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Sarah Butler
Sarah Butler (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 13. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Butler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sarah Butler lives in Nampa, Idaho. She earned a high school diploma from Toledo High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Boise State University. Her career experience includes working as a substitute teacher, setting molds, populating circuit boards, office work, and being a stay-at-home mom. She has been affiliated with the Nampa School District's Boundary Committee. [1]
Elections
2024
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 13
Incumbent Brian Lenney defeated Sarah Butler in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 13 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Lenney (R) | 70.0 | 14,986 |
 | Sarah Butler (D)  | 30.0 | 6,427 | |
| Total votes: 21,413 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 13
Sarah Butler advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 13 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Butler | 100.0 | 492 |
| Total votes: 492 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 13
Incumbent Brian Lenney defeated Jeff C. Agenbroad in the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 13 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Lenney | 55.6 | 2,695 |
 | Jeff C. Agenbroad | 44.4 | 2,154 | |
| Total votes: 4,849 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Butler in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sarah Butler completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Butler's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Right now our legislature is not acting respectful, generous or with community in mind. I’m running because my opponent is more concerned with dividing our community with a culture war, than solving Idaho’s problems: like growth, housing, public schools, and fiscal stewardship. Now, since I chose Nampa to be my home, I have done many things, including setting molds, populating circuit boards, office work, and substitute teaching. I also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from BSU. I even met my husband Matthew, we’ve been married almost 23 years. However, for most of the last 18 years, I have done the important work of raising my two children as a stay-at-home Mom.
I have also known adversity in my life as well. My parents divorced when I was 10 and my mother returned to college to get the skills needed to support us 6 kids. As the oldest my job was to care for my younger siblings while my Mom was trying to achieve the American Dream. She graduated and became a special education teacher. When things get hard I remember my Mom’s courage, hard work, and grit.- Schools should be fully funded by the State of Idaho, in order to provide for a stable government. Paraphrased from the Idaho State Constitution.
- Growth needs to be managed to decrease congestion; and increase affordable housing stocks for both renters and first time home buyers.
- The great thing about Idaho and Nampa is our sense of community. My opponent and others' hateful rhetoric is dividing our community. A leader should be trying to unite the community so we can do great things.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 21, 2024
