{"id":13415,"date":"2012-12-03T15:20:38","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T22:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=13415"},"modified":"2012-12-06T14:41:50","modified_gmt":"2012-12-06T21:41:50","slug":"tweet-your-lawmaker-a-guide-to-idaho-legislators-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/12\/03\/tweet-your-lawmaker-a-guide-to-idaho-legislators-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Tweet Your Lawmaker: A Guide To Idaho Legislators On Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_13425\"  class=\"wp-caption module image right\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><a class=\"fancybox\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/12\/Twitter-Bird_EldH_Flickr.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13425\" title=\"Twitter Bird_EldH_Flickr\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/12\/Twitter-Bird_EldH_Flickr-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/12\/Twitter-Bird_EldH_Flickr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/12\/Twitter-Bird_EldH_Flickr-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/12\/Twitter-Bird_EldH_Flickr.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Eldh \/ Flickr Creative Commons<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Idaho lawmakers will be back at the Capitol this week as new <a title=\"Idaho Legislators Meet This Week To Learn The Basics, Elect Leaders\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/idaho-legislators-meet-this-week-to-learn-the-basics-elect-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\">legislator orientation<\/a> gets underway and for the <a title=\"Idaho Legislators Meet This Week To Learn The Basics, Elect Leaders\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/idaho-legislators-meet-this-week-to-learn-the-basics-elect-leaders\/\" target=\"_blank\">organizational session<\/a> (that&#8217;s when legislators vote on party leadership).<\/p>\n<p>We know it&#8217;s a month before the 2013 legislative session officially kicks off, but we\u00a0 wanted to introduce you to some lawmakers via Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateImpactID\/idaho-lawmakers\/members\" target=\"_blank\">compiled a list<\/a> of 68 current, former and newly elected lawmakers who are on Twitter.\u00a0 They don&#8217;t all tweet regularly, but here&#8217;s a list of handles and Twitter bios from some of the lawmakers who use it often:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brandendurst\"><strong>Branden Durst<\/strong> \u200f @brandendurst <\/a>twitter for state Senator Branden Durst an aspiring servant leader. Following Idaho, national, and world politics, pro and collegiate sports, and other stuff.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeMalek\"><strong>Luke Malek<\/strong> \u200f @LukeMalek <\/a>Representative-elect for Idaho&#8217;s legislature, 4th district.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erpforidaho\"><strong>Mat Erpelding<\/strong> \u200f @erpforidaho <\/a>Candidate &#8211; Idaho House of Representatives District 19 Seat A. I am committed to equal rights, fully funding public education, and enhancing small businesses.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/holliwoodings\"><strong>Holli Woodings<\/strong> \u200f @holliwoodings <\/a>Education activist, clean energy geek, arts fanatic, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanwoodings\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>@ryanwoodings<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; muse, <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23MaryWoodings&amp;src=hash\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\"><s>#<\/s><strong>MaryWoodings<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; mama, Idaho State Representative for District 19<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BucknerWebb\"><strong>Cherie Buckner-Webb<\/strong> \u200f @BucknerWebb <\/a>I am a fifth generation Idahoan, proud of my Idaho roots and a family tradition of community service and involvement.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SherylNuxollID\"><strong>Sheryl Nuxoll<\/strong> \u200f @SherylNuxollID <\/a>Mother, teacher, State Senator, District 8.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveVickUSA\"><strong>Steve Vick<\/strong> \u200f @SteveVickUSA <\/a>Steve Vick (R), Dalton Gardens, Idaho &#8211; District 3 Legislative Term: 1 Montana House of Representatives, 1994-2001 Idaho State Senate, 2010-Present.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marvhagedorn\"><strong>Marv Hagedorn<\/strong> \u200f @marvhagedorn <\/a>Retired Navy Mustang, Applied Materials Engineer\/Sr Manager and CEO of my own company. Currently an Idaho State Representative for Dist. 20 in Meridian, Idaho.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWerk\"><strong>Senator Elliot Werk<\/strong> \u200f @SenWerk <\/a>I am the State Senator from Boise&#8217;s District 17. I&#8217;m a Democrat representing the little guy in the Idaho legislature.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenatorCameron\"><strong>Senator Dean Cameron<\/strong> \u200f @SenatorCameron <\/a>I am a state senator and co-chair of the budget committee from district 26, which is Jerome and Minidoka Counties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our list also includes Idaho&#8217;s governor, U.S. Senators and Congressmen, and some cabinet level officials.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ButchOtter\"><strong>Idaho Governor<\/strong> \u200f @ButchOtter <\/a>The Governor of the State of Idaho<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raul_Labrador\"><strong>Ra\u00fal R. Labrador<\/strong> \u200f @Raul_Labrador <\/a>Member of United States Congress representing Idaho&#8217;s First Congressional District.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeCrapo\"> <strong>Senator Mike Crapo<\/strong> \u200f @MikeCrapo <\/a>United States Senator for the great state of Idaho.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CongMikeSimpson\"> <strong>Cong. Mike Simpson<\/strong> \u200f @CongMikeSimpson <\/a>U.S. Congressman from Idaho&#8217;s 2nd Congressional District<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomLuna\"><strong>Tom Luna<\/strong> \u200f @TomLuna <\/a>Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna&#8217;s official twitter account, managed by Supt. Luna and his staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;re confident our list doesn&#8217;t include all tweeting Idaho policymakers. So if you think someone should be added to the list (and maybe that means you), send us their handle!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateImpactID\" target=\"_blank\">@StateImpactID<\/a><strong><del><\/del> <\/strong>reporters <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmilieRSaunders\" target=\"_blank\">@EmilieRSaunders<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MollyMessick\" target=\"_blank\">@MollyMessick<\/a> will use the hashtags #idpol for policy-related news, and #idleg for all legislative news.\u00a0 Follow along and join the conversation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Idaho lawmakers will be back at the Capitol this week as new legislator orientation gets underway and for the organizational session (that&#8217;s when legislators vote on party leadership). We know it&#8217;s a month before the 2013 legislative session officially kicks off, but we\u00a0 wanted to introduce you to some lawmakers via Twitter. 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