Education funding top of mind for District 9 Senate candidatesnews · Idaho Press · Erin Banks Rusby · 20240512
In separate phone interviews, both candidates expressed concerns about taking money for public education and using it to fund private schools or homeschooling, a popular idea among groups advocating for “school choice,” such as the Idaho Freedom Foundation.
“It takes money away from the public school system,” including from public charter schools, Syme said. “We have great choice right now. We have charter schools. We have traditional public schools. They are all trying to be the school of choice.”
Endorsement: Scott Syme seeks return to Idaho Legislature against political newcomereditorial · Idaho Statesman · The Editorial Board · 20240514
Scott Syme is a reasonable Republican, an Idaho native, an Army veteran, and a tried and tested state legislator with three terms of experience in the Idaho House of Representatives...
When asked about his greatest accomplishment as a legislator, he gave an interesting answer. He said he was most proud of making sure the lowest-paid state employees received larger raises than nominal cost-of-living percentage raises. He opposes schemes to provide tax credits or vouchers for private schools, saying such efforts would hurt Idaho’s smaller, rural schools. He supports the Idaho Launch scholarship program and, when he was on the Idaho Workforce Development Council, he was an early proponent of guardrails to ensure such scholarships went to students seeking careers for in-demand jobs.
Former Rep. Syme running for Idaho Senatenews · Idaho Press · Erin Banksy Rusby · 20240206
Scott Syme, the former state representative, announced last week that he will run for District 9’s Senate seat.
“It seems like we’ve shifted away from traditional Idaho values that have made the state great for people to want to live here,” Syme told the Idaho Press, referring to a recent Boise State University study in which a majority of people said the state was headed in the wrong direction.
“I want to bring back Idaho values,” he said. “You could say I want to make Idaho great again.”
Idaho Senate candidate Scott Symenews · Idaho Statesman · SCOTT MCINTOSH · 20240509
Idaho Republican Senate candidate Scott Syme interviews with the Idaho Statesman editorial board for the upcoming Republican primary for District 9.
Idaho’s closed primaries prevent independent veterans from fully participating in our electionseditorial · Idaho Capital Sun · Scott Syme, Todd Achilles, Marv Hagedorn, Barry Johnson, Jim Jones, Rich Stivers, Christie Wood · 20230921
Veterans for Idaho Voters is a cross-partisan and independent group of Idaho military veterans committed to fair elections, citizen initiatives, civil politics and sensible policies. We are one of the coalition partners supporting the Open Primaries Initiative.
Personal Narrative: Scott A. Syme Collectionnews · Library of Congress · Donald Carson · 20090422
Scott A. Syme Collection (AFC/2001/001/66171), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
