BOISE, ID – Congressman Raul Labrador drew hundreds of supporters to the Idaho statehouse Monday. The Republican from Eagle kicked-off his reelection campaign surrounded by dozens of state lawmakers and elected officials.
Raul Labrador served four years in the Idaho House of Representatives before his election to Congress in 2010. He defeated Vaughn Ward in that year’s Republican primary. Labrador then went on to beat incumbent Democrat Walt Minnick to represent Idaho’s Congressional District One.
Raul Labrador: “I promised you that I would not allow Washington to change me. And Washington has not changed me.”
A Tea Party favorite, Labrador says he also kept promises to cut federal spending, oppose health care reform, and get government “out of the way” during his first term in office. Jimmy Farris is running for the Democratic nomination for Labrador’s Congressional seat. Farris grew up in Lewiston and is a former pro football player. He currently lives in the Treasure Valley.
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