Colin Nash
Bio | Nash has been an estate planning attorney, after earning his JD from Concordia University. |
Status and Position | Current State House of Representatives of Idaho |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Idaho |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Nash has raised $26,683. His largest donations come from candidate contributions ($3,488), unitemized contributions ($3,361), and lawyers and lobbyists ($3,000). Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=45189549&default=candidate |
Voting Rights | Nash advocated against a bill that would have ended ballot initiatives. He also is a supporter of methods to encourage voter participation in a secure manner, namely automatic voter registration and voting by mail. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/news/elections/candidate-surveys-idaho-legislature-district-16/article_89623b00-b5ec-5fd2-ae1f-a3bf9d544398.html https://www.nashforidaho.com/about |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Nash has advocated for expanding Medicaid. Source: https://www.nashforidaho.com/about |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Taxes | Nuance | Nash's stance on taxes is nuanced. Nash has advocated for property tax reform, as well as local option sales tax authority. He is a supporter of "giving people the authority to tax themselves." Source: https://www.idahopress.com/news/elections/candidate-surveys-idaho-legislature-district-16/article_89623b00-b5ec-5fd2-ae1f-a3bf9d544398.html https://www.idahopress.com/news/elections/candidate-surveys-idaho-legislature-district-16/article_89623b00-b5ec-5fd2-ae1f-a3bf9d544398.html |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Nash has advocated for property tax reform, as well as local option sales tax authority. He is a supporter of "giving people the authority to tax themselves." Source: https://www.idahopress.com/news/elections/candidate-surveys-idaho-legislature-district-16/article_89623b00-b5ec-5fd2-ae1f-a3bf9d544398.html https://www.idahopress.com/news/elections/candidate-surveys-idaho-legislature-district-16/article_89623b00-b5ec-5fd2-ae1f-a3bf9d544398.html |
| Abortion | For | Nash is for abortion. Nash voted against HB 366, which would make abortions illegal after the heartbeat is detectable. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0366/ |
| Gun Control | For | Nash is for gun control. Nash voted against HB 122, which would allow school employees to carry concealed arms in schools. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/guns-in-schools-bill-passes-house-on-52-18-vote/article_d0aaeb6f-0871-5c9b-9fe1-946d78beb36a.html |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Nash voted against HB 122, which would allow school employees to carry concealed arms in schools. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/guns-in-schools-bill-passes-house-on-52-18-vote/article_d0aaeb6f-0871-5c9b-9fe1-946d78beb36a.html |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Nash supports Planned Parenthood. He voted against HB 220, which prohibits public funding for abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0220/ |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | For | Nash voted in favor of HB 22, which helped with funding for charter schools. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0022/ |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Nash voted against HJR 004, which would have made it increasingly difficult to legalize marijuana in Idaho. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/house-rejects-anti-drug-constitutional-amendment/article_3000c091-fcf5-5bf7-84f5-fa1cd407c1dc.html |