John R. Stegner

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says he is running to restore confidence in Idaho government and would act independently of political pressure.[1]
• Says neither party has a lock on good ideas and he would adopt good ideas regardless of their source.[2]
• Calls affordability his top priority and promises not to sign another tax cut that leaves Idaho with the nation's highest grocery tax rate.[3]
• Says Idaho must properly fund public schools as its constitution requires.[3],[4]

Background

• Justice, Idaho Supreme Court · 2018–2023[1],[5]
• District Judge, Second Judicial District (Latah County), Idaho courts · 1997–2018[1],[5]
• Attorney in private practice, Lewiston[5],[6]

Education

• J.D., University of Idaho College of Law[5],[6]
• B.A., Whitman College[5],[6]

Where they stand

• Education
  Would seek to repeal the Parental Choice Tax Credit (House Bill 93) and pursue litigation against it, saying public funding for private and home school students is unconstitutional.[7],[4]
• Abortion
  Supports Proposition 1 and says he would veto any legislative effort to change or limit it if voters pass it.[8],[7]
• Taxes
  Says grocery tax relief should come first in any tax cut and supports re-indexing the homeowner's property tax exemption.[3]
• Health Care
  Supports reinstating Medicaid access reduced by recent state cuts and says rural communities need local medical care.[4]
• Immigration
  Says he would not have entered the state's 287(g) agreement with ICE and would not do so unless the agency is reined in.[7]
• Energy & Environment
  Opposes the proposed nuclear lifecycle campus agreement because it would bring out-of-state spent fuel and waste to Idaho; supports keeping public lands public and long-term water storage solutions.[9],[4]
• Economy & Jobs
  Says data center companies should have to prove resources are available and that communities will not be harmed, and that the public should have a say; calls a sales tax break for data centers a bad deal for taxpayers.[3],[4]
• Public Safety
  Says Idaho State Police troopers should be paid more; says he spearheaded creation of Latah County's drug court and mental health court.[3]

Voting record

John R. Stegner has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words