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Sheryl L. Nuxoll
Sheryl L. "Sherry" Nuxoll is a former Republican member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 7 from 2010 to 2016.
Biography
Nuxoll earned her B.S. from Gonzaga University. Her professional experience includes working as a bookkeeper, tax consultant and accountant.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Nuxoll served on the following committees:
| Idaho committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Finance |
| • Health and Welfare |
| • Resources and Environment |
| • Joint Finance-Appropriations |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Nuxoll served on the following committees:
| Idaho committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Health and Welfare, Vice Chair |
| • Finance |
| • Judiciary and Rules |
| • Joint Finance-Appropriations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Nuxoll served on these committees:
| Idaho committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Agricultural Affairs |
| • Health and Welfare |
Campaign themes
2016
Nuxoll's website highlighted the following issues:[1]}}
U.S. Constitution/10th Amendment
- Excerpt: "Our Founders believed in the limited role of government via a system of checks and balances to protect our rights to life, liberty, property, and happiness from a tyrannical government. To this end, I will uphold the 10th amendment and state sovereignty."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "Business growth creates a broader tax revenue base, increasing income without raising taxes, which then allows taxes to be prudently reduced. Besides a balanced budget, I believe in zero-based budgeting for each program and agency: only if there is adequate revenue is a penny spent; furthermore, every penny spent must be justified and necessary."
Jobs/Economy
- Excerpt: "Allowing the private sector to stimulate the economy by eliminating governmental expansion and overregulation will bring in revenue."
Gun rights
- Excerpt: "The 2nd amendment is a constitutional right to defend ourselves against a tyrannical government. I am a National Rifle Association member and have a concealed weapons permit."
Religious freedom
- Excerpt: "The present administration is seeking to take this right away by promoting freedom to "worship", which restricts religion to one's home and church. This intolerance is evident in Obamacare and the HHS Mandate, part of the state health exchange, which I commit to repeal. Also, businesses should have the right to hire according to their religious beliefs."
Pro-life
- Excerpt: "Every person has innate human dignity which must be respected at all times. Foremost is the right to life from conception to natural death."
Education
- Excerpt: "Parents should have the choice to determine how their children should be educated. Family and schools are meant to work together for the sake of our children and a healthy nation. The constitution requires that states provide a thorough education for children, obliging school districts to implement local control. I will work to ensure that no unfunded state mandates are imposed on local districts as well as refusing federal involvement in our local education."
Marriage
- Excerpt: "Marriage is the natural union between one man and one woman. Every person deserves respect and has a right to live as they choose as long as they don't disrupt the common good, but no human has the right to redefine marriage or morality."
Health insurance
- Excerpt: "The health insurance system needs revamping. Costs need to come down. I support private health insurance: health savings accounts and personal savings accounts with high deductibles to provide for flexibility in health care decisions; reducing regulations to foster competition; letting the consumer pay the provider instead of providers competing for the business of bureaucracies; direct primary care that provides a flat fee for physician services."
Immigration
- Excerpt: "I welcome legal immigrants who contribute to our nation, seek the road to citizenship, and learn English to enter the work force. Immigrants must be treated with dignity and equality as brothers and sisters. Immigration laws should be humane and feasible, and then enforced. Illegal immigrants who seek naturalization and respect our country should follow the legal naturalization process, while those who hold our country in contempt should be humanely deported."
Water rights
- Excerpt: "Water is a precious resource that belongs to our state, not the federal government. I support an ecology that demands wise use of water."
Wolves
- Excerpt: "The Canadian wolf is not native to the Northwest and has wreaked untold havoc on livestock, sport, safety, and tourist industry. I support all efforts to eliminate them."
2014
Nuxoll's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[2]
US Constitution/10th Amendment
- Excerpt: "I believe, like our Founders, that higher government should intervene only if local government cannot solve the issue. To solve this current dilemma, our state must incrementally decrease the money received from the federal government."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "Besides a balanced budget, I believe in zero-based budgeting for each program and agency: only if there is adequate revenue is a penny spent; furthermore, every penny spent must be justified and necessary."
Jobs/Economy
- Excerpt: "I will support efforts to stimulate real economic recovery, especially by supporting efforts that the Federal government honor its contract with our state by transferring our state lands back to us."
Gun Rights
- Excerpt: "Every law-abiding citizen has the right to bear arms for protection, recreation, or sport. The 2nd amendment is a constitutional right to defend ourselves against a tyrannical government."
