Lynn Guyer
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Lynn Guyer (Republican Party) ran for election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 7A. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Guyer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Lynn Guyer was born in Weiser, Idaho. He earned a bachelor's degree from Lewis Clark State College in 1987. His career experience includes working as a warden in an adult correctional facility.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A
Incumbent Mike Kingsley won election in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Kingsley (R) | 100.0 | 15,509 |
| Total votes: 15,509 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A
Incumbent Mike Kingsley defeated Lynn Guyer in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 7A on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Kingsley | 72.9 | 6,142 |
 | Lynn Guyer | 27.1 | 2,284 | |
| Total votes: 8,426 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Lynn Guyer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Guyer's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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MEET LYNN GUYER
Lynn isn't a career politician. He's been a hard-working Idaho native all of his life. And he will fight to protect our lands, values and constitutional rights in the Idaho House of Representatives for District 7.
Lynn was born and raised in Weiser, Idaho. He graduated from Lewis & Clark State College with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. He had a 30 year career with the Idaho Department of Correction before retiring, the last 13 as the Warden at North Idaho Correctional Institution. He then worked 2 years for the Montana Department of Correction as Warden of their male facility. He and his wife of 32 years, Susan, have three children and three grandchildren.- I am pro-second amendment and a member of the National Rifle Association
- We need to protect the unborn
- Our rural public schools need to have the same opportunities as our urban schools
1.) Protecting our public grounds for hunting, fishing and recreating. Currently there is a push by out of state investors who are buying private ground and blocking access to public ground that for decades we had access to.
2.) Mental Health treatment in Idaho. Currently the Idaho Department of Correction is the largest Mental Health provider in the state. This has to change.
"Leadership" by Rudy Giuliani
Honest and true to their word. There may come a time I vote against what my constituents hoped for. My promise I will be honest about why my vote was made.
Honest
Hard Working
We are elected by the citizens of Idaho. We need to make sure that their best interests are in our decision making.
That I stepped up to calling to run as my civic duty.
My first job was mowing yards when I was 8 years old. I had one yard at that time, my grandmother's. As time went on I added more yards until I was 16 when I had 25 yards in total. It was hard work and I pulled my lawnmower to the yards with my bicycle. One of the things I was most proud of was when I had enough money in my bank account that I could have bought anything in Montgomery Ward/Sears catalog.
The Bible. It was what I try to live by.
There was a time I dealt with anxiety and depression. By putting this out in the open and dealing with it I was able to overcome the issues.
There has to be a working relationship between the two. Having an adversarial relationship is not good for developing legislation nor is it good for the citizens of Idaho. There will be times that the two don't agree which is fine, that is just part of the relationship.
Our inflation is out of control. Gas prices are to the point citizens are unable to fill their vehicles with fuel. This has also drove the cost of commodities up, continuing to hurt the working class when it comes to putting food on their tables. If we don't get this under control we could see another depression in our country.
Bicameral state legislatures are no longer necessary for representational purposes, because the courts now require that the members of both houses be elected from equal population districts. In earlier times, bicameral state legislatures may have served a representational purpose: during the period of the American revolution, in some states the two houses represented somewhat different socio-economic groups; 50 years ago, members of the two houses of state legislatures represented somewhat different political communities (e.g., counties, cities, city wards). The two houses of Congress continue to represent different constituencies (state districts and population districts). But in state legislatures today, the members elected to the two houses are essentially duplicate representatives of the same population districts. Therefore, bicameral state legislatures can no longer be justified on representational grounds.
No. I believe that state legislators need to educate themselves on the what a legislature's role is. If we required experience we would never have anyone in office.
Yes. If we all operate autonomously we will never accomplish anything. In building relationships with all legislatures we have the ability to accomplish great things.
I believe the process in redistricting should give all areas in the state equal representation. That means, that just because you are the most populated area you do not have more voting power than the less populated. Right now this is not how it is done, and we need to fix that.
Education
Judiciary and Rules
Federal Judge Hal Ryan. He was a legislature in 60's for Idaho. One of the things he always said is you can not legislate everything to your individual satisfaction.
Not at this point
I spoke with a voter from Grangeville whose family member is caught up in the legal system due to their mental health issues. They wanted to know what I would do if elected. I was honest and said I cannot do anything on my own but be an advocate for the mentally ill. She was very appreciative of my honesty and not just giving her lip service.
I believe that is the Governor's responsibility.
I don't believe in compromising my ethics, morals or values. However that is not always the case when it comes to policy making. There has to be give and take when developing policy.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 9, 2022
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
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
Mike Veile (R)
District 35B
Josh Wheeler (R)
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