Nez Perce County Republicans

One of the best Idaho Senators!

Cindy Carlson is currently serving as Idaho State Senator for District 7. She was first elected in November of 2022 and lives outside of Riggins with her family where they own and operate a helicopter business.

Carlson was assigned to the following committees for the 2025-2026 Legislative Sessions:

Senate Education Committee
Finance Committee
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee

She has served our district very well, with her strong interest in education and protecting our youth as well as her management of her own family’s businesses, she was a valued asset on these committees.

You might have seen Senator Carlson in the recent 4th of July Parade in Council, where she joined the Adams County Republicans, then attended the World Famous Porcupine Races! Thank you to her for helping us celebrate America 250!

Senator Carlson is currently running to serve our district for another two year term. Please visit her website to learn more.

https://carlson4idaho.com/

John Adams was correct! July 4th, 1776 is the most memorable epoch in the history of America and has been for 250 years. May God continue to shine his grace on us all and may you, your friends, and your family have a safe and fun Independence Day.

Congrats to Dorothy Moon and Viki Purdy! Both will be great choices to lead the Idaho Republican Party for the next 2 years!

Some great advise from Herndon. If you haven't made any recent improvements and your assessment still went up higher than you believe it should have, you can follow the steps below.

A lot of you told me on my last post that your assessment jumped this year, some of you by tens of thousands of dollars. Here is something you can actually do about it. And you have about ten days.

If your property was assessed higher than it would really sell for, you do not have to just accept it. Every Idaho county has a Board of Equalization, and you have the right to appeal your assessment to it. The deadline is the fourth Monday of June, which this year is Monday, June 22. By law the Board cannot hear an appeal that arrives late, so do not wait on this one.

How to do it:

Call your county assessor's office and ask for the Board of Equalization appeal form. File it in writing on or before June 22. Identify yourself, your property, and why you are appealing.

Bring proof of real market value. Recent sales of comparable homes, a recent appraisal, or a written opinion from a realtor all work. The standard is just a preponderance of the evidence, so you do not need a lawyer. You need a number and something to back it up.

Two things worth knowing. Your assessment is not your tax bill. The bill comes in November. But if your value is set too high relative to your neighbors, your share of that bill goes up, so an inflated assessment is worth challenging now. And if you are a church or nonprofit that missed the exemption deadline, the same Board, by the same June 22 date, is where you make that case too.

This right is in Idaho Code 63-501A. I am going to keep fighting to get this tax off your backs for good. Until then, do not leave money on the table this year. If your number looks wrong, appeal it by June 22.

Congratulations to the newly elected NPCRCC leadership team!

On May 28th, Republican Precinct Committeemen and Committeewomen met for the required re-organization meeting under Idaho Code § 34-502 and current Idaho State GOP Rules and elected officers for the next two years.