Gina Taruscio has been a part of Moscow’s city council for eight years and is running for her third term in 2025. According to her campaign Facebook page, Taruscio aims to secure a sustainable water supply and support local housing growth.
Taruscio has been in Moscow since 1994 and works in the Office of General Counsel at the University of Idaho as an executive assistant.
Taruscio graduated from the University of Oklahoma, in 1994 with a degree in environmental design and received a master’s degree in public administration at UI in 2003.
Taruscio was appointed in June 2016 by Mayor Bill Lambert to fill the vacancy left by Dan Carscallen. She was elected to a four-year term in November 2017 and re-elected to a four-year term in November 2021.
Taruscio was not available for an interview.
Taruscio is one of eight candidates running for three open seats on the Moscow City Council in the November 2025 election. City council terms are four years.
To read more about Taruscio’s campaign, visit facebook.com/ginatforcouncil.
Josie Adjanohoun can be reached at [email protected].