leadership in Cybersecurity to strengthen the state's currently at-risk cybersecurity program and ensure your personal data is protected and not at undo risk of being stolen and costing Idaho taxpayers millions. As a veteran, I will gladly assist the Governor, Commander in Chief of the Idaho National Guard, and will proudly represent Idaho veterans and our families. As a progressive democrat, I seek balance in gender and party and accountability to and representative of the citizens of Idaho. I am a data-driven decision maker and a strategic leader who gets the job done, with the compassion and experience of a military veteran and a mother.[3] |
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| —Kristin Collum | ||
See also
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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, "Kristin Collum's responses," May 2, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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