Gayann DeMordaunt

Gayann DeMordaunt is a Republican Idaho State Representative representing District 14 in the B seat since 2016.

Gayann DeMordaunt
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the District 14, Seat B district
Assumed office
December 1, 2016
Preceded byReed DeMordaunt
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Reed DeMordaunt
Children6
ResidenceEagle, Idaho
Alma materBrigham Young University
Websitedemordaunt.com

Education

DeMordaunt earned her bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University.[1]

Community involvement

DeMordaunt is a Board Member of the American Red Cross of Greater Idaho and a founder of North Star Charter School. She is also on the board of CICFO-USA, a non-profit dedicated to supporting a children's home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[2]

Idaho House of Representatives

Committee Assignments[3]

  • Vice Chair of Business Committee[4]
  • Education Committee[4]
  • Transportation & Defense Committee

Political positions

In 2018, DeMordaunt was awarded the American Conservative Union Foundation's Award for Conservative Excellence.[5]

Taxes

In 2018, DeMordaunt was one of 38 House cosponsors of H0463, which lowered income tax rates.[6] In March 2020, DeMordaunt supported SB 1277 A, a bill that would have lowered property taxes by increasing the maximum homeowner's exemption from $100,000 to $112,000.[7]

DeMordaunt also supported a bill to freeze Idaho property taxes for a year, claiming that “[p]roperty taxes happen to be the most un-American thing we do in this country,” and that the legislature "ought to be addressing property taxes in a comprehensive way.”[8]

Regulation

DeMordaunt was Co-Chair of the first Idaho Legislative Regulatory Reform Joint Subcommittee 2018.[9] DeMordaunt served as co-chair of the 2018–2019 Occupational Licensing and Certification Laws Interim Committee. This joint subcommittee was focused on examining the rules and regulations of state occupational licensing boards.[10][11][12] In 2019, DeMordaunt sponsored HB248, legislation to make it easier for active military families and veterans to obtain occupational licenses.[13]

Education

DeMordaunt played a key role in a 2020 initiative called Idaho Codes, an online computer science course to teach middle school and high school students computer programming skills, including building websites and developing computer and phone apps.[14][15]

DeMordaunt was the House sponsor of SB 1280, a bill that moved Idaho school board elections from May to November.[16][17]

DeMordaunt was the House sponsor of SB 1180 which would help charter schools obtain lower interest rate on facilities bonds. The bill was signed by the Governor on April 3 and went into effect on July 1, 2019.[18]

DeMordaunt voted in favor of HB 523, which would increase state funding for teacher salaries incrementally over five years.[19]

Government transparency

DeMordaunt drafted and sponsored HB 606 and 611, both of which increase government transparency. Both bills were signed into law by the Governor. HB 606 amends the Open Meetings Law to include public agencies, including those established through executive order of the governor. HB 611 requires the agenda for open meetings of government entities to be posted online and that "action items" on the agenda be clearly labeled.[20]

Abortion

During the 2018 session of the Idaho House, DeMordaunt was the lead sponsor of SB 1243, a bill that was also sponsored by Right to Life of Idaho. SB 1243 requires that a woman be informed that she may be able to reverse the chemical abortion procedure in the event that she changes her mind. In addition, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is required to include this information in the informed consent materials that are provided to every woman who is considering an abortion. This bill passed both the House and the Senate and was signed into law on March 20, 2018.[21][22][23]

During the 2019 session of the Idaho House, DeMordaunt was a sponsor of SB 1049, a bill that updated the Idaho "partial birth abortion" ban to be consistent with federal law. Specifically, the legislation bans partial-birth abortions except when necessary to save a pregnant mother's life. Governor Little signed this bill into law on March 7, 2019.[24][25]

Guns

The National Rifle Association endorsed DeMordaunt for the 2020 primary elections in Idaho and gave her an "A" rating on gun rights issues.[26]

