Heather Scott

Heather Scott is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she is the Idaho state representative representing District 1 in the A seat, which she has held since 2015.

Heather Scott
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from District 1 Seat A
Assumed office
January 2015
Preceded byEric Anderson
Personal details
BornOhio, US
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Andrew
ResidenceBlanchard, Idaho
Alma materUniversity of Akron (BA)
ProfessionPolitician, aquatic biologist, small business owner
WebsiteLegislative website

Education and career

Scott attended University of Akron, graduating with a B.A. in biology. She was employed in the field of fisheries and aquatic biology for over 15 years related to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission re-licensing and operations of hydroelectric facilities.[1]

House of Representatives

In 2015 Scott is reported to have cut wires which were part of the fire-suppression system in her office. Scott believed at the time that the wires were in fact listening devices planted to spy on her. The wire-cutting incident was witnessed by other Idaho House members.[2]

In August 2017, Scott defended white nationalism on her Facebook page. She reportedly said, "The way the media has set this up, the mention of white nationalist, which is no more than a Caucasian who (sic) for the Constitution and making America great again, and confusing it with term, 'white supremacist' which is extreme racism. Therefore, if one is 'guilty' of being white, one is clearly racist."[3][4]

At the start of the 2017 legislative session, Scott reportedly made a remark to fellow state representative Judy Boyle, upon learning of her appointment to the state legislature's agriculture committee. The reported comment was that female lawmakers obtain ranking committee appointments and other leadership positions only if they "spread their legs." The alleged comment received widespread rebuke from other state lawmakers.[5]

In the 2019 legislative session, Scott sponsored a bill that would have required Idaho's Child Protective Services to mirandize parents before assessing them or their children. After passing the House, the bill was held in committee in the Senate.[6]

Scott received consistently high ratings for her voting record in the legislature from the Idaho Freedom Foundation, whose stated purpose is the advancement of conservative principles, limited government, free markets and self-reliance.[7]

In 2019, it was reported that Scott was a member of the Coalition of Western States (COWS), a group founded by Washington state representative Matt Shea that has been accused of involvement in domestic terrorism.[8]

In 2020, she dismissed the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, claiming the virus was trying to kill the U.S. Constitution[9] and "The lying, Trump-hating media who continues to push global and socialist agendas has told us that there is an emergency."[10] By then, the pandemic had killed at least 118,000 people worldwide and at least 23,000 people in the United States.[11] She also argued that stay-at-home measures meant to combat the pandemic were "no different" than when Nazi Germany sent Jews to extermination camps, earning a rebuke from the Anti-Defamation League.[12][13]

Elections

In 2018, Scott defeated Mike Boeck in the Republican primary.[14] She supported congressman Raul Labrador for governor in the May, 2018 Republican primary.[15]

In 2016, Scott ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[16] She defeated Kate McAlister with 62.54% of the vote.[17] She supported Ted Cruz in the Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016.[18][19]

In 2014, Scott defeated Stephen T. Snedden in the Republican primary, winning with 63.8% of the vote.[20] She defeated Laura Bry in the general election with 66.1% of the vote.[21]

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References
  1. "Rep. Heather Scott – Idaho State Legislature". legislature.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  2. Russell, Betsy Z. (2017-01-17). "Two lawmakers say they saw Rep. Scott remove what she feared was a listening device". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  3. Russell, Betsy Z. (August 16, 2017). "North Idaho Rep. Heather Scott defends white nationalists in Facebook post". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  4. Malone, Mary (2017-08-23). "Heather Scott defends statements on white nationalism". Coeur D'Alene Press. Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  5. Dentzer, Bill (2017-01-11). "Idaho lawmaker under fire for saying female colleagues advance via sexual favors". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  6. Brown, Nathan (March 18, 2019). "Senate committee holds Scott's CPS notification bill". Idaho Press. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  7. "Previous Idaho Freedom Index years". Idaho Freedom Foundation. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  8. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/dec/19/rep-matt-shea-engaged-in-domestic-terrorism-during/
  9. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/apr/03/heather-scott-north-idaho-leaders-push-back-agains/
  10. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832961674/in-idaho-far-right-republicans-defy-coronavirus-health-restrictions
  11. https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus#covid-19-deaths-by-country
  12. Edwards, David (April 19, 2020). "Idaho GOPer says stay-at-home orders 'no different' than sending Jews to extermination camps". Daily Beast.
  13. https://twitter.com/JGreenblattADL/status/1251978801938120704
  14. Russell, Betsy Z. (2017-05-05). "North Idaho Rep. Heather Scott draws GOP challenger for next election". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  15. Malloy, Chuck (2017-08-20). "Labrador offers the best hope to the GOP 'right'". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  16. "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  17. "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  18. "Ted Cruz: Press Release - Cruz for President Announces Expanded Idaho Leadership Team". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  19. "Two rallies, two different messages, two reporters’ thoughts | Idaho Reports in blog form". idahoreports.blogs.idahoptv.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  20. "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  21. "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
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