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CANDIDATES' THE COMMON INTEREST IN ACTION SCORE
The Common Interest in Action Score reflects the percentage of Common Interest in Action positions that a candidate supports. The Common Interest in Action takes positions when there is a consensus of two-thirds or more on a given proposal among the more than 100 members randomly assigned to review our policy brief for that issue.The Past Score reflects issues on which we took positions that have already been voted on by both the House and the Senate. The Future Score reflects positions that we have taken that have not yet come before both the House and the Senate for votes. The Past Score for incumbents is based on their actual votes. The Future Score for incumbents, as well as the Past and Future Scores for challengers, are based on candidates' answers to our questionnaire.
Name Status Party The Common Interest in Action Score - Past The Common Interest in Action Score - Future
Average Incumbent Score:
 97% 76%
Average Challenger Score:
 96% 80%
Carlos Bilbao Incumbent Republican 100% 88%
Paul Venable Challenger Constitution NO RESPONSE NO RESPONSE
NO RESPONSE Means that the candidate did not respond to our questionnaire

Details for The Common Interest in Action Score - Past (Issues that have already been voted on by the full Legislature)

Issue TCI in Action Carlos Bilbao
Position		 Paul Venable Position
% of the 100 + randomly assigned members for or against  
For Against Our Position
Property Tax - Increased Homeowner's Exemption '06 H 421a
79%
21%
For
For
NO RESPONSE
Property Tax - Increased Circuit Breaker '06 H 422a
85%
15%
For
For
  
Property Tax - Closed the "Developer's Discount" '06 H 676a
97%
3%
For
For
  
Property Tax - Deferral for Circuit Breaker '06 H 680
70%
30%
For
For
  
Eminent Domain - Only Significantly Deteriorated Properties Can be Condemned for Urban Renewal '06 H 555
67%
33%
For
For
  
Eminent Domain - Further Specification of Scope of Taking Required '06 S1243a
96%
4%
For
For
  
Eminent Domain - "Quick Take" Procedure Available to All Property Owners and Govt Entities '06 S1247
76%
24%
For
For
  
Eminent Domain - Required the Govt to Pay at Least as Much as Pre-litigation Appraisal '06 S1429
89%
11%
For
For
  

Legislative Committees Can Only Close Meetings for Certain Extraordinary Circumstances '06 HR 003 SR108
68%
32%
For
For
  
Election Reform - Required that calls placed by an automatic dialing-announcing device (robocalls) must state at start of call the name of person and for whom call is being made '07 H0223
93%
7%
For
For
  
Overcrowded Prisons - $15 million for statewide substance abuse treatment services '08 H0695
87%
13%
For
For
  
Overcrowded Prisons - Required counties to provide trained and certified probation officers for misdemeanor probationers '08 H0408
88%
12%
For
For
  
The Common Interest in Action Score - Past       100%  



Details for The Common Interest in Action Score - Future (Issues that have not yet been voted on by the full Legislature)

Issue TCI in Action Carlos Bilbao
Position		 Paul Venable Position
% of the 100 + randomly assigned members for or against  
For Against Our Position
Election Reform - Fully Closed Primary in Which Independents Could Not Vote
7%
93%
Against
Against
NO RESPONSE
Election Reform - Party Option to have a State Run and Financed Closed Primary '07 H0185
9%
91%
Against
Against
  
Election Reform - Common Interest Modified Open Primary (independents vote in primary of their choice) '08 S1506
79%
21%
For
For
  
Election Reform - Vote by Mail '07 H0094
86%
14%
For
For
  
Election Reform - Instant Runoff Voting
80%
20%
For
For
  
Election Reform - Public Campaign Financing '08 S1292
80%
20%
For
For
  
Overcrowded Prisons - Raising Beer & Wine Tax to Fund Substance Abuse Treatment '08
75%
25%
For
Against
  
Overcrowded Prisons - Prevention, Treatment, Diversion, and In-Prison Programs that are Proven to be Cost Effective at Reducing Crime (CI percentages depend on particular program)
69%-95%
31%-5%
For
For
  
The Common Interest in Action Score - Future    
88%  

 

Carlos Bilbao
Race: House B
The Common Interest in Action Score
Candidate

Incumbent Average
Past
100%
97%
Future
88%
76%
Party: Republican
Status: Incumbent
Contact: Email: cbilbao@house.idaho.gov
Office phone: (208) 365-9438
Web site: www.bilbaoforidaho.com
 
Comment by Keith Allred about Candidate:
  Representative Bilbao has been very interested in our views and expressed appreciation for our work from the beginning. He has a well-deserved reputation for courageously putting practical solutions ahead of partisan politics. We’ve worked particularly closely with him on our election reform efforts. As a member of the House State Affairs Committee, he’s a key figure on this issue. He helped us defeat a closed primary election proposal that would have shut independents out of primary elections even though independents’ tax money would be used to fund them. He has understood that Idaho’s open primary is likely to be struck down by the federal court. Consequently, he’s been supportive of our efforts to pass a modified open primary that would protect independents’ ability to vote in primaries and would also pass constitutional muster. He’s also supported our positions in favor of vote-by-mail and instant runoff voting.
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Candidate Statement about The Common Interest:
   
Candidate Bio:
 

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Paul Venable
Race: House B
The Common Interest in Action Score
Candidate

Challenger Average
Past
NO RESPONSE
96%
Future
NO RESPONSE
80%
Party: Constitution
Status: Challenger
Contact: Email:
Office phone:
Web site:  
 
Comment by Keith Allred about Candidate:
   
Statement by Candidate about Why Running:
   
Candidate Statement about The Common Interest:
   
Candidate Bio:
 

 
Candidate Statement on Partisan Politics and Special Interests:
 

 
 
   

 
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