POCATELLO — Idaho Sierra Law and Councilwoman Chris Stevens are two of the four challengers to incumbent Brian Blad for Pocatello mayor.
Blad was elected in 2009 and has had held the office for the past 12 years. He will also be challenged by David Worley and local businessman Sam Laoboonmi.
Although EastIdahoNews.com sent all five candidates the same eight questions, Stevens and Law were the only two to respond. To learn more about the candidates who did respond, read their responses below. Candidates were asked to keep their answers to 250 words or less for each question, and some responses were edited to abide by this requirement.
Tell us about yourself — include information about your family, career, education, volunteer work and any prior experience in public office.
STEVENS: I have served on the Pocatello City Council for two years and spent that time researching, talking with city staff, and digging under the surface of the information presented to us to really understand the issues and questions at hand.
I have lived in Pocatello for 13 years, having retired from Hawthorne Middle school as principal. I served as a middle school administrator for 20-plus years and worked in schools for nearly 35 years. I am involved in a variety of local volunteer efforts, including Rotary, Gateway Coalition for Change “Protect Public Access Roads” and “Sewer Johnny Creek” projects, Portneuf Resource Council, NAACP, Portneuf River clean-up and restoration, and the…
