The Common Interest in Action Score reflects the percentage of Common Interest in Action positions that a candidate supports. The Common Interest in Action takes positions when there is a consensus of two-thirds or more on a given proposal among the more than 100 members randomly assigned to review our policy brief for that issue.The Past Score reflects issues on which we took positions that have already been voted on by both the House and the Senate. The Future Score reflects positions that we have taken that have not yet come before both the House and the Senate for votes. The Past Score for incumbents is based on their actual votes. The Future Score for incumbents, as well as the Past and Future Scores for challengers, are based on candidates' answers to our questionnaire.

John Goedde
Race:	Senate	The Common Interest in Action Score Candidate Incumbent Average Past 100% 97% Future 83% 76%
Party:	Republican
Status:	Incumbent
Contact:	Email: jgoedde@senate.idaho.gov Office phone: (208) 664-9223
Web site:	www.johngoedde.com

Comment by Keith Allred about Candidate:
	Senator Goedde has been receptive to our views and expressed appreciation for our work. He has come to Common Interest events in Coeur d’Alene.
Statement by Candidate about Why Running:
	I have always been an advocate of transportation improvement and education. When I was serving as Chairman of the Coeur d Alene Chamber and after, I was a regular in Boise working on how to better US95. I was a founding member of the Idaho Highway Coalition during that timeframe. I support the leveraging available through GARVEE bonding for highway improvements. Education is another topic of interest; it accounts almost 70% of the state budget and is responsible for the growth and profitability of our young people. Education is our best economic stimulation tool as we attempt to afford our communities better paying jobs and the chance to keep the next generation in their hometowns. Through collaboration with School Boards, administrators, and teachers, we can make significant progress toward making Idaho students more able to compete on an international level.
Candidate Statement about The Common Interest:
	Common Interest employs a unique concept to measure community response for state issues. I picture the Common Interest as being more centrist in its position while avoiding the far left and far right and its members are well studied on the issues of their interest.
Candidate Bio:
	I have lived my entire life in the Northwest, mostly in Coeur d Alene where I have lived and worked since 1973. I am the president of Panhandle Insurance Agency, Inc. and have been involved in the Coeur d Alene Chamber of Commerce (chairman), the Coeur d Alene School District(trustee), the Coeur d Alene Insurance Agents Association (president), Scouting, and Junior Miss and served as president of the North Idaho Chamber of Commerce, Idaho Jaycee International Senate and the Independent Insurance Agents of Idaho. I have served on the boards of Kootenai Perspectives, the Wishing Star Foundation, Kootenai Charities, and the Inland Pacific Hub Committee. I have served District 4 in the Idaho Senate for 8 years and currently chair the Senate Education Committee, cochair the Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee, and am Vice Chair of the Education Committee for the National Conference of State Legislatures. I am engaged to be married and have one son, Brian.
Candidate Statement on Partisan Politics and Special Interests:
	I think special interest groups are overrated as far as their influence in the legislative environment. I look to lobbyists for information on the subject where they have an iexperience. Some support me in election campaigns and some do not. I vote in a manner to best serve my constituents; lobbyists who have supported me financially sometimes are on the wrong side of an issue and they mostly understand when that happens. Parisian politics in Idaho are strange; in both the Democrat and Republican caucuses, there are members that would fit as well in the other party. I use the Republican Party platform as a guideline but I don't adhere to it line by line. The Republican philosophy best fits my position in the political spectrum.