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John McCrostie
John McCrostie (Democratic Party) was a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 16A. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. He left office on December 1, 2022.
McCrostie (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 16A. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
McCrostie earned his B.S. in music education from Oral Roberts University in 1993 and his M.S. in instructional and performance technology from Boise State University in 2006. As of May 2014, he was studying for his J.D. and anticipated graduating in 2016.[1]
McCrostie's professional experience includes working as a high school teacher and a customer service representative.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
McCrostie was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- House Ethics Committee
- Judiciary, Rules, and Administration Committee
- Transportation and Defense Committee
2019-2020
McCrostie was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Idaho committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Education |
| • Judiciary, Rules, and Administration |
| • Local Government |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McCrostie served on the following committees:
| Idaho committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary, Rules, and Administration |
| • Local Government |
| • State Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
John McCrostie did not file to run for re-election.
2020
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 16A
Incumbent John McCrostie defeated Chandler Hadraba in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 16A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John McCrostie (D) | 98.1 | 17,150 |
 | Chandler Hadraba (Independent) (Write-in) | 1.9 | 332 | |
| Total votes: 17,482 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 16A
Incumbent John McCrostie advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 16A on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McCrostie | 100.0 | 4,365 |
| Total votes: 4,365 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 16A
Incumbent John McCrostie defeated Graham Paterson in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 16A on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McCrostie (D) | 61.9 | 12,095 |
| Graham Paterson (R) | 38.1 | 7,451 | ||
| Total votes: 19,546 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 16A
Incumbent John McCrostie advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 16A on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John McCrostie | 100.0 | 3,525 |
| Total votes: 3,525 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 16A
Graham Paterson advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 16A on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Graham Paterson | 100.0 | 2,898 | |
| Total votes: 2,898 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives 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.
Incumbent John McCrostie defeated Joel Robinson in the Idaho House of Representatives District 16A general election.[3][4]
| Idaho House of Representatives, District 16A General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John McCrostie Incumbent |
53.83% | 10,599 | |
| Republican | Joel Robinson | 46.17% | 9,089 | |
| Total Votes | 19,688 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent John McCrostie defeated Geoff Stephenson in the Idaho House of Representatives District 16A Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Idaho House of Representatives District 16A, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John McCrostie Incumbent |
83.71% | 1,449 | |
| Democratic | Geoff Stephenson | 16.29% | 282 | |
| Total Votes | 1,731 | |||
| Source: Idaho Secretary of State | ||||
Joel Robinson ran unopposed in the Idaho House of Representatives District 16A Republican primary.[7][8]
| Idaho House of Representatives District 16A, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Joel Robinson (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Idaho House of Representatives 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. John McCrostie defeated Jimmy Farris and Geoff Stephenson in the Democratic primary, while Rosann Wiltse was unopposed in the Republican primary. McCrostie defeated Wiltse in the general election.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | John McCrostie |
58.4% | 8,197 | |
| Republican | Rosann Wiltse | 41.6% | 5,838 | |
| Total Votes | 14,035 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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John McCrostie |
52.6% | 1,048 |
| Jimmy Farris | 42.2% | 842 |
| Geoff Stephenson | 5.2% | 104 |
| Total Votes | 1,994 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2016
McCrostie's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[12]
Education
- Excerpt: "I support efforts to improve early childhood learning and to ensure that all Idaho students can read at grade level by 3rd grade. I will also fight for a full implementation of the Governor’s Education Task Force recommendations."
Equality
- Excerpt: "I believe that workers should be evaluated on the quality of their work and not external factors like gender, race, or sexual orientation. I will work to protect and improve the rights of women, of people with disabilities, of people from different racial backgrounds, and the LGBT community."
Economy
- Excerpt: "I believe that in order to attract new businesses to Idaho, we must reinvest in our schools and in our youth. Further, I support increasing the pay for minimum wage workers to stimulate the economy and to improve the quality of life for some of our hardest working citizens."
2014
McCrostie submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[1]
| “ | My top three priorities are improving our policies on education, equality, and the economy.
I will fight for increased state public education funding and a full implementation of the Governor's Education Task Force recommendations. I will fight for Add the Words to get a hearing and passed. The community outcry is strong for this. To improve our economy, I believe that if we can improve our policies on education and equality, we can attract the right kinds of companies into our state that can provide livable wage jobs for hard-working Idaho families.[13] |
” |
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 8 to April 10.
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2023
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In 2023, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 6.
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2022
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In 2022, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 31.
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2021
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In 2021, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 17.
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2020
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In 2020, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 6 to March 20.
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2019
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In 2019, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 11.
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2018
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In 2018, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 28.
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2017
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In 2017, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 29.
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2016
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In 2016, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 through March 25.
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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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Endorsements
2016
In 2016, McCrostie's endorsements included the following:[14]
- Elfreda Higgins, former Idaho State Representative
- Maryanne Jordan, Boise City Council president
- John Gannon, Idaho State Representative
- Nicole LeFavour, former Idaho State Senator
- J. David Navarro, former Ada County Clerk of the Court
- Jana Kemp, former Idaho State Representative
- Donna Pence, Idaho State Representative
- Bert Marley, candidate for Lt. Governor
- Margaret Henbest, former Idaho State Representative
- Diane Bilyeu, former Idaho State Senator
- Idaho Education Association
- Sherri Wood, past president of Idaho Education Association
- Dick Chilcote, past president of Idaho Education Association
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Candidate Idaho House of Representatives District 16A |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on May 11, 2014
- ↑ John McCrostie campaign website, "Meet John," accessed May 2, 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
- ↑ McCrostie for Idaho, "Issues," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ McCrostie for Idaho, "Endorsements," accessed April 28, 2016
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| Preceded by Grant Burgoyne (D) |
Idaho House of Representatives District 16A 2014-2022 |
Succeeded by Soñia Galaviz (D) |
