A CONSERVATIVE VOTING RECORD

Critical Race Theory & Revisionist History in Schools/Universities

Protecting Children

Voted to declare pornography and its effect on children as a public health crisis (HCR50) [2018]
Voted to strengthen Idaho’s human trafficking laws to protect children from sexual predators (S1005) [2019]
Voted for legislation to keep children away from their traffickers (S1003)

Pro-Life/Abortion

Second Amendment Rights

100% Pro-2A Voting Record
Voted to Protect Firearms and gun owners during Disaster Emergency Declarations (S1262, H705) [2022]
Voted for The Idaho Firearm and Firearm Accessories and Components Protection Act (S1205)
Voted to Protect Gun Ranges (S1055) [2021]
Voted to Protect Concealed Carry between Counties and Cities (S1389) [2016]
Voted to Protect Privacy regarding the Acquisition of Firearms (H478) [2016]
Voted to Allow Idahoans to carry a concealed handgun (H093) [2017]
Voted for Idaho’s Castle Doctrine and ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law (S1313) [2018]
Vote to authorize School District to offer elective courses in firearms safety education (443) [2018]
Voted to Allow retired, trained police officers to carry weapons at public schools (H565) [2018]
Voted for Concealed Carry legislation (H199) [2019]
Vote to all Idaho adults to Carry Concealed within city limits in Idaho (H206) [2019]
Voted to Strengthen Concealed Carry law (H516) [2020]
Voted to improve public gun ranges (H396) [2020]

Election Integrity

Voted to require that every elector be provided the right to vote in person, even in a state of emergency (HB001) [2020]
Voted to ensure the security of absentee voting and validity of petition signatures (H290) [2021]
Voted to protect the initiative process from urban growth and manipulation (S1110) [2021]
Voted to require ballot initiative signatures be collected in the State of Idaho (S1150) [2021]
Voted to require transparency in independent expenditures (H104) [2021]
Voted to keep private money from funding or influencing public election processes (S1168) [2021]
Voted to prevent college professors or universities from influencing a student’s vote through “extra credit” (H299) [2021]

ESG Implementation

Voted to stop investments of state funds based on Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) preferred criteria (S1405) [2022]
Currently working with stakeholders on new ESG legislation

Tax Cuts & Fiscal Responsibility

Voted for the largest Income Tax Cut and Rebate in Idaho history (H436) [2022]
Voted to lower Property Taxes (H735aaS, H481) [2022]
Voted for Grocery Tax Relief (H509) [2022]
Voted for the single-largest tax cut in Idaho history (H380) [2021]
Voted for tax cuts in conformance with Trump’s 2017 tax cuts by adding an Idaho child tax credit, adding deductions and cutting income tax rates; at that time it was the largest such tax cut in Idaho’s history (H463) [2018]
During Senator Anthon’s time in office, the State of Idaho has paid off debt, increased rainy day accounts, and reached the highest credit rating in Idaho history

Parental Rights

Drafted and voted for legislation to protect parents from being labeled ‘domestic terrorists’ for disagreeing with local school boards – requires due process of law (S1398) [2022]
Voted to create a new law to affirm parental rights in education (S1293) [2016]
Voted to protect parental rights during emergency declarations (H246) [2021]

Mandatory Vaccinations/ Medical Freedom

Supported vaccine exemptions for children as determined by parents and doctors [2016]
Voted to clarify and strengthen transparency by schools for vaccine exemptions for children (H298) [2021]
Supported religious exemptions to mandatory vaccinations (H414) and vaccine injury compensation (H417) [2021]
Voted for the vaccine Pause Act (S1381) [2022]
Voted to broaden naturopathic healthcare options for Idahoans (S1330) [2022]

Emergency Declarations & Balance of Powers

Voted to define Idaho’s Parental Rights to state that an emergency order or disaster declaration cannot be deemed a compelling government interest that would take away a parent’s rights (H246) [2021]
Voted to declare that all Idahoans have a right to work and provide for their families even in emergencies and are therefore “essential” (H135) (S1217) [2021]
Voted to protect the right to bear arms during emergency declarations (S1136) [2021]
Voted to limit time periods for disaster declarations (H135) [2021]
Voted to protect the Constitutional rights to assemble and worship from being halted by a governor during a time of emergency (H135) (H391) [2021]
Voted to prevent the Idaho code from being suspended during a time of emergency declaration (H135) [2021]
Voted to further protect peoples’ livelihoods during emergency declarations (H393) [2021]
Voted to limit a governor’s spending authority in emergencies without involving the Legislature (S1204) [2021]
Voted to prohibit the quarantining of healthy individuals (S1139) [2021]
Voted to require county-wide health orders of a Public Health District to be approved in the County those orders take effect by local elected County Commissioners (S1060) [2021]

Education

Voted to stop Common Core standards and replace them with Idaho’s own content standards (H716) [2022]
Voted to provide more flexibility in education for Idaho students and families (S1238) [2022]
Supported adjustments to teacher pay to keep up with economic factors and to keep rural schools competitive (H656, H443) [2022]

Agriculture

Voted to improve the law on Confined Animal Feeding Operations (H466 & H459) [2022]
Voted to broaden definitions in “Right to Farm” law (H606) [2022]
Voted to ensure that environmental elements, artificial intelligence, nonhuman animals, and inanimate objects shall not be granted personhood status in the state of Idaho (H720) [2022]