Twin Falls elections · Candidate listing
Terri Pickens
Democratic
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Candidate websiteBackground
Pickens is a fourth-generation Idahoan, born and raised in Pocatello, and has lived in Idaho for 54 years, according to her 2026 survey response. She is an attorney and small-business owner, founded Pickens Law after working as a public defender and trial attorney, and volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate.
What the candidate has said
Statements are attributed to the linked sources.
Education funding
She says she would fully fund public education, revoke the $50 million private-school voucher program, and direct resources toward schools and infrastructure.
KBOI, 2026 general election survey: GovernorAffordability
She supports repealing the tax on food, increasing and indexing the homeowner’s exemption to inflation, and expanding housing availability.
KBOI, 2026 general election survey: GovernorData centers
She says data centers should be subject to careful, transparent community consideration and environmental requirements, and that technology companies should contribute to the communities hosting them.
KBOI, 2026 general election survey: Governor