Twin Falls elections · Candidate listing
Mary Jo Durfee
Democratic
Election day:
Background
Durfee attended Jerome High School and studied taxes at the College of Southern Idaho and with H&R Block in Phoenix. She retired after working as a supervisor teaching and preparing income taxes and bookkeeping, and also worked as a school bus driver and special-education teacher’s aide; the county pamphlet describes her as a third-generation Idahoan raised on a dairy farm near Jerome.
Sources: Twin Falls County Official Voter Pamphlet, November 3, 2026
What the candidate has said
Statements are attributed to the linked sources.
Farm-worker visas
She supports year-round visas for immigrant farm and dairy workers, citing her experience with finding agricultural workers.
Twin Falls County Official Voter Pamphlet, November 3, 2026Schools and budget
She supports increased funding for public schools and teacher pay, a balanced budget, and fiscal responsibility.
Twin Falls County Official Voter Pamphlet, November 3, 2026Tax policy
She says she would like to work on the income taxes and budget committee if elected.
Twin Falls County Official Voter Pamphlet, November 3, 2026