AMADOR: Clearly the best

As the recently retired Director of Technology for the Coeur d’Alene School District, I feel compelled to encourage you to support Paul Amador as he challenges Kathy Sims for Idaho House Seat 4B in the upcoming primary. Anyone who knows Paul, can vouch for his high degree of character. Paul understands the importance of volunteerism and is active with several community groups. With his strong ties to education in his role as the Director of Program Planning and Development for the University of Idaho, it goes without saying that Paul is a much needed voice for education in the House.

Paul’s degrees in Agricultural Economics and Educational Leadership along with his background in developing new programs provide him with first-hand experience and insight to move Idaho forward with legislation on the critical issues before us. One of those critical issues is economic development. As predicted, careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) are outpacing those in non-STEM jobs. One of Paul’s passions has been his involvement in teaching computer programming to middle school and high school students which provides a foundation in critical thinking and problem solving and prepares students for careers of the future. Paul has the vision and leadership to guide planning at the state level that will create jobs in STEM and ultimately create a workforce that gives Idaho a competitive edge.

Paul Amador is a natural leader and clear choice for North Idaho. Support him on May 17!

JEAN BENGFORT

Coeur d’Alene