The Common Interest In Action - Home Page  
District 3
Kootenai County

Senate / Republican


Candidates' Common Interest Score
The Common Interest Score (CIS) reflects the percentage of Common Interest positions that a candidate supports. “CIS – Past” reflects issues on which we took positions that have already been voted on by both the House and the Senate. “CIS – Future” reflects positions which we have taken which have not yet come before both the House and the Senate for votes. The CIS – Past for incumbents is based on their actual votes on those issues. The CIS – Future for incumbents, as well as the CIS – Past and CIS – Future for challengers, is based on candidates answers to our questionnaire. The Common Interest takes positions when there is a consensus of two-thirds or more on a given proposal among those members randomly assigned to review our policy brief for that issue.
NAME STATUS PARTY aCommon Interest Score (CIS) - Past aCommon Interest Score (CIS) - Future
bAverage Incumbent CIS:
 97% 76%
bAverage Challenger CIS:
 96% 80%
Mike Jorgenson Incumbent Republican 91%
NO RESPONSE
Jim Connell Challenger Republican 67% 88%
         
a: CIS - Common Interest Score
b: The Average Common Interest Score (CIS) is the average score of all candidates grouped by challenger or incumbent


Details for Common Interest Score(CIS) - Past (Issues which have already been voted on by full Legislature)
POSITION Common Interest's Position Mike Jorgenson Position Jim Connell Position
For Against
Property Tax - Increased Homeowner's Exemption '06 H 421a
79%
21%
For
For
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
Against
Property Tax - Deferral for Circuit Breaker '06 H 680
70%
30%
For
Against
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
Against
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 H0233
93%
7%
Against
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%
NO RESPONSE
Against
Common Interest Score (CIS) - Past     91% 67%
- Common Interest majority vote
- Common Interest minority vote

Details for Common Interest Score(CIS) - Future (Issues which have not yet been voted on by full Legislature)

POSITION Common Interest's Position Mike Jorgenson Position Jim Connell Position
For Against
Election Reform - Fully Closed Primary in Which Independents Could Not Vote
7%
93%
NO RESPONSE
For
Election Reform - Party Option to have a State Run and Financed Closed Primary '07 H0185
9%
91%
  
For
Election Reform - Common Interest Modified Open Primary (independents vote in primary of their choice) '08 S1506
79%
21%
  
For
Election Reform - Vote by Mail '07 H0094
86%
14%
  
For
Election Reform - Instant Runoff Voting
80%
20%
  
For
Election Reform - Public Campaign Financing '08 S1292
80%
20%
  
Against
Overcrowded Prisons - Raising Beer & Wine Tax to Fund Substance Abuse Treatment '08
75%
25%
  
For
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
Common Interest Score (CIS) - Future       88%
- Common Interest majority vote
- Common Interest minority vote

 

Mike Jorgenson
Race: Senate
Common Interest Score
Candidate CIS

Incumbent
Average CIS

Past
91%
97%
Future
-
76%
Party: Republican
Status: Incumbent
Contact: Email: mnjorgen@senate.idaho.gov
Office phone: (208) 762-7784
Web site:  
 
Comment by Keith Allred about Candidate:
 

Statement by Candidate about Why Running:
   
Candidate Statement about The Common Interest:
   
Candidate Bio:
   

 

Jim Connell
Race: Senate
Common Interest Score
Candidate CIS

Challenger
Average CIS

Past
67%
96%
Future
88%
80%
Party: Republican
Status: Challenger
Contact: Email:
Office phone:
Web site: Jim Connell
 
Comment by Keith Allred about Candidate:
   
Statement by Candidate about Why Running:
   
Candidate Statement about The Common Interest: