Canyon 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% |
| Curt McKenzie |
Incumbent |
Republican |
91% |
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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 |
Curt
McKenzie Position |
| For |
Against |
| Property Tax - Increased Homeowner's Exemption '06 H
421a |
79% |
21% |
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| Property Tax - Increased Circuit Breaker '06 H
422a |
85% |
15% |
For |
| Property Tax - Closed the "Developer's Discount" '06 H
676a |
97% |
3% |
For |
| Property Tax - Deferral for Circuit Breaker '06 H
680 |
70% |
30% |
For |
| Eminent Domain - Only Significantly Deteriorated Properties Can
be Condemned for Urban Renewal '06 H
555 |
67% |
33% |
For |
| Eminent Domain - Further Specification of Scope of Taking Required
'06 S1243a |
96% |
4% |
For |
| Eminent Domain - "Quick Take" Procedure Available to
All Property Owners and Govt Entities '06 S1247 |
76% |
24% |
For |
| Eminent Domain - Required the Govt to Pay at Least as Much as Pre-litigation
Appraisal '06 S1429 |
89% |
11% |
For |
Legislative Committees Can Only Close Meetings for Certain
Extraordinary Circumstances '06
HR 003
SR108 |
68% |
32% |
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 |
| Overcrowded Prisons - $15 million for statewide substance abuse
treatment services '08 H0695 |
87% |
13% |
Absent |
| Overcrowded Prisons - Required counties to provide trained and certified
probation officers for misdemeanor probationers '08 H0408 |
88% |
12% |
For |
| Common Interest Score (CIS) - Past |
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91% |
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- Common Interest majority vote |
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- Common Interest minority vote |
Details for Common Interest Score(CIS) - Future (Issues
which have not yet been voted on by full Legislature)
Note: The table below records whether the candidate was for or against OUR POSITION on a given issue. On the first two issues below (closed primaries), we are opposed to the proposals. So, a "For" indicates that candidate agrees with us in opposing the proposal, an "Against" indicates that they disagree with us and support the proposal.
| POSITION |
Common
Interest's Position |
Curt
McKenzie Position |
| For |
Against |
| Election Reform - Fully Closed Primary in Which Independents Could
Not Vote |
7% |
93% |
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| Election Reform - Party Option to have a State Run and Financed Closed
Primary '07 H0185 |
9% |
91% |
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| Election Reform - Common Interest Modified Open Primary (independents
vote in primary of their choice) '08 S1506 |
79% |
21% |
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| Election Reform - Vote by Mail '07 H0094 |
86% |
14% |
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| Election Reform - Instant Runoff Voting |
80% |
20% |
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| Election Reform - Public Campaign Financing '08 S1292 |
80% |
20% |
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| Overcrowded Prisons - Raising Beer & Wine Tax to Fund Substance
Abuse Treatment '08 |
75% |
25% |
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| 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% |
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| Common Interest Score (CIS) - Future |
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- Common Interest minority vote |
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| Race: |
Senate |
Common Interest Score |
| Candidate CIS |
| | Past | 91% |
97% | | Future | | 76% | |
| Party: |
Republican |
| Status: |
Incumbent |
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Senate / Democratic
No Democratic Senate Candidate