Religious Freedom
- Excerpt: "The present administration is seeking to take this right away by promoting freedom to "worship", which restricts religion to one's home and church. This intolerance is evident in Obamacare and the HHS Mandate, part of the state health exchange, which I commit to repeal. Also, businesses should have the right to hire according to their religious beliefs."
Elections
2016
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Idaho State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.
Carl G. Crabtree defeated Ken Meyers in the Idaho State Senate District 7 general election.[3][4]
| Idaho State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Carl G. Crabtree |
73.85% | 14,318 | |
| Democratic | Ken Meyers | 26.15% | 5,071 | |
| Total Votes | 19,389 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Ken Meyers ran unopposed in the Idaho State Senate District 7 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Idaho State Senate District 7, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ken Meyers (unopposed) | |
Carl G. Crabtree defeated incumbent Sheryl L. Nuxoll in the Idaho State Senate District 7 Republican primary.[7][8]
| Idaho State Senate District 7, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Carl G. Crabtree |
51.14% | 2,494 | |
| Republican | Sheryl L. Nuxoll Incumbent | 48.86% | 2,383 | |
| Total Votes | 4,877 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
2014
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Idaho State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Casey Drews was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Sheryl L. Nuxoll was unopposed in the Republican primary. Drews was defeated by Nuxoll in the general election.[9][10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sheryl L. Nuxoll Incumbent |
67.4% | 8,959 | |
| Democratic | Casey Drews | 32.6% | 4,335 | |
| Total Votes | 13,294 | |||
2012
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2012
Nuxoll won re-election in the 2012 election for Idaho State Senate District 7. Nuxoll defeated Mary Wade Heston in the Republican primary on May 15 and defeated Jon Cantamessa (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[13][14][15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sheryl L. Nuxoll Incumbent |
64% | 11,583 | |
| Independent | Jon Cantamessa | 36% | 6,522 | |
| Total Votes | 18,105 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Sheryl L Nuxoll |
73.2% | 4,084 |
| Mary Wade Heston | 26.8% | 1,493 |
| Total Votes | 5,577 | |
2010
- See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2010
Nuxoll defeated incumbent Leland Heinrich in the Republican primary on May 25 by a margin of 3,825-2,896.[16] Heinrich was seeking his third term. Nuxoll ran against Leta Strauss (D) in the general election on November 2, 2010, defeating her.[17]
| Idaho State Senate, District 8 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Sheryl Nuxoll (R)
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10,051 | 69.9% | ||
| Leta Strauss (D) | 4,331 | 30.1% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 through March 25.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 12 through April 11.
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2014
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In 2014, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 6 through March 21.
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2013
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In 2013, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 4.
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2012
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In 2012, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 29.
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Idaho Freedom Index
The Idaho Freedom Foundation, a conservative nonprofit organization, released its "Idaho Freedom Index" in 2013. The index was designed to show how Idaho legislators voted on the principles the foundation seeks to promote. It measured each state legislator based on how they voted on economic issues and on bills that created or eliminated government agencies, programs, and regulations. A higher score indicated that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the organization.[18] Nuxoll received a score of 131 points in the 2013 index, ranking 4th out of 35 members of the Idaho State Senate that were evaluated for the study.
Personal
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Nuxoll and her husband, Felix, have six children.
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ SherylNuxoll.com, "Sheryl's platform," accessed April 26, 2016
- ↑ sherylnuxoll.com, "Issues," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "General election candidate list," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Nov 08, 2016 General Election Results," accessed November 25, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Declaration for March 11, 2016, primary," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 17, 2016
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 20, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State Election Division, "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results," accessed July 4, 2012
- ↑ Office of the Idaho Secretary of State, "List of All Candidate Declarations for 2012," accessed March 14, 2012
- ↑ Idaho Secretary of State – Elections Division, "November 6, 2012 General Election Results," accessed December 27, 2012
- ↑ Idaho Statesman, "Tea party helps unseat incumbents," May 27, 2010
- ↑ Idaho Reporter, "GOP gain in Idaho House could trigger policy changes," November 3, 2010
- ↑ Idaho Freedom Foundation, "2013 Freedom Index," accessed August 19, 2013
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dan Johnson (R) |
Idaho State Senate District 7 2012-2016 |
Succeeded by Carl G. Crabtree (R) |
| Preceded by Leland Heinrich |
Idaho State Senate District 8 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Steven Thayn (R) |
