John McCrostie

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John McCrostie
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the 16A district
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded byGrant Burgoyne
Personal details
Bornc. 1970 (age 51–52)
Mountain Home, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Dave Navarro
ResidenceGarden City, Idaho, U.S.
Websitewww.mccrostie4idaho.com

John McCrostie is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 16A district.[1] McCrostie is also the assistant minority leader of the House.[2] McCrostie is running for Garden City, Idaho city council seat in November 2021.[3]

Early life and education[]

McCrostie grew up in Mountain Home, Idaho, and graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1988. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in music education from Oral Roberts University.

Career[]

McCrostie taught music in Mountain Home, and later started working for Hewlett-Packard (HP) and providing title insurance. He also rose in the ranks of organized labor for the National Education Association and advocated for LGBT workers in the education sector and at HP.[4][self-published source]

Elections[]

2014[]

In 2013, McCrostie announced his run in the Democratic primary for State House District 16A to succeed Grant Burgoyne, who ran for the district's open senate seat.

McCrostie won the May 2014 Democratic primary against former NFL player Jimmy Farris and Jeff Stephenson with 52.6% of the vote.[5] McCrostie defeated Republican nominee Rosann Wiltse with 58.4% of the vote in the general election.[6]

2016[]

McCrostie defeated Geoff Stephenson in the Democratic primary with 83.7% of the vote.[7] McCrostie defeated Republican nominee Joel H. Robinson with 53.8% of the vote in the general election.[8]

2018[]

McCrostie ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[9] McCrostie defeated Republican nominee and local Irrigation District Director Graham Paterson with 61.9% of the vote.[10]

2020[]

McCrostie ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[11] McCrostie defeated Independent candidate (but affiliated with the Republican Party)[12] Chandler S Hadrabet with 98.1% of the vote.[13]

2021[]

McCrostie is running for one of two seats on Garden City, Idaho city council.[14][15] McCrosite is running has apart of slate with Hannah Ball running for mayor and Greta Mohr for the other seat on city council. [16]

Personal life[]

McCrostie is the second openly-LGBT member in the history of the Idaho, after Nicole LeFavour, to have served in the Idaho Legislature from 2004 to 2012.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Election 2014: Lynn Luker narrowly holds off Democrat Steve Berch in Ada County". Idaho Statesman, November 5, 2014.
  2. ^ "Rep. John McCrostie – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  3. ^ "All in for Garden City". All in for Garden City. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  4. ^ "Meet John". mccrostie4idaho.com. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  5. ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  6. ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  7. ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  8. ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  9. ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  10. ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  11. ^ https://www.livevoterturnout.com/Idaho/LiveResults/1/en/Index_112.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  13. ^ https://sos.idaho.gov/elections-division/2020-results-legislative/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  15. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  16. ^ "All in for Garden City". All in for Garden City. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  17. ^ "Idaho Representative John McCrostie Discusses Being A Gay Politician". Huffington Post. November 9, 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-10.

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