Scott Herndon News and Updates
SCOTT HERNDON ANNOUNCES BID FOR IDAHO STATE SENATE DISTRICT 1
Local custom homebuilder and former state senator has announced he is running for the Idaho Senate in the May 19, 2026, Republican primary election with a goal of eliminating all property taxes and controlling Idaho’s government spending.
Conservative Budget Victory This Week
Budget reform is a huge victory for conservative governance, and the Idaho Freedom Caucus and other conservatives proved that we can put together a winning coalition among Republicans.
How the Idaho Legislature Spends Your Money
How the State of Idaho takes and spends your money. What is the role of your state senator and representative?
National News narrative and the 2nd amendment
NBC News will be doing a story about Idaho’s Republican politics headed into the 2024 election. Naturally, there will be a spin. I visited with a news anchor recently and explain my view and what we plan to do to advance the 2nd amendment in the next Idaho session.
Idaho Health and Welfare Breaks the Law
An Idaho Legislative Services audit has found that the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare broke the law when it administered $70 million of federally funded childcare grants authorized by the Idaho legislature.
Herndon Delivers Property Tax Relief
$317.4 million of property tax relief is coming to Idaho’s property tax payers. This is true tax relief and happened because Republicans in the Senate and the House override the governor’s veto and passed House Bill 292.
Scott Herndon fights for the 2nd Amendment
The Idaho Supreme Court allows a huge legal loophole against the 2nd amendment in their decision in Herndon v. Sandpoint. Senator Herndon will now pursue a legislative solution.
Successes and Failures of the 2023 Idaho Legislative Session
As a freshman legislator I navigated 8 policy bills to become law, but several of my attempted policy changes did not make it across the finish line.
Protecting Children from Radical LGBTQ Agenda
Senator Scott Herndon fought to protect Idaho’s children from the radical LGBTQ agenda. The successes included passage of H71 to prevent the genital mutilation of children, a vote in favor of the library obscenity bill, H314, and passage of the school bathroom bill S1100.
Idaho Senate Delivers Property Tax Relief
Senator Scott Herndon and Idaho Senate Republicans overrode the governor’s veto of H292. Idahoans will now see hundreds of millions of dollars every year in real property tax relief.