Endorsements
Educators
Travis Manning | Caldwell School Board vice-chair
Marisela Pesina | Caldwell School Board chair
Toni Brinegar | Vallivue School Board chair, ISBA Board Chair of the Year 2024-2025
Crystal Villanueva | Leaders for Just Schools, 2024 IEA Sam Cikaitoga Service Award
Nicole Wilkerson | Idaho Library Association Board Member Idaho Chapter Representative, American Association of School Librarians
Representative Sonia Galaviz | IEA Member Region 7
IEA Region 8 | including Caldwell, Vallivue, Nampa, Kuna, and Mountain Home EAs
Andi Arnold | Caldwell Education Association vice-president
Idaho Falls EA
NEA Republican Educator Caucus
Elijah Nixon | Mountain Home co-president, HCR committee
Terri Sanders | Region 8 Retired representative, former NEA Director
Kat Thorpe | previous IEA Board of Directors - region 4
Maryanne McGrory | previous IEA vice-president, president of Pocatello EA
Bob Solomon | previous region 8 GR/PACE
Brian Coffey | president of Nampa EA
Kelly Garey | previous president of Caldwell EA
Danielle Desjarlais | Nampa Math Instructional Coach
President of Idaho PTA Alexis Morgan
Katie Wiese | Vallivue EA vice-president, former ESP-at large IEA Board of Directors, Idaho Education Association Resolutions Committee, Edythe Crowe ESP of the Year Recipient 2018
Cindy Wilson | former candidate for Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction, former West Ada and Boise teacher, Take Back Idaho
Katie Anzalone | Middleton High School vice-principal, former Middleton EA president
Amber Ford | VEA co-president, VEA Communications Liaison, Idaho Council of Teachers of English (ICTE) Board Member, 2023 IEA Betty Roper Public Relations Award Recipient
Rick Jones | former IEA board member, former vice president of Region 1
Laura Lockwood | Idaho Art Educators Association board
Brittany Horrell | Bonneville EA president
Joey Palmer | Asst Superintendent Vallivue School District
Stoney Winston | Fruitland Superintendent, Region III Representative on ISSA Board
Penni Cyr | previous IEA president, IEA retired member
Pam Blacker Wagoner | Middleton School Board member
Pamela Fleischman | previous IEA Resolutions chair & Board of Directors
Shelly Johnson | previous GR/PACE and incoming president of West Ada EA
Levi Cavener | former IEA member
Joanne Holtz | IEA retired member
Kathy Peterson | Lakeland Secretary, IEA Board, former Lakeland co-president, Region 1 VP, GR/PACE
Elected and Former Elected Officials
Idaho Governor Brad Little
Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield
Senator Abby Lee
Senator Patti Anne Lodge
Senator Camille Blaylock
Senator Mark Harris, Assistant Majority Leader
Senator James Ruchti
Senator Jeff Agenbroad
Senator Treg Bernt
Senator Jim Guthrie
Former Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden
Representative Dr. Julie Yamamoto
Speaker of the House Mike Moyle
Representative Chenele Dixon
Representative Stephanie Mickelsen
Representative Josh Wheeler
Representative Jeff Cornilles
Representative Dan Garner
Representative Matt Bundy
Former Representative Steve Smylie, former West Ada School Board, IEA Retired member
Jim Jones - Take Back Idaho, former chief justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, former Idaho Attorney General
Dave Murray - Middleton City Council
Dan Gookin - Coeur D’Alene City Council, North Idaho Republicans, author
Additional Endorsements
Christa Hazel | North Idaho Republican, Take Back Idaho
Robin Zikmund - Founder of Decoding Dyslexia
Jen Blair - former board chair of Mama Dragons
Jeremiah Clever - former president of local 7603 Communications Workers of America
Rod Gramer - president & CEO of Idaho Business for Education, Take Back Idaho
Toni Ferro - democratic candidate and community activist
Joni Sullivan - Executive Director of Aquarium of Boise
Lindsay Van Allen - Socialistly Awkward
Gregory Graf - Political Potatoes
Lianne Yamamoto
Jeff Bradley
Lori Bishop - Middleton PTA and Community Activist
Mike Satz - the Idaho 97 Project
Suzanne Gallus - President Friends of Lakeland PAC