KENDRICK, Idaho (AP) — Tensions rose during a bipartisan forum this week after an audience question about discrimination reportedly led an Idaho state senator to angrily tell a Native American ...

BOISE – The Idaho Republican Party says it stands behind a North Idaho state senator who leveled a disparaging remark at a Native American Democrat at a small-town candidate forum last week.

Hart, who is in his first term in the Idaho Senate, and has previously served ... Hart could not be immediately reached for comment. To run for state office, individuals must be a registered ...

Foreman attended, as did others running for District 6 state House and Senate seats. (Idaho has 35 legislative districts, each with one senator and two representatives.) After Trish Carter ...

a North Idaho Republican senator left the event early after making a disparaging remark about the Native American heritage of a Democratic candidate, people in attendance said. State Sen.