Henry said she was also a supporter of the task force McGeachin launched last spring when she thrust herself and the state into the fray of national turmoil over the content taught in public schools. One of the bartenders approaches the party of three to enlist use of a cellphone to take photos of the family from behind the bar. Shes a former teacher who staked her campaign, in part, on her objections to Common Core, EastIdahoNews.com reported. Just put your head down and keep going. He can be reached by email at [emailprotected]. Governor candidacy", "May 15, 2018 Primary Election Results: Statewide Totals", Candidate's security team seen as unusual for Idaho politics, "Lt. Gov. The Republican is the first sitting governor in more than 30 years to refuse to take part in the Idaho Debates, which air statewide on Idaho Public Television. As lieutenant governor, McGeachin aligned herself with Donald Trump and frequently clashed with Little. FILE . Janice McGeachin presented her 10-point gubernatorial platform for her first 100 days in office during a press conference on the Idaho Capitol steps in March. [38] Little also noted that her order duplicated a proposed bill that had failed to pass the state legislature. Because of some of the media attacks Ive had recently, I asked him for some advice, McGeachin recalled. It is time to make Idaho free again, she said. She met her husband, Jimmy McGeachin, while she was in high school and he attended college at the University of Idaho, she said. McGeachin and her husband also own and operate an auto parts distribution center, a machine shop and two transmission repair shops. | Sarah A. Miller smiller@idahostatesman.com, If you ask the kids, Henry told a small crowd gathered during a fundraiser at a Caldwell-area winery, the very best day that they had last year, it was the one day that she (issued) the executive order for them to go to school without a mask. The room erupted in cheers and applause, as one attendee shouted, FREEDOM!. Janice McGeachin fined $750 over public record violations, Lt. Gov. It didn't last, Republican infighting in Idaho over the coronavirus has reached a new low, Low Turnout For COVID-19 Skeptic Rally Headlined By Idaho Lieutenant Governor, 'Loss of hope': Idaho hospitals crushed by COVID-19 surge, Gov. Unseating an incumbent is no easy task, and McGeachin is up against an opponent in Little who has fundraised more than $2 million, or roughly triple her donation haul, according to Idaho secretary of state records. McGeachin urges Gov. Inscribed with the words, Slay Girl Slayyy, the oblong, aluminum pendant was a birthday gift from Hamilton, her friend and a Republican candidate for state House District 12 in Nampa. Hamilton, however, prefers to keep the focus of McGeachins candidacy on her credentials. A representative from the Idaho School Boards Association, ISBA President-elect Jason Knopp, withdrew from the task force after its first meeting, objecting to its lack of education professionals. After the task force completed its summer meetings, Knopps replacement died of COVID-19. The federal government has become too restrictive in how we teach our kids, manage health care, build our roads and manage our resources." Sex with animals.. Brad Little wins GOP primary over Trump's pick, Lt. Gov. Idahos first woman to fill the lieutenant governors office has fostered a national profile for her unconventional and outspoken approach to the job, drawing comparisons to right-wing firebrands such as U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, and Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado. Sami Edge/Idaho Education News (UPDATED: Oct. 19, reflecting the death of Pete Coulson from COVID-19.) Idaho's governor left the state. Janice McGeachin appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight to discuss the indoctrination within Idaho's schools in which she speaks about the importance of education in Idaho and the "indoctrination of our young people" that she says has made her the target of the media for her anti-CRT stance. Her participation in that event - which also featured . Idaho governor and lieutenant governor get into Twitter fight over state's executive orders, Idaho's 4 electors cast votes for Trump and Pence, "Motion For Leave (1) To File Brief Of Lieutenant Governor Janice Mcgeachin, Senator Lora Reinbold, Representative David Eastman, Et Al (Elected State Officials) As Amici Curiae In Support Of Plaintiff, And (2) To Do So In An Unbound Format On 8 12-By-11-Inch Paper, And (3) To Do So Without Ten Days' Advance Notice To The Parties", "Texas wants to overturn millions of votes. The family who drinks together stays together, right? the bartender says. Janice McGeachin, the renegade lieutenant governor of Idaho who is running for governor, likes to portray herself as a law-and-order candidate. One carried the Betsy Ross American flag, with 13 stars in a circle, which today is used as a symbol for several hate and anti-government movements, the Southern Poverty Law Center reports. calls that 'shameful', Idaho governor repeals political rival's executive order. In February, McGeachin made national headlines after she appeared in a recorded video at a right-wing political event founded by a man who has repeatedly made antisemitic statements and is associated with white supremacists, according to a U.S. Department of Justice court filing. The two positions run for election separately, rather than as a unified ticket. The committee was premised on the notion that "the scourge of critical race theory, socialism, communism, and Marxism" was "infiltrating" the Idaho school and college system. Repeatedly passed off by school district officials, Henry said, she reached out to the governors office for help. [1], McGeachin has had a number of business ventures. [9][67] In announcing her candidacy, McGeachin attacked public health measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 and said that Idaho should reject federal funding to preserve "state sovereignty," although she did not give details. She is from NM. She said she supports marriage between a man and a woman, as outlined by Idaho's Constitution, despite the fact that gay marriage became legal by federal law in a U.S. Supreme Court case in 2015. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue. . [58][52], In October 2021, while Little was out of state touring the Southern border, McGeachin, claiming power as acting governor in Little's absence, issued an executive order banning state officials from requiring proof of vaccination from employees and sought to ban employers from requiring vaccinations altogether. Proms and school sports seasons will never again be canceled, she promised. Janice McGeachin, take questions during a meet-and-greet campaign fundraiser at a Caldwell-area winery in April. She also inquired with the Idaho National Guard about ordering troops to the U.S.