State Representative Seat A in District 6 is up for election on Nov. 3rd, with two new candidates. The would-be incumbent, Lori McCann, ran instead for state senator and lost the Republican primary to Dan Foreman, leaving two new faces to run for District 6A.
Trish Carter-Goodheart
Trish Carter-Goodheart is running as the Democratic candidate for state representative Seat A. Her plans in the Idaho legislature and for District 6 are to be “of hope, unity, & progress,” as she is quoted on her online campaign page. Carter-Goodheart’s primary areas of policy are investing in rural Idaho, as well as sustainability and protecting public lands.
Carter-Goodheart is a member of the Nez Perce tribe, raised in the Lapwai community. There, she and her husband are raising their two children. She has been a board member of the National Indian Child Welfare Association, also known as NICWA, since 2008. Carter-Goodheart is described as a small business owner and a nonprofit grant writer on her campaign page. She studied at Arizona State University at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and received her certificate in communications and media. Along with Arizona State, she studied at Lewis-Clark State College.
The main policy concern of Carter-Goodheart is to support rural Idaho. On her campaign website, she proposes investing in early education, increasing rural access to health care, and increasing the minimum wage to back working families. Protecting public lands and promoting sustainable agriculture is also part of Carter-Goodheart’s intentions for Idaho. Her slogan is “Community First, Solutions that Last.”
Colton Bennett
Colton Bennett is running as the Republican candidate for state representative Seat A. He describes himself as a “dedicated Christian, conservative, Army veteran, husband, and father,” as stated on his online campaign page. Main policy concerns of Bennett include reducing property taxes, protecting Idaho hydroelectric energy production and water resources, advocating for pro-adoption, anti-abortion policies as well as issues concerning illegal immigration.
Bennett grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. After graduating high school, he served six years, both active and reserved duty. He received the rank of staff sergeant and was deployed overseas in 2022 as a combat medic. In 2021, he received his associate degree in health sciences from Purdue University. Currently, he resides in Troy, Idaho with his wife and two children.
An area of policy concern for Bennett is property taxes, as well as constitutional rights. He is described on his campaign website as calling for a permanent property tax cut and as an advocate for secondamendment rights. Bennett also intends to preserve dams on the Snake River, and their clean energy production. He is a 100% Right-to-Life candidate. This rating is given by the National Right to Life Committee, one of the oldest pro-life organizations in the United States. Bennett advocates for increased cooperation between state and federal law enforcement to remove illegal immigrants from Idaho.
Maddie Wright can be reached at arg-news.uidaho.edu