Scott Herndon

American politician from Idaho
Scott Herndon
Member of the Idaho Senate
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2022
Preceded byJim Woodward
Personal details
Born
Scott Michael Herndon[1]

(1967-11-03) November 3, 1967 (age 56)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationArizona State University

Scott Herndon is an American politician who serving as a Republican member of the Idaho Senate from the 1st district. Herndon assumed office on December 1, 2022, after defeating incumbent Jim Woodward in the Republican primary and independent candidate Steve Johnson in the November Senate election.[2] Herndon first ran for the state Senate in 2018, but lost the primary to Woodward. He won a rematch in 2022.[3] He ran for re-election in 2024 and was defeated again by Jim Woodward in the primary.[4]

Herndon is a born again Christian. In January 2023, he introduced legislation to eliminate marriage licenses and instead directed officiants to issue marriage certificates following a ceremony between "two qualified people, a man, and a woman". Representative Ilana Rubel said the bill appears to codify that "there would only be marriage recognized between a man and a woman" in Idaho, which would violate Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court case guaranteeing same-sex marriage in the United States.[5] He advocates for "restrain[t] encroachments on individual liberty from all levels of civil government". He opposes abortion, even in cases of rape and incest.[citation needed]. After Idaho passed the fetal heartbeat bill in 2022[6], Herndon fought to have rape and incest removed as exceptions for abortions, a measure which ultimately failed in the legislature.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Sen. Scott Herndon". Idaho State Legislature.
  2. ^ "Scott Herndon". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "State Senator Race District 1: Profile of Scott Herndon". Sandpoint Reader. March 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Local results for the 2024 May primary". Sandpoint Reader. May 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Suppe, Ryan (January 20, 2023). "Idaho Republican who vowed to protect 'traditional marriage' wants to eliminate licenses". Idaho Statesman.
  6. ^ Zernike, Kate (March 14, 2022). "Idaho Is First State to Pass Abortion Ban Based on Texas' Law". The New York Times.
  7. ^ Moseley-Morris, Kelcie (January 16, 2023). "Idaho Senate committee advances bill that would change legal definition of abortion". Idaho Capital Sun.
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Members of the Idaho Senate
  • 67th Legislature (2022–2023)
President of the Senate
Scott Bedke (R)
President pro tempore
Chuck Winder (R)
Majority Leader
Kelly Anthon (R)
Minority Leader
Melissa Wintrow (D)
  1. ▌Scott Herndon (R)
  2. ▌Phil Hart (R)
  3. ▌Doug Okuniewicz (R)
  4. ▌Ben Toews (R)
  5. ▌Carl Bjerke (R)
  6. ▌Dan Foreman (R)
  7. ▌Cindy Carlson (R)
  8. ▌Geoff Schroeder (R)
  9. ▌Abby Lee (R)
  10. ▌Tammy Nichols (R)
  11. ▌Chris Trakel (R)
  12. ▌Ben Adams (R)
  13. ▌Brian Lenney (R)
  14. ▌C. Scott Grow (R)
  15. ▌Rick Just (D)
  16. ▌Alison Rabe (D)
  17. ▌Carrie Semmelroth (D)
  18. ▌Janie Ward-Engelking (D)
  19. ▌Melissa Wintrow (D)
  20. ▌Chuck Winder (R)
  21. ▌Treg Bernt (R)
  22. ▌Lori Den Hartog (R)
  23. ▌Todd Lakey (R)
  24. ▌Glenneda Zuiderveld (R)
  25. ▌Linda Wright Hartgen (R)
  26. ▌Ron Taylor (D)
  27. ▌Kelly Anthon (R)
  28. ▌Jim Guthrie (R)
  29. ▌James Ruchti (D)
  30. ▌Julie VanOrden (R)
  31. ▌Van Burtenshaw (R)
  32. ▌Kevin Cook (R)
  33. ▌Dave Lent (R)
  34. ▌Doug Ricks (R)
  35. ▌Mark Harris (R)