Rick Just
Rick Just (Democratic Party) was a member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 15. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. He left office on December 1, 2024.
Just (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 15. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Rick Just was born in Blackfoot, Idaho. He graduated from Firth High School. Just served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1969 to 1971. He earned a bachelor's degree in English/communications in 1979 and a master's degree in public administration (MPA) in 2003 from Boise State University. His career experience includes working as a writer, the executive director of Presto Preservation Association, a coordinator for the Idaho Recreation and Tourism Initiative, and the chief of planning at the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.[1][2]
Just has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1][3]
- Friends of Idaho State Parks, president
- Boise District Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council, member
- Idaho Writers Guild, former board member
- National Association of Recreation Resource Planners, former president
- National Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals, past board member
- Learning Lab of Boise and the Anser Charter School board, past board member
- Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals, former president
- Presto Preservation Association, executive director
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 15
Codi Galloway defeated incumbent Rick Just in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 15 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Codi Galloway (R) | 51.8 | 12,846 | |
| Rick Just (D) | 48.2 | 11,934 | ||
| Total votes: 24,780 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15
Incumbent Rick Just advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rick Just | 100.0 | 1,753 | |
| Total votes: 1,753 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15
Codi Galloway advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Codi Galloway | 100.0 | 3,290 | |
| Total votes: 3,290 | ||||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Just signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 15
Rick Just defeated Codi Galloway and Sarah Clendenon in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 15 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rick Just (D) ![]() | 49.8 | 9,193 | |
Codi Galloway (R) ![]() | 48.0 | 8,866 | ||
| Sarah Clendenon (Constitution Party) | 2.2 | 413 | ||
| Total votes: 18,472 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15
Rick Just advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rick Just ![]() | 100.0 | 1,498 | |
| Total votes: 1,498 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15
Codi Galloway defeated incumbent Fred S. Martin and Dorothy Greenzang in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Codi Galloway ![]() | 53.0 | 3,668 | |
| Fred S. Martin | 41.2 | 2,853 | ||
| Dorothy Greenzang | 5.8 | 398 | ||
| Total votes: 6,919 | ||||
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Constitution primary election
Constitution primary for Idaho State Senate District 15
Sarah Clendenon advanced from the Constitution primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sarah Clendenon | 100.0 | 10 | |
| Total votes: 10 | ||||
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2020
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 15
Incumbent Fred S. Martin defeated Rick Just in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred S. Martin (R) | 53.0 | 12,009 | |
Rick Just (D) ![]() | 47.0 | 10,654 | ||
| Total votes: 22,663 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15
Rick Just advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rick Just ![]() | 100.0 | 2,953 | |
| Total votes: 2,953 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15
Incumbent Fred S. Martin defeated Sarah Clendenon in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 15 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred S. Martin | 75.5 | 3,322 | |
| Sarah Clendenon | 24.5 | 1,078 | ||
| Total votes: 4,400 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bill Zimmerman (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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Rick Just completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Just's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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During that public service career, I found time to write, mostly about Idaho history. In 1989 and 1990 I produced the official Centennial Radio Series, Idaho Snapshots. The daily program aired on 40 stations statewide. A couple of years ago I resurrected some of those 200 stories and began writing a daily blog about Idaho history, called Speaking of Idaho. That led to my writing a history column for The Idaho Press and for the Morning News over in Blackfoot, as well as a series of books.
In addition to my writing and my career in government, I’ve served my community in several ways, including as a Boise City Planning and Zoning Commissioner. I love learning and enjoy helping others learn. I have been a member of the Learning Lab board, which provides literacy education. I also served on the Anser Charter School board and I’m currently the director of Writers at Harriman, the popular summer writing camp for gifted high school students.
- I want to bring better balance to Idaho’s Legislature.
- I will work to find additional funding for education in Idaho.
- I want to find solutions that will lead to a better quality of life through access to affordable health care, better wages, and affordable housing.
As a writer, I am also passionate about education. I am the director of a state writing program for high school students and have served in several other positions that sought to enhance education in Idaho. Education is directly tied to a community’s success in just about every area, and our state is notoriously at the bottom. We must work to adequately fund education at the state level to address existing disparities. Our children deserve the chance to compete for the jobs of tomorrow and a great education system will bring those opportunities here.
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2020
Rick Just completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Just's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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During that public service career I found time to write, mostly about Idaho history. In 1989 and 1990 I produced the official Centennial Radio Series, Idaho Snapshots. The daily program aired on 40 stations statewide. A couple of years ago I resurrected some of those 200 stories and began writing a daily blog about Idaho history, called Speaking of Idaho. That led to my writing a history column for The Idaho Press and for the Morning News over in Blackfoot, as well as a series of books.
In addition to my writing and my career in government, I've served my community in several ways, including as a Boise City Planning and Zoning Commissioner. I love learning and enjoy helping others learn. I have been a member of the Learning Lab board, which provides literacy education. I also served on the Anser Charter School board and I'm currently the director of Writers at Harriman, the popular summer writing camp for gifted high school students.- Ethical and Accountable Government - I want to bring better balance to the Idaho Legislature so that our elected officials are more accountable to the people they serve. The dominance of a single group has led to powerful special interests and elected officials who are unwilling to cooperate with standards of transparency. Our state needs more policies that prove to its citizens that it can be trusted.
- Education - Every child in Idaho deserves equal access to a quality education. Our legislature passes the burden of funding our schools onto property owners, creating a huge disparity in the quality of education that our children receive. Teachers are leaving for better wages and we are only one of two states that does not fund pre-k. It is time we make the necessary investment in our schools for the sake of everyone's future.
- Quality of Life - The ultimate goal of our state government should be a high quality of life for everyone. Healthcare, a living wage, affordable housing, smart growth, and protecting our public lands are all part of that. We must collaborate across government to overcome challenges to growth and assure our communities have the resources they need to thrive.
As a writer, I care deeply about education. I am the director of a state writing program for high school students and have served in several other positions that sought to enhance education in Idaho. Education is directly tied to a community's success in just about every area, and our state is notoriously at the bottom. We must work to adequately fund education at the state level to address existing disparities. Our children deserve the chance to compete for the jobs of tomorrow and a great education system will bring those opportunities here.
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2024
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2023
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 19, 2020.
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Rick Just," accessed January 15, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 11, 2022
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| Preceded by Fred S. Martin (R) |
Idaho State Senate District 15 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Codi Galloway (R) |
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