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I am voting for Kate McAlister for the Idaho Legislature, District 1, because she will work for North Idaho families and not waste money. She is a successful businesswoman and leader of the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce.

Our economy needs well-educated workers to succeed so we need an excellent public education system. Heather Scott believes in doing away with all public education.

Idaho needs infrastructure to allow businesses both big and small to thrive. I’m not alone in supporting Kate, The Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry has endorsed Kate because, in their words, Scott, “has one of the worst voting records in supporting commerce.”

Additionally, Heather Scotts wastes our money. She was one of only nine representatives who blocked a housekeeping bill that allowed Idaho access to the federal child support system. Not passing this bill would have cost Idaho $46 million in federal funds, and put $205 million of child support payments at risk. All of this because Heather Scott thought that maybe, someday, the federal program might cooperate with a Muslim nation. Gov. Butch Otter had to call a special session to fix Heather’s mess, which cost all of us at least $36,000.

I am tired of political rhetoric being more important than Idaho families. I want a practical person who will create solutions for Idaho and that is Kate McAlister.

MARY HALEY

Sandpoint