N. Idaho representative to run for state Senate seat
April 1, 2021
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Rep. Paul Amador of Coeur d’Alene plans to leave the Idaho House to run for a northern Idaho state Senate seat that’s being vacated.
Amador told the Coeur d’Alene Press in a story on Thursday that he intends to run for the 4th district seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Mary Souza of Coeur d’Alene.
She announced Tuesday she’s leaving the Senate to run for secretary of state in 2022.
Amador is serving his third term in the House. He chairs the House Ways and Means Committee and serves on the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, which puts forward budget bills.