Where do Twin Falls candidates stand on elections and how government runs?

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U.S. Senate. Natalie M Fleming (Independent): She calls for stronger data-privacy rights, including limits on government and corporate surveillance and consent requirements for data collection. Matt Loesby (Libertarian): No public statement found in our sources. Jim Risch (Republican, incumbent): No public statement found in our sources. Todd Achilles (Independent): No public statement found in our sources. U.S. House, District 2. Ellie Gilbreath (Democratic): She supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks. Emre Houser (Independent): He supports congressional term limits and says he intends to serve one term, or two if he is effective in making changes. Tripp Charles Hutchinson (Independent): No public statement found in our sources. Will Johanson (Libertarian): No public statement found in our sources. Mike Simpson (Republican, incumbent): No public statement found in our sources. Governor. Brad Little (Republican, incumbent): No public statement found in our sources. Terri Pickens (Democratic): No public statement found in our sources. Pro-Life (a person, formerly known as Marvin Richardson) (Constitution): No public statement found in our sources. Paul Sand (Libertarian): His campaign website says he wants counties and local government to be the top layer of Idaho’s political system. John R. Stegner (Independent): No public statement found in our sources. Secretary of State. Phil McGrane (Republican, incumbent): He said he would seek to re-establish a presidential primary election and ask the Legislature to approve a state voter guide with candidate information. His campaign says he will continue working with county clerks to conduct secure, accurate and transparent elections and to expand public access to election information. Shawn Keenan (Democratic): Keenan said he wants to counter election misinformation and maintain public confidence in Idaho’s elections, which he described as safe and secure. He supports establishing a state-issued voter guide that would mail voters information about candidates, as is done in other Western states. State Controller. Brandon D Woolf (Republican, incumbent): His campaign says he will continue improving transparency and public access to government financial information, including through Transparent Idaho. He says he would continue modernizing state systems and improving efficiency and accountability in government operations. Rakesh Mohan (Democratic): Mohan wrote that the Transparent Idaho website is difficult for ordinary users to navigate and that this makes meaningful information hard to find. State Treasurer. Kevin A Jones (Democratic): He has called for greater accountability, transparency, and active oversight in the treasurer’s management of public investments and debt. Jones says the treasurer’s role should be nonpartisan and has said he plans to become unaffiliated after the election. Julie A. Ellsworth (Republican): No public statement found in our sources. Attorney General. Raul R. Labrador (Republican, incumbent): He says that written legal opinions for legislators are important to the Attorney General’s role and responds to a question about criticism that he has not provided them. The survey page also presents his answers on the office’s responsibilities and work. Lori Hickman (Democratic): She would proactively publish legal opinions, annual reports, policy manuals, and consumer alerts, and provide timely responses to public-records requests while protecting legally confidential information. Clerk of the District Court. Kristina Glascock (Republican): She says she is committed to fair, secure, and transparent elections, including ballot counting and training election officials. She describes improving the accessibility and efficiency of public records and court operations, including through digitized records and electronic filing. She says she prioritizes accessible voting and outreach to increase awareness and turnout. County Treasurer. Amanda P Gier (Republican): She says she is focused on transparency, accountability, and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars. County Assessor. Bradford Wills (Republican): Wills says he seeks re-election to continue honesty, consistency, integrity, and fairness in the assessor’s office. He reports that the assessor’s office has modernized operations, expanded digital technology, and improved efficiency while maintaining compliance with Idaho State Tax Commission requirements. College of Southern Idaho Trustee, Zone 1. Chenele Dixon (Nonpartisan): She says a trustee should provide thoughtful oversight, set sound policy, and ensure responsible stewardship of taxpayer and student dollars. State House, District 24, Seat A. Clint Hostetler (Republican, incumbent): Hostetler says Idaho’s budget should be balanced and government restrained and scaled back, arguing that growth in state spending burdens taxpayers and increases dependence on the federal government. Kevin Moxley (Independent): No public statement found in our sources.