-Mexico border that Little was visiting. [13], McGeachin was a delegate for Donald Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention, and was vice-chair of Trump's Idaho campaign committee. A few challengers ran spendy races and unseated Statehouse incumbents. Ive said many times, Id jump in front of a bus for her, she told the audience at the winery fundraiser. Beck is not sure how McGeachin made the connection to Trump, he said, but she did it all on her own. The state has also paused vendor payments from McGeachin's office, and McGeachin has told state officials to withhold her salary and benefits to avoid a budget shortfall. She is the first female lieutenant governor of Idaho. The fowl-named drink is a layered shooter, made of one part Kahlua, one part Irish cream and one part whiskey. At a March rally in southeast Boise for semi-truckers headed to Washington, D.C., to protest pandemic-related restrictions, McGeachin defended her fiery platform and her supporters to the crowd gathered on a small lawn next to a highway offramp truck stop. It is estimated that her net worth is somewhere between $1 million and $3 million. It makes us feel happy that they want to continue to be part of our companies and continue to stay in our community.. Some lawmakers, including longtime friends, refuse to talk about her, or request to go off the record. Sometimes they refer to us as being extreme for our views, McGeachin said, before reading a quote from the late Republican U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater. Hamilton, also McGeachins part-time director of communications this past legislative session, said the pendant epitomized her feelings toward the lieutenant governor, and is also a message she hoped her friend would keep close to her heart out on the campaign trail. July fundraising reports will trickle in over the next few days, as candidates report their monthly activity. But shes a hard worker for what we stand for maintaining our republic. His lieutenant governor took power and banned state vaccine mandates. He has scored some big wins,. During one of her final pitches to voters, McGeachin closely followed the path laid out before her by right-wing conservatives in the Trump era. Reporter Blake Jones covers the politics and policy of Idaho's K-12 public school system. McGeachin has the endorsement, which is something she has really highlighted in her campaign materials. | Sarah A. Miller smiller@idahostatesman.com. And I have had two healthy pregnancies, said McGeachin, long a vocal advocate against a womans right to obtain an abortion. Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr, whom Trump handpicked, has said of the presidents election allegations: It was all bullst.. In 2012, she and her family . Janice McGeachin in her bid for governor, held May 4 at Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park in Meridian. McGeachin and her husband, Jim, also own the wholesale automotive parts supplier store Idaho Transmission Warehouse, which has two Idaho locations, as well as a torque convertor remanufacturing. | Kevin Fixler kfixler@idahostatesman.com. The McGeachins had their first child, a daughter, the year after they married. appears in video slamming virus rules, whether 'a pandemic may or may not be occurring', Idaho Lt. Other priorities under a McGeachin administration, she said, include seeking the end of the states tax on groceries, opening public lands for mining of rare earth minerals and managing the states growth. Among their favorite ski resorts are Grand Targhee and Jackson Hole, both in Wyoming near the Idaho border, and Sun Valley, where the family also owns a home just south of Ketchum. Janice McGeachin", Far-right Idaho lieutenant governor McGeachin announces bid to unseat Little as governor, Lieutenant governor candidates differ on Medicaid, wages, Idaho Republicans push opposition to Medicaid expansion, "Days before filing begins, several candidates declare their intentions", November 6, 2018 General Election Results: Statewide Totals, "Idaho Governor Primary Election Results", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Janice_McGeachin&oldid=1142145521, This page was last edited on 28 February 2023, at 19:27. [82] She won the general election with 73% of the vote against Scott Cannon. Sometimes, a contrarian candidate wins in a closed Republican primary. 2015 - 2023 Janice McGeachin is a well-known figure in the United States. Laura van Voorhees recently moved to Kootenai County from California. Janice McGeachin announces run for Idaho governor, "GOP leaders in Idaho have ties to extremist movement", Idaho healthcare leaders plead for coronavirus mask mandate, Idaho's Anti-Lockdown Lieutenant Governor Has Gone Rogue, "Republican National Convention approaches", "2 more candidates to run for Idaho lieutenant governor", "Janice McGeachin announces Lt. She courts people who use intimidation and violence to terrorize other people, said Raney, who retired after a decade as sheriff in 2015. However, McGeachin's Idaho Falls-based business accepted two partially forgivable loans, totaling $314,727, from the federal Paycheck Protection Program. And Idaho will reduce its financial dependency on the federal government, she said, building to a crescendo. Its just the impact that it has on my family is not easy all the time, because they have to deal with the fallout, and our employees have to deal with that. Its pronounced Ma-Gee-in.. However, on Monday, a state budget administrator warned McGeachin state law places limitations on the ability to reduce an elected constitutional officer's salary mid-term . 3-2-1, he says, tapping the phones touch-screen shutter. But the media likes to continue to try to destroy my character and my reputation, and, I dont know, it may be in an effort for us to maybe back down. [41], In May 2020, Little said he had not spoken to McGeachin in weeks. It worked, despite Littles own past support for Trump. We will restore health freedom and end the threat of medical tyranny. Brian Myrick / Idaho Press. [48], In July 2020, McGeachin condemned federal economic relief granted during the COVID-19 pandemic. ), Beck and his wife, Lynn, each contributed campaign maximums to McGeachin for the primary, according to Idaho secretary of state records, as well as tens of thousands of dollars more to several far-right candidates, political action committees and the Republican National Committee.