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Tammy Nichols
Member of the Idaho Senate
from the 10th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2022
Preceded byJim Rice
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the 11th district
In office
December 1, 2018 – December 1, 2022
Succeeded byChris Allgood
Personal details
BornBoise, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJeramie (div 2019)
Children5
EducationBrigham Young University–Idaho

Tammy Nichols (born February 1976) is an American politician and speaker serving as a member of the Idaho Senate for District 10. She is also a co-chair of the Idaho Freedom Caucus.

Early life and education

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Nichols was born in Boise, Idaho and graduated from Boise High School in 1994.[1] In 2016, Nichols graduated from Brigham Young University–Idaho.[2]

Elections

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  • In 2018, Nichols defeated four candidates for the open Idaho House of Representatives District 11 Seat B; Kirk Adams, Scott R Brock, David L Lincoln, and Kathryn Ralstin with 38.9% of the vote.[3] Nichols defeated Democratic nominee Brian A. Ertz with 77.6% of the vote.[4]
  • In 2020, Nichols defeated Democratic nominee Edward Savala with 79.8% of the vote to retain her seat.[5]
  • In 2022, Nichols ran for the state senate in District 10, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Solomon with 77.2% of the vote.[6]

Political activity

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In January 2023, Nichols sponsored SB1038, the Education Choice Act, a school choice bill.[7][8]

In February 2023, Nichols and Idaho Rep. Judy Boyle introduced HB 154, a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to provide or administer a vaccine developed using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology in any individual or mammal in the state. This would prohibit all mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, and pre-emptively ban mRNA vaccines being developed as treatments for other illnesses.[9][10] Nichols also sponsored a bill that would require the inclusion of "vaccine materials" in food to be labelled.[11]

Personal life

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Nichols has five children. Nichols and her family live in Middleton, Idaho.[12][2] Nichols and her husband divorced in January 2019.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Rep. Tammy Nichols – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  2. ^ a b "Tammy Nichols' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  4. ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  5. ^ "2020 General Election Results – Legislative". sos.idaho.gov.
  6. ^ Banks Rusby, Erin. "Idaho Senate newcomers: Republicans Nichols, Trakel win their bids for chamber". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  7. ^ "Idaho State Board of Education members weigh in on school choice". KMVT. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  8. ^ CBS2 News Staff (2023-01-25). "Idaho Freedom Caucus Co-Chair sponsors". KBOI. Retrieved 2023-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Mole, Beth (20 February 2023). "Bonkers Republican bill in Idaho would make mRNA-based vaccination a crime". Ars Technica. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  10. ^ "House Bill 154". Idaho State Legislature. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  11. ^ Brown, Ruth (2023-01-24). "Idaho Senate committee introduces bill to prohibit 'vaccine materials' in food". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  12. ^ "Tammy Nichols Candidate Survey for District 11, House Seat B". idahopress.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
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