Walt Minnick -- Right for Idaho

Walt Minnick represents Idaho's First Congressional District and stands up for the accountability all Americans want from Washington, D.C.

He takes to Congress a lifetime of experience as a businessman and community leader. Walt will demand fiscal responsibility, will stand up for Idaho's conservative principles and will be an effective problem-solver who moves beyond party labels toward effective solutions for these difficult times.

About Idaho's new U.S. Representative

A U.S. veteran. Former leader of a thriving forestry company, and founder of a chain of retail nurseries. Grew up on a wheat farm, where he learned ethics, honesty, hard work and Western values.

An outdoorsman who cherishes our natural resources and Idaho’s unique quality of life. And a fierce believer in limited government, fiscal responsibility and effective representation.

Walt Minnick serves the people of Idaho as an effective, non-partisan, accountable problem-solver who pledges to always do what's "Right for Idaho."

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Help me stand up for what’s right for Idaho, America

by Walt Minnick - April 09, 2009

I want to thank all of you, both in Idaho and from around the country, who have e-mailed, called and written letters of support for my work in Congress. I learned the values of fiscal responsibility and personal accountability while growing up on my family wheat farm. During my business career I learned how to create jobs while balancing a budget. And now I’m applying those values and skills to my work as a Congressman for Idaho. But to continue that work I need your help. Every donation will help me spread the word that we must move beyond partisan bickering to a new era of effective representation for America.…

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We need better oversight

by Walt Minnick - March 31, 2009

Congressman Walt Minnick has co-sponsored a bill requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to aggressively pursue legal measures to force AIG employees into returning bonuses paid with taxpayer dollars.

“Like all Idahoans, I am incensed at the actions of this company and the egregious bonuses paid to their executives,” Minnick said. “But I am also incensed that our federal tax dollars were spent with so little oversight. It is my hope that this Congress and the administration will learn from this incident and see that we cannot continue to allow private companies to run amok with taxpayer dollars.”

Minnick also voted for a resolution directing the…

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Standing up for fiscal accountability

by Walt Minnick - February 15, 2009

Our nation is in trouble. Unemployment rates are climbing, people are watching their savings disappear and all of us are worried about what comes next.

That’s why Idaho families, workers, businesses and local governments should get what they have asked for from the U.S. Congress: smart investments to create new jobs and put people back to work.

I do not believe that the largest spending bill in U.S. history is the most effective way to do that. That’s why I voted against the American Recovery and Investment Act, otherwise known as the stimulus bill.

What began with a tight focus on job creation and…