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Hibbert seeks state senate seat
Henry Hibbert of Glenns Ferry has announced his candidacy on the Democratic ticket for the District 22 senate position.
He will face incumbent Republican Tim Corder in the fall election.
A Vietnam veteran who retired from the Air Force in 1984, Hibbert is a self-employed paralegal, and a state Driving Skills Examiner.
He also is a volunteer at the Glenns Ferry Public Schools, where his wife of 40 years teaches Special Education at Glenns Ferry Elementary School.
He is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Hibbert said he decided to run as a candidate for the District 22 state senate position "because I want to make Boise and Elmore counties a better place to live and because I am tired of the bickering and lack of vision among our current leaders in the legislature."
He said his believes that "the only way I can beat him (Corder) is on his record.
"I am straight talking and will give you my honest opinion on issues. I will not give you an answer just so that I can get your vote.
"I want our children and grandchildren to have a better education to be able to compete in Idaho, in the United States, and in a global economy.
"I will work to protect and enhance our natural resources, parks and recreational opportunities, and our agriculture."
To accomplish that, he said, "when elected, I will sponsor legislation to attract rural businesses and to reduce the State Personal Income Tax.
"Also, I will submit legislation to give teachers and paraprofessionals a $300 tax deduction, and perhaps another 3 percent pay increase, and to fund after-school programs.
He said that he is "against violence against children and the elderly. I am against domestic violence. I am against repeat offenders getting short sentences."
Hibbert and his wife have five grown children and nine grandchildren.