Cindy Agidius Explained

Cindy Agidius
State House:Idaho
District:5A
Term Start:December 1, 2012
Term End:December 1, 2014
Predecessor:Bob Nonini
Successor:Paulette Jordan
Birth Place:Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Other Names:Lucinda L. Agidius
Party:Republican
Spouse:Paul
Children:4
Residence:Moscow, Idaho, U.S.

Cindy Agidius is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 5A district from 2012 to 2014.[1]

Early life and education

Agidius was born in Spokane, Washington.[2] Agidius grew up in Wallace, Idaho, graduating from Wallace High School. She attended the University of Idaho.

Career

Agidius was a realtor in Moscow, Idaho. She was also a staffer for United States Senators Dirk Kempthorne and Mike Crapo.

Agidius is a member of the Latah County Board of Realtors and the Moscow Chamber of Commerce. She was the state director of the Idaho Women's Commission during Kempthorne's tenure as governor.

On November 6, 2012, Agidius won the election and became a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 5 seat A. Agidius defeated Paulette Jordan with 50.3% of the votes. On November 4, 2014 Agidius was defeated for re-election by Paulette Jordan with 51.8% of the votes.

After her defeat from the House of Representatives, Agidius was hired by the Idaho House Republican Caucus as its communications director for the 2015 legislative session.[3] House Minority Leader John Rusche of Lewiston asked Speaker Scott Bedke for her removal from the position, alleging that Agidius was abusing her role as communications director by 'harassing' and 'spying' on her former opponent, Representative Paulette Jordan.[4] Agidius took a photograph of Jordan swiveling in her chair when U.S. Senator Jim Risch addressed the Idaho House of Representatives, which Agidius saw as disrespectful, and criticized Jordan on Facebook for missing a committee vote on a concealed weapons bill, a comment which was later removed. Agidius remained as communications director and responded to the allegations, "In my opinion, a problem never existed. I have enough to do here without worrying about what Paulette's doing. There have been a few instances when I've seen her do things she said she wouldn't do. Those are things I may store and remember, if I choose to run again." Agidius did not challenge Jordan in 2016.

Personal life

Agidius and her husband, Paul, have four children. Agidius and her family live in Moscow, Idaho.[2]

Elections

Year!!
CandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct
2012 Primary[5] align="right" 2,638100%
2012 General[6] align="right" 10,08350.3% align="right" 9,96049.7%
2014 Primary[7] align="right" 1,945100%
2014 General[8] align="right" 6,84748.2% align="right" 7,37151.8%

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: House Membership: Lucinda L. Agidius . . . October 21, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021191742/http://legislature.idaho.gov/house/membershipSingle.cfm?ID=2065 . October 21, 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: Cindy Agidius' Biography. Vote Smart. December 28, 2019.
  3. Web site: Agidius keeps hand in the game. Dnews.com. Moscow-Pullman Daily News. 31 March 2015.
  4. Web site: Spence. Bill. Minority leader objects to Agidius behavior. lmtribune.com. Lewiston Tribune Online. 30 March 2015.
  5. Web site: May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results . Ysursa, Ben . Ben Ysursa . . . July 8, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121119193944/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/Primary/tot_leg.htm . November 19, 2012 .
  6. Web site: November 6, 2012 General Election Results . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . January 12, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160615195017/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/tot_leg.htm . June 15, 2016 .
  7. Web site: May 20, 2014 Primary Election Results . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . November 11, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141108053333/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html . November 8, 2014 .
  8. Web site: Ysursa . Ben . November 4, 2014 General Election Results . sos.idaho.gov . Idaho Secretary of State . December 29, 2019.