CHUCK

LOWMAN

Doing What’s Right for North Idaho

Republican for Idaho House, Dist. 1-B

Our District has new issues every day, and it is important for our legislators to be in touch with our community and how those issues affect our daily lives.

Below is my exploring of these issues and how we can find meaningful resolution.

VOTE TUESDAY, May 19th!

  • On Taxes

    "Sustainability is Key"

    "Our Tax revenues need to keep Idaho balanced and secure. Political gamesmanship is reducing our state's ability to support constitutionally mandated programs."

  • On Education

    "We can do two things at once"

    "We can support both Parental Choice and Strong Public Schools. The key is accountability. Taxpayers want to know that high quality education is being delivered with their tax dollars."

  • On Public Land Management

    "We must maintain Public Access to Public Lands"

    "It is imperative that we maintain access to our public lands for grazing, logging, hunting and fishing, and recreation. Biodiversity Credits encourage companies to purchase grazing rights and large ranches to eliminate human access, and functions to destroy our ranching and hunting sectors."

  • On Taxes

    "Sustainability is Key"

    "Our Tax revenues need to keep Idaho balanced and secure. Political gamesmanship is reducing our state's ability to support constitutionally mandated programs."

  • On Education

    "We can do Two things at Once"

    "We can support both Parental Choice and Strong Public Schools. The key is accountability. Taxpayers want to know that high quality education is being delivered with their tax dollars."

  • On Public Land Management

    "We must maintain Public Access to Public Lands"

    "It is imperative that we maintain access to our public lands for grazing, logging, hunting and fishing, and recreation. Biodiversity Credits encourage companies to purchase grazing rights and large ranches to eliminate human access, and functions to destroy our ranching and hunting sectors."

DOING WHAT'S RIGHT

There are a lot of issues facing North Idaho. Below is a brief summary of my positions on a few top priorities. I would love to connect with you and discuss these and more. 

I firmly believe that respectful, truth-focused dialogue is one of the most important things we can do to combat the division so common in politics these days.

EDUCATION



It is important that taxpayer monies are used for their intended purposes, and we do that through creating appropriate checks and balances. Recent laws side step the regulations that generations of Idahoans have put in place to keep our education systems accountable.

There is a simple system of checks and balances that will help reduce fraud and make the delivery of education dollars more effective. Periodic Testing. Children receiving public funds for educational purposes need to be tested at the same intervals required of our public schools. Students would be tested in their school district and their parents would be supplied with test results, comparisons with state and national averages, and recommendations for supplementation where needed. This will ensure that the student receiving the benefit actually exists and is afforded the same benefits as their public school counterpart, and assure the taxpayer that education is being delivered.

TAXES & GOVERNMENT



It is imperative that our budgeting process is balanced and provides for a secure state government.
Between 2010 and 2024, Idaho has grown by over 23%, adding some 190,000 new residents from April 2020 to July 2025 - ranking second in the nation in growth rate. This population growth has created strain on our key infrastructure and essential services. Our Highway 95 corridor is one of the most affected areas. Yet recent federal tax cuts has forced Boise to cut Highway improvement projects across the state. This means a continued dangerous corridor for travel in our district.

Other Essential Services are being left unmet. Pay increases for our State Police troopers was denied, encouraging good troopers to seek employment elsewhere. Key education programs are being left unfunded - affecting our most vulnerable students. We should not force our public servants to work for servants pay.

One way to keep our wages down and retention up is to introduce a competitive, graduated pay and promotion system for our public employees. This will keep entry level employees in entry level jobs, encourage innovation and efficiency, and retain the best employees for our governmental services.

ECONOMY



Idaho needs to become a leader in innovation, infrastructure, and small-scale agro-industries. This can be accomplished through smart policies (like reducing unnecessary restrictions) that encourage and foster growth while allowing the free market to do what it does best. The goal is to make Idaho self-sufficient and successful.

Idaho needs workers, and workers need housing that is affordable. This isn't done through regulating housing prices, but rather, we need to increase the inventory of homes and properties available. In Bonner and Boundary County, I would encourage county planning departments increase the number of high density and medium density residential zones to increase the supply of housing for workers on a pathway to home ownership.

Immigration

A Legal place for Legal Workers…

I absolutely support the deportation of criminal illegal aliens who wreak havoc on communities with criminal behavior.  Sanctuary cities that catch and release criminals work against their own interests.  These types of policies only embolden bad actors to enter our country and overwhelm our criminal justice systems.

Two things can be true at the same time.  There are migrant laborers who fill a very important niche in our economy.  To deny them the ability to work also works against our interests.  These are people who are deeply religious,  hard working families seeking to make a better life for themselves and their families.  We need to be careful to not make criminals out of people because our immigration system is broken or too encumbered to be efficient.

 

We need to find ways to help legal workers stay legal.

Respecting the Law and
Caring for our Neighbor…

The Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”  The Bill of Rights serves to protect those unalienable rights – rights which we must uphold. 

As such, those rights are extended to all persons, not just United States Citizens, to the lawful and unlawful person alike.  Rights of Due Process, Unreasonable Search and Seizure, and against Self-Incrimination all must be honored.  

Government operations are difficult.  But good policy and good leadership makes sure that difficult operations go smoothly, and those constitutional rights are upheld.  Good leadership also roots out bad actors within the ranks who violate the constitution.

You also have the right to redress your grievances with the government.  You have protected speech, you can protest, you can write letters and film videos.  In the same breath I can say this, “Do not use your freedom as a covering for evil.”  

You don’t have the right to impede government operations.  You don’t have the right to hijack government meetings and impede government workers from performing their duties.  Should you break laws in the process, you will face the consequences.

Rather, do the right thing in all situations.

I look forward to continuing to serve this community that we love as your representative in the Idaho House for District 1-B.

CHUCK

LOWMAN

Doing What’s Right for North Idaho

Republican for Idaho House, Dist. 1-B

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