CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
2026 general Election By Reader Staff Before each election, the Sandpoint Reader reaches out to candidates in contested legislative and local races to ask questions about how they would represent the constituents in the...
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‘Affordability’ the top concern at forum
All invited Republican candidates decline to attend By Ben OlsonReader Staff The dais was noticeably sparse at the Oct. 20 candidates’ forum at Sandpoint High School as half of the invited candidates declined to...
46 years of Idaho service with an important message
By Past and present Dist. 1 legislatorsReader Contributors Idaho’s Constitution created a citizen legislature: three months in Boise, the rest of the year at home among the people represented. Idaho has always been conservative. We...
BoCo sheriff: ‘We would have received an indictment’
Meeting recording still absent from county YouTube By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Bonner County Sheriff Daryl Wheeler has weighed in on the recent disclosure of past sexual misconduct allegations surrounding District 2 Republican county commissioner...
Early voting opens Oct. 19 with election forum set for Oct. 20
By Reader Staff Early voting in the 2026 general election begins on Monday, Oct. 19, with eligible resident electors able to cast their ballots in person from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, at the Bonner...
Candidates for contested LD1 and Bonner County seats tackle issues at primary forum
By Zach Hagadoneand Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Ahead of the Tuesday, May 19 primary election, candidates in contested races for Idaho Legislative District 1 Senate, Dist. 1 House and Bonner County offices gathered at the...
Primary candidate forums planned in Clark Fork and Sandpoint
By Reader Staff Residents of Idaho Legislative District 1 and Bonner County are invited to a trio of forums in advance of the Tuesday, May 19 primary election. First, the Farm Bureau will host...
Behind the scenes of the Bonner County Republican Central Committee
By Bonner County Sheriff Daryl WheelerReader Contributor I made my first run for the office of sheriff in 2008 against four other Republican candidates. The Bonner County Republican Central Committee (BCRCC) hosted a series...
What’s on the May 20 ballot, and what’s not
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Bonner County voters have an election to participate in on Tuesday, May 20, but not everyone will have something on the ballot. In fact, it may be confusing for...
Claims vs. reality: The truth about the Open Primaries Initiative
By Gray Henderson Reader Contributor Idahoans deserve an election system that empowers every voter, regardless of political affiliation, to have a say in our most important elections. That’s why Proposition 1, the Open Primaries...
