Republican candidate for Lt. Gov. talks about keeping Idaho’s conservative values
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IDAHO FALLS — An eastern Idaho politician has a shot at being elected Lt. Governor in November — and if elected she has big plans.
Former Idaho state Rep. Janice McGeachin, a small business owner and long-time Idaho resident has spent years serving in the Republican party.
“I did serve as a state representative from this area for 10 years,” McGeachin said. “Because I don’t believe in career politicians I term-limited myself out.”
McGeachin said she and Lt. Governor Brad Little, who is running for governor, don’t always see eye to eye on every issue, but feels they still know how to work together.
“That’s one of the things I loved about serving in the House of Representatives,” she explained. “In the committee process and the debate floors we were very respectful to each other and we could always disagree with the policy but we never attacked the individual.”
During an Idaho Falls City Club Forum, Little said he was concerned over President Donald Trump’s agricultural tariffs and their effect on Idaho’s agricultural industry.
She said that is why it’s important to take into consideration the current president when electing individuals to the top levels of Idaho’s government.
“We’re either going to have a person as the top CEO or vice CEO who is willing to work with the current administration, or there will be those that have more of a hostile attitude towards the existing administration,” McGeachin said.
She said, if elected, she will focus on maintaining Idaho’s conservative traditions.
“Others want to try to bring more progressive initiatives into our state, which will take us further down the road of being more dependent on the federal government and doing things more the way the federal government dictates that we do it,” McGeachin said. “Or are we going to it the Idaho way?”