Heather Scott

Heather Scott: Idaho House District 2, Seat A (R)

Heather Scott, a Republican, is the incumbent state representative for Idaho House District 2, Seat A, on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. She won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed with 8,573 votes, and faces Democrat Birgid Niedenzu, who was also unopposed in her primary with 1,142 votes. District 2 covers parts of Bonner and Kootenai counties and all of Benewah, Shoshone, and Clearwater counties. Scott is currently serving her sixth term, according to her official Idaho Legislature profile, and is seeking a seventh.

Background

Scott has lived in north Idaho for 28 years, per her Legislature bio. She holds a B.S. in biology from the University of Akron in Ohio and worked as a professional aquatic biologist. She is a small business owner; Stonefly Services LLC, an Idaho limited liability company, has been registered since 2015. Her bio lists her as the daughter of a Vietnam veteran and the granddaughter of two World War II veterans. She is married to Andrew. She was first elected to the Idaho House in 2014, representing Blanchard in Bonner County.

In the Legislature

Scott serves as Vice Chair of the House State Affairs Committee and sits on the Environment, Energy and Technology Committee and the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee. Her Legislature bio lists her as Idaho Freedom Caucus Co-Chair and a Club for Growth fellow. In 2019 she sponsored a bill requiring child protective services to inform parents of their rights before an interview with a child; it passed the House but died in a Senate committee in March 2019. In January 2025 the House passed House Joint Memorial 1, sponsored by Scott, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse its Obergefell v. Hodges marriage ruling, by a 46-24 vote. On the floor she said, “I would ask you to substitute any other issue and ask yourself, 'Do I want the federal government creating rights for us, for Idahoans,'” and, “Christians across the nation are being targeted.” In May 2024 she publicly withdrew from Young Americans for Liberty's Hazlitt Coalition along with 15 other legislators.

Public Record

Scott's tenure has drawn extensive coverage from the Spokane-based Spokesman-Review, the region's dominant newspaper.

In January 2015, during her first week in office, Reps. Caroline Nilsson Troy and Don Cheatham stated they saw Scott climb on her desk and cut a single small black object from her Capitol ceiling with a knife, believing it was a listening device; the object was part of the building's fire suppression system. The allegation became public in January 2017 through a letter Rep. Christy Perry sent to the House speaker. Scott called the account “completely false.” A public records request to the state Department of Administration turned up no work order for a fire sensor repair in that office during the first week of the 2015 session, though the department noted a lesser repair might not have generated one.

In December 2016, during the Legislature's organizational session, Scott said female House members advance to leadership positions only if they “spread their legs,” a remark reported as directed at Rep. Judy Boyle, and repeated it on the House floor. When it became public in January 2017, House Speaker Scott Bedke stripped her of all three of her committee assignments. She apologized on January 18, 2017, and her assignments were restored on February 1, 2017.

In August 2017, after the Charlottesville rally, Scott posted on Facebook: “The way the media has set this up, the mention of white nationalist, which is no more than a Caucasian who for the Constitution and making America great again, and confusing it with term, 'white supremacist' which is extreme racism.” The Spokesman-Review reported the post and quoted two sociologists who study white supremacy, Kristin Haltinner of the University of Idaho and Sophie Bjork-James of Vanderbilt University, both of whom said the definition was false.

In 2021, Scott sought the police report on the rape accusation against then-Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger and asked the accuser's attorney about liability for a “false” report. No verified quote of her exact words exists in the public record.

A House-commissioned investigation released December 1, 2019 found that Washington Rep. Matt Shea “participated in an act of domestic terrorism” and documented Scott's membership in his Coalition of Western States, her code name “greenbean,” and a role identifying “Patriot bail bondsmen” during the August 2015 Priest River standoff known as “Operation Armed Backyard.”

In May 2024, InvestigateWest reported on a secretly recorded confrontation between Scott and Maria Nate, Idaho director of the State Freedom Caucus Network, who criticized Scott for supporting House Speaker Mike Moyle. On the recording, Scott said of Moyle, “Mike is pushing up against the executive branch. I don't see anyone else,” and Nate replied, “trust lost is very hard to regain.”

Sources

Ballot and filing facts are from the Idaho Secretary of State's certified 2026 results. Biographical and committee details come from the Idaho Legislature. Controversies and quotes are reported by the Spokesman-Review: the 2015 Capitol incident, the committee removal, the reinstatement, and the 2017 Facebook post. The Matt Shea investigation is reported by East Idaho News, and the 2024 recording by InvestigateWest. The 2025 marriage memorial is reported by the Idaho Capital Sun.