Sims seeks re-election to Idaho House

COEUR d'ALENE - State Rep. Kathy Sims has announced she is seeking a third term in the Idaho House, touting her record of fighting for less government and lower taxes.

The Coeur d'Alene Republican, from District 4, currently serves as vice-chair of the Local Government Committee. She said it's important voters in North Idaho have someone in Boise representing them on a committee leadership level.

Sims has promised to work for the elimination of sales tax on groceries. Taking millions of dollars out of the economy at the grocery store and returning it in April is dumb, she said.

"Everybody seems to be looking for more money all the time, but taxpayers' pockets are pretty well cleaned out," Sims said.

Idaho's elected leaders, she said, must resist the temptation to take federal funds to help state programs. She promised to guard against short-sighted policies that lure the state into spending money that's here today and gone tomorrow.

"Our federal government is broke," she said.

She supports choice for parents when it comes to their children's education.

"Let's take the cap off of charter schools and see the choices that will be available," she wrote on her website. "Stop the insane data collection on your children designed by Common Core to prepare them for the 'most suitable job.'"

Her voting record shows she didn't vote for the state health insurance exchange.

"The governor and his favorites in the legislature, Republicans along with Democrats, invited 'Obamacare' to Idaho," according to her website.