Maggie Shaw
Maggie Shaw (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 35B. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Shaw completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Maggie Shaw graduated from Coughlin High School. She earned a bachelor's degree from Wilkes University in 1978 and a graduate degree from the University of Utah in 1987. Her career experience includes working as a researcher and in special education. She has been affiliated with the Utah Education Association and IBEW.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 35B
Incumbent Josh Wheeler defeated Maggie Shaw in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 35B on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Wheeler (R) | 76.2 | 20,346 |
Maggie Shaw (D)  | 23.8 | 6,356 | ||
| Total votes: 26,702 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 35B
Maggie Shaw advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 35B on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maggie Shaw | 100.0 | 490 | |
| Total votes: 490 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 35B
Incumbent Josh Wheeler defeated Brett Skidmore in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 35B on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Wheeler | 62.4 | 5,048 |
 | Brett Skidmore | 37.6 | 3,044 | |
| Total votes: 8,092 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Shaw in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Maggie Shaw completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shaw's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Recent decisions from the Idaho legislature are harming women's healthcare. The current abortion bill has caused over 20 % of the OB/GYN physicians to flee the state. The combination of not allowing an exception to preserve the health of the mother and the physician risking their medical license has made Idaho noncompetitive in recruiting and retaining physicians. This is a critical issue. Over half of our counties have no OB/GYN care. I do not believe government should be involved in personal healthcare decisions. Every case is different and for this reason these decisions should be made by women and their doctors not politicians in Boise.
- Food cost inflation hits all of us. As a retiree I am well aware of the food cost inflation. What can be done? Idaho is one 13 states that tax food. This tax hits lower and middle income citizens the hardest. I believe we either need to increase the tax credit or find better revenue sources and repeal the food tax. Currently Idaho gives billions in tax exemptions to businesses. This can be a good way generate jobs, but there needs to be better oversight and transparency concerning these exemptions. For example, there should be sunset laws on these exemptions.There should be guarantees that those exemptions help Idaho. There should be public review and transparency concerning exemptions that tax payers subsidize.
- I want our Public Lands to stay in the public hands. I believe those lands should be for all taxpaying citizens to use. They should not be used for private interests. We are so fortunate to have access to these beautiful places. Whatever mode of recreation we choose we have incredible choices of wild places to recreate. I want that to be preserved for future generations.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 29, 2024
