Julianne Young

An incumbent from Blackfoot and a local from Shelley are running against each other for a seat in Legislative District 30, Seat B

MLW fired off mailers attacking Rep. Julianne Young (R-Blackfoot) for her voting record allowing porn in Idaho libraries. However, Rep. Young voted to restrict "materials harmful to minor" in Idaho libraries many times over across multiple bills between 2023 and 2024 legislative sessions.

The mailers also include Rep. David Cannon (R-Blackfoot) and Sen. Julie VanOrden (R-Pingree) in the accusation. It misrepresented their voting records too.

"It just means they’re a bunch of damn liars. That's the problem with this whole thing," Speaker of the House Mike Moyle (R-Star) said. "It's false. It's lies. Misrepresented. It's sickening."

Moyle found himself in MLW crosshairs too. The PAC pumped mailers to his district to offer the label “anti-guns.” The flyer points to Senate Bill 1173 that wanted to protect an individual's right to brandish a firearm as an act of self-defense. Moyle voted in favor of the bill, and it later became law.

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Idaho State Representative Julianne Young is looking to replace the terms embryo or fetus with preborn and stillborn child in existing law.

Young stated inaccuracies exist with the law regarding the terms, saying there must be correct words and definitions.

"The existing definition for fetus in statute as it stands now is inconsistent with the common understanding of what a fetus is," Young says. She adds the change will make terms clear and consistent.

The Idaho House State Affairs Committee introduced a bill on Tuesday seeking to change how the state refers to the unborn in Idaho.

H0381, introduced by Republican Rep. Julianne Young of Blackfoot changes official statute language from “fetus” to “preborn child.”

Critics say the change in language moves Idaho law further away from medical accuracy and could create legal ambiguity around IVF treatments and some forms of birth control.