Heather Scott
Bio | Heather Scott graduated the University of Akron to major in biology, and worked in aquatic biology. |
Status and Position | Current State House of Representatives of Idaho |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Idaho |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Scott raised $35,787 for her 2020 campaign. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=23425999 |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Scott opposes universal healthcare. Scott is opposed to the Affordable Care Act. She wants to defund the ACA and repeal the Idaho State exchange, which is state health insurance. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=22209772 |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Taxes | Nuance | Scott wants to lower taxes on businesses. Scott wants to eliminate sales tax on food and provide tax reduction incentives for businesses who make and sell products in Idaho. She supports tax breaks for small businesses who are willing to partener with high school mentoring programs. She also supports tax breaks for transfering family agriculture, mining, and timber businesses. Source: https://www.sandpointonline.com/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=SO-NewsElectionStories.db&command=viewone&id=128&rnd=322.1330905312598 |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Scott wants to eliminate sales tax on food and provide tax reduction incentives for businesses who make and sell products in Idaho. She supports tax breaks for small businesses who are willing to partener with high school mentoring programs. She also supports tax breaks for transfering family agriculture, mining, and timber businesses. Source: https://www.sandpointonline.com/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=SO-NewsElectionStories.db&command=viewone&id=128&rnd=322.1330905312598 |
| Abortion | Against | Scott opposes abortion. Scott proposed a bill that would make it illegal for anyone to preform or attempt to preform an abortion. The bill would also repeal a section of Idaho code that prohibits people preforming abortions to be prosecuted for murder. In 2019 Scott attempted to make abortion murder. https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/capitol-watch/rep-heather-scott-introduces-new-bill-that-would-ban-abortion-in-any-circumstance-in-idaho/277-ac8bf355-17d4-49d6-b48d-c8367efd1db2 |
| Gun Control | Against | Scott opposes gun control. Scott is a fierce advocate of the 2nd Amendment. She is also an NRA member and possesses a conceal carry permit. She believes that the federal government should leave gun regulations to states. Source: https://voteheatherscott.com/issues/ |
| Assisted Suicide | Against | Scott opposes assisted suicide in any situation. Source: https://voteheatherscott.com/issues/ Scott is a fierce advocate of the 2nd Amendment. She is also an NRA member and possesses a conceal carry permit. She believes that the federal government should leave gun regulations to states. Source: https://voteheatherscott.com/issues/ |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Scott opposes Planned Parenthood. She has criticized Planned Parenthood for performing abortions and for their use of fetal tissue. Source: https://repheatherscott.com/planned-parenthood-protest-speech/ |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Against | Scott has been critical of stem cell research, saying that stem cell research kills and dismembers babies. Source: https://repheatherscott.com/planned-parenthood-protest-speech/ |
| 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 | For | Heather Scott defended white nationalists in the wake of the events in Charlotte, stating that a white nationalist "is no more than a caucasian who is for the constitution and making America great again." Source: https://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2017/aug/15/north-idaho-rep-heather-scott-defends-white-nationalism-experts-say-shes-wrong/ |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Against | Scott is opposed to affirmative action. She sponsored a bill that would outlaw any preferences for women or minorities in state or local government hiring, contracting, or public education. Source: https://www.postregister.com/news/government/idaho-house-committee-advances-affirmative-action-ban/article_448ae116-4320-516d-a8a1-99e7656a6a92.html |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Nuance | Scott believes that educational curriculums should be determined by local governments. Scott believes centralized testing is detrimental to students and stifles teachers. Source: https://www.sandpointonline.com/cgi-script/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=SO%2DNewsElectionStories%2Edb&command=viewone&id=128&rnd=322.1330905312598 |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Scott supports religious freedom. Scott believes that everyone should be able to practice their faith so long that they don't harm others. Source: https://voteheatherscott.com/issues/ |
| 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 | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |