Who is Birgid Niedenzu?

She is the Democratic candidate for Idaho House District 2, Seat A, a science teacher, and a volunteer firefighter and EMT with the East Side Fire District in Harrison.

Who is her opponent in the November 2026 election?

Republican Heather Scott, the incumbent representative for House District 2, Seat A, who is seeking a seventh term after six terms in the Idaho House.

Has Niedenzu held elected office before?

Yes. She was elected Democratic precinct committeeman for Kootenai Precinct 206 in May 2022, and in 2020 she ran for Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor seats in Kootenai and Shoshone counties, finishing eighth of eight candidates in both races.

What does Niedenzu do for a living?

She is a science teacher and volunteers as a firefighter and EMT with the all-volunteer East Side Fire District near Harrison.

Democrat

Birgid Niedenzu

Idaho House of Representatives, District 2 Seat A

Campaign Finance

Birgid Niedenzu, Democratic Candidate for Idaho House District 2, Seat A

Birgid Niedenzu, a Democrat from Kootenai County, is challenging Republican incumbent Heather Scott for Idaho House District 2, Seat A, on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Niedenzu ran unopposed in the May 19, 2026 primary and received 1,142 votes, according to the Idaho Secretary of State's certified results. Scott, who is currently serving her sixth term representing House District 2 Seat A and is seeking a seventh, also ran unopposed in her primary and drew 8,573 votes.

Background

Niedenzu is a science teacher. She also volunteers as a firefighter and emergency medical technician with the East Side Fire District, an all-volunteer department based at the Arrow Point Station in Harrison. The Coeur d'Alene Press featured her in a June 2023 story about the district's many women volunteers. “I'm a role model to high schoolers for sure,” she told the paper. “I always start off the year with, 'I'm a firefighter and an EMT, so I've got you, I've got all your backs, all you diabetics and allergic reactions.'”

Niedenzu is married to Cooper Wester and is the mother of three. In a 2020 Shoshone News-Press item announcing her candidacy for a conservation district seat, she said she had lived in Kootenai County for 25 years, 24 of them on the east side of Lake Coeur d'Alene near Harrison.

Her prior electoral record is short. In November 2020 she ran for two separate nonpartisan Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor seats, in Kootenai and Shoshone counties, and finished eighth of eight candidates in each race, per the Idaho Secretary of State's election database. In May 2022 she won election as Democratic precinct committeeman in Kootenai Precinct 206, defeating Heather Brazelton with 57.6% of the vote.

Sources

Ballot status and certified results from the Idaho Secretary of State and its elections database. Biographical details from the Shoshone News-Press and the Coeur d'Alene Press. Rep. Scott's current term from the Idaho Legislature.

Profile published by IdahoVoters.com. Last updated September 24, 2026. This profile will be updated as additional information becomes available.

Frequently Asked Questions

QWho is Birgid Niedenzu?: AShe is the Democratic candidate for Idaho House District 2, Seat A, a science teacher, and a volunteer firefighter and EMT with the East Side Fire District in Harrison.
QWho is her opponent in the November 2026 election?: ARepublican Heather Scott, the incumbent representative for House District 2, Seat A, who is seeking a seventh term after six terms in the Idaho House.
QHas Niedenzu held elected office before?: AYes. She was elected Democratic precinct committeeman for Kootenai Precinct 206 in May 2022, and in 2020 she ran for Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor seats in Kootenai and Shoshone counties, finishing eighth of eight candidates in both races.
QWhat does Niedenzu do for a living?: AShe is a science teacher and volunteers as a firefighter and EMT with the all-volunteer East Side Fire District near Harrison.