OPINION: You are officially elected … now what?
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a news conference on the 6th day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Johnson is keeping the House out of session for the second week in a row during the shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Yesterday’s nonpartisan election reminded us of an important truth. Regardless of how candidates campaigned — or whose partisan dollars fueled them — those now elected are accountable to all the people, places, and taxpayer resources they serve. That includes all of us.
In Idaho, our state constitution begins, “We, the people of the State of Idaho, grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and promote our common welfare, do establish this Constitution.”
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