In 2018, DeMordaunt voted in favor of SB 1313, a "stand your ground" bill that was designed to consolidate and codify existing law to clearly protect the rights of individuals to defend themselves. This legislation clarifies that a person may exercise the right of self-defense in their home, in their vehicle, and at their place of business or employment.[27][28]

Elections

Idaho House of Representatives District 14 Seat B

2016

With her husband Reed DeMordaunt choosing not to run for re election DeMordaunt decided to run.[29]

DeMordaunt defeated Douglas R. Jones in the Republican primary with 69.98% of the vote.[30]

DeMordaunt defeated Glida Bothwell in the general election with 72.17% of the vote.[31]

Idaho Republican Party Chair

DeMordaunt lost to Barry Peterson (Idaho) to replace Norm Semanko as chair of the Idaho Republican Party in 2012.[32][33]

References
  1. "DeMordaunt for District 14 | Biography". demordaunt.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  2. "TEAM". mysite. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  3. "Rep. Gayann DeMordaunt – Idaho State Legislature". legislature.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  4. "House Committees – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. http://acuratings.conservative.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/10/Idaho_2018_web-2.pdf
  6. "HOUSE BILL 463 – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  7. Betsy, Posted by. "House passes amended property tax bill, lobs it back at Senate". Idaho Press. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  8. "Bill freezing property taxes for year heads to Idaho Senate". KIVI. Associated Press. February 26, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  9. "Lawmakers launch push to examine Idaho's occupational licensing rules | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  10. "2019 Occupational Licensing and Certification Laws Committee". Idaho State Legislature. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  11. Russell, Betsy Z. (August 28, 2019). "When licensing laws become barriers to work". Idaho Press. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  12. Russell, Betsy Z. (February 11, 2018). "Eye on Boise: Lawmakers say they want to ease state licensing rules". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  13. Cardon, Savannah (March 19, 2019). "Occupational licensing reform bill aims to help veterans, military families". Idaho Press. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  14. "Idaho Codes to prep students for digital economy". Idaho Press. April 29, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  15. Weeks, Devin (April 23, 2020). "Idaho Codes to boost computer literacy". Coeur d'Alene Press. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  16. Russell, Betsy Z. (March 13, 2018). "House passes Souza's bill to move school board elections to November, sends to Otter". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  17. Russell, Betsy Z. (March 20, 2018). "Among bills signed into law today: Breastfeeding decency, school board election date change, Medicaid dental coverage..." The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  18. ICSN (April 9, 2019). "Idaho Charter Schools Make Gains During 2019 Legislative Session". Idaho Charter School Network. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  19. Richert, Kevin; Corbin, Clark (February 28, 2020). "Statehouse roundup, 2.28.20: House passes teacher pay and school elections bills". Idaho Education News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  20. Masters, John (June 27, 2018). "Hundreds of new Idaho laws go into effect July 1". ktvb.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  21. Pfannenstiel, Kyle (March 7, 2018). "'Abortion-reversal' bill goes before Idaho House". Idaho Press. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  22. Russell, Betsy Z. (March 12, 2018). "House passes abortion-reversal bill on party-line vote, sends to Otter". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  23. "A summary of 2018 Pro-Life successes in the Idaho Legislature". NRL News Today. March 26, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  24. "Idaho Bill Regarding 'Partial-Birth' Abortion (S 1049)". Rewire.News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  25. Price, Mike (March 4, 2019). "UPDATE: Idaho Legislature votes to ban partial-birth abortion". East Idaho News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  26. "NRA-PVF | Grades | Idaho". NRA-PVF. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  27. "Idaho: Self-Defense Legislation Becomes Law". NRA-ILA. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  28. https://legislature.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/sessioninfo/2018/legislation/S1313SOP.pdf
  29. [email protected], Meridian Press staff. "Gayann DeMordaunt announces candidacy for House of Representatives". Meridian Press. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  30. "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  31. "Legislative Totals". www.sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  32. "Peterson, DeMordaunt face off for GOP chair". Spokesman.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  33. "Idaho Republicans pick Peterson as new state party chairman". Spokesman.com. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
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