Terri Pickens

Why they say you should vote for them

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

• Says it is time for new leadership and change in Idaho.[1]
• Says her first act would be a budget restoring 2026 cuts, including mental health funding, Medicaid expansion and full public school funding.[3]
• Says restoring reproductive rights is one of her top issues and that she would defend Proposition 1 if voters pass it.[4]
• Says she would make Idaho more affordable by repealing the grocery tax and raising the homeowner's property tax exemption.[2]

Background

• Founder and attorney, Pickens Law, P.A. · 2008–present[5]
• Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor, Idaho · 2022[6]
• Trial attorney, Boise · 1999–2008[5]
• Public defender, Nez Perce County[5]
• Volunteer, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Ada County[5]

Education

• J.D., University of Idaho College of Law[5]
• B.A., Political Science, University of Southern California[5]

Where they stand

• Education
  Would repeal the $50 million Parental Choice Tax Credit program, says schools should not have to budget around local levy elections, and supports better education funding and higher teacher salaries.[2],[7]
• Abortion
  Supports Proposition 1, the ballot initiative to allow abortion until fetal viability, and says she would fight any legislative repeal.[3],[4]
• Health Care
  Would restore Medicaid expansion and mental health funding reduced in the 2026 session.[3]
• Immigration
  Opposes using state resources for federal immigration enforcement and would not enter 287(g) agreements with ICE.[3]
• Energy & Environment
  Would withdraw Idaho's memorandum of understanding to host a federal nuclear lifecycle campus, citing the 1995 nuclear waste agreement and the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer.[3],[8]
• Taxes
  Would repeal the sales tax on groceries, raise the homeowner's exemption and index it to inflation, revamp the Circuit Breaker credit for limited-income seniors, and says recent tax cuts for the wealthy should be re-examined.[2]
• Energy & Environment
  Says public lands must stay in public hands and not be privatized.[7]

Voting record

Terri Pickens has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words