Dorothy Moon

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Dorothy Moon
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the 8B district
Assumed office
December 1, 2016
Preceded byMerrill Beyeler
Personal details
BornKansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Darr
Children2
EducationMissouri State University (BS, MS)

Dorothy Moon is an American politician who serves as a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives from the 8B district. Elected in November 2016, she assumed office on December 1, 2016.

Early life and education[]

Moon was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and earned a Bachelor of Science in secondary education and a Master of Science in resource planning from Missouri State University.[1]

Career[]

Moon was a special education director and science teacher at Challis High School, retiring in 2012. Since 1994, she has been president of Moon & Associates, Inc, an engineering and surveying company, and owns a gold mining operation in central Idaho.[1] According to her official biography, she took part in a 1992 Antarctic expedition with Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory.[1]

Moon ran as a Republican for Idaho House of Representatives for the 8B district in 2016 and won the November 2016 election, defeating Ammon Emanuel Prolife with 87.3% of the votes.[2] She was re-elected in the November 2018 general election.[3][4] The district consists of Lemhi, Custer, Boise, Gem, and Valley counties.[5]

Political positions[]

Militia movements[]

Moon is a supporter of Eric Parker, a right-wing militia movement leader who pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor of obstructing a court order, arising from his role in the 2014 Bundy standoff in Nevada, in which armed men faced off with federal agents at a ranch near Bunkerville, Nevada. Moon organized a letter-writing campaign on Parker's behalf, and introduced him to applause in a session of the state House.[6][7]

Education standards[]

In 2020, Moon opposed the adoption of proposed state educational standards for English, literacy, and science; she specifically objected to what she contended was an insufficiently positive portrayal of logging, mining and other resource extraction industries, and opposed content on the adverse environmental impacts of logging and dams.[8]

Gray wolves[]

In 2021, Moon sponsored legislation that called for the killing of 90% of the state's gray wolves.[9] Moon also supported a measure to urge Congress to revoke "wilderness study area" designation from large swaths of Idaho land,[10] as well as a separate measure to urging Congress to restrict the ability of private landowners to sell their land to conservation organizations for transfer to a federal agency.[11]

COVID-19[]

In March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Idaho, Moon promoted an end-of-session party in downtown Boise, despite public health advice to avoid large in-person gatherings to prevent the spread of the disease.[12] In October 2020, she was one of several Republican Idaho elected officials to appear in an Idaho Freedom Foundation video questioning the existence of the pandemic.[13] In February 2021, Moon supported a measure to ban state contractors from requiring employees to be vaccinated (against COVID-19 or any other disease).[14] During the legislative debate, Moon was one of several Republican state representatives who spread anti-vaccine misinformation, claiming that her son became autistic after receiving a vaccine.[14] During the debate, Moon said: "There's no way another Moon will ever take a vaccine until the end of any of our lives."[14] In March 2021, Moon and fellow state Representative Heather Scott organized a demonstration in support of a bill to terminate the COVID-19 emergency in Idaho; the rally featured multiple face mask burnings in burn barrels.[15]

Personal life[]

Moon's husband is Darr, a licensed civil engineer and land surveyor who serves on the national council of the John Birch Society.[16] They have two children.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Idaho Blue Book, 2019-2020, p. 205.
  2. ^ "November 8, 2016 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 8, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election Results". sos.idaho.gov. November 6, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  4. ^ "Representative Dorothy Moon (R)". legislature.idaho.gov. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Shirah Matsuzawa, Rep. Dorothy Moon's cabin damaged by Idaho earthquake, WGRZ (April 1, 2020).
  6. ^ Jason Wilson, Idaho candidate for governor endorsed by rightwing militia leader, video reveals, The Guardian (June 9, 2021).
  7. ^ Bryan Clark, Idaho House members applaud man involved in Bundy standoff, Post Register (January 23, 2018).
  8. ^ Rebecca Boone, Idaho lawmakers hear divisive testimony on science standards, Associated Press (January 22, 2020).
  9. ^ New Idaho Law Calls For Killing 90% Of The State's Wolves, NPR (May 21, 2021).
  10. ^ Keith Ridler, Legislation aims to reduce wilderness study areas in Idaho, Associated Press (February 19, 2019).
  11. ^ Nicole Blanchard, Idaho House approves legislation seeking federal land sales, Associated Press (February 25, 2019).
  12. ^ James Dawson, Idaho House Republicans: Party On Amid Coronavirus, Boise State Public Radio (March 17, 2020).
  13. ^ Idaho Republicans, including Lt. Gov. McGeachin, decry pandemic measures in new video, Spokesman Review (October 27, 2020).
  14. ^ a b c James Dawson, Bill Barring State Contractors From Having A Vaccine Mandate Clears Idaho House, Boise State Public Radio (February 24, 2021).
  15. ^ Katherine Barner, Mask burnings held across Idaho, partly organized by Rep. Heather Scott, KHQ (March 8, 2021).
  16. ^ "Darr Moon". National Council. John Birch Society. Retrieved 2020-10-10.

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