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Nampa candidate turns focus to Legislature, changes mind on party

By Kristin Rodine - krodine@idahostatesman.com

Published: 11/04/09


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The day after losing her bid to become Nampa mayor, Melissa Sue Robinson announced she will run for the state House of Representatives next year.

Robinson said Wednesday afternoon she will run as an Independent in Canyon County’s 12th District. A few hours earlier, she said she would run as a progressive Republican, then sent a follow-up news release saying she had changed her mind because “I take ideas from both political parties.”

Two 12th District House seats will be on the ballot: Seat A, held by 13-term incumbent Bob Schaefer, and Seat B, held by five-term Rep. Gary Collins. .

Robinson, 59, is a Michigan native who moved to Nampa in February from Seattle. She is a credit manager in consumer financial services for Qwest.

From the beginning of her run for mayor, Robinson planned a legislative race as her nex political step. She said she wants to help make a difference in her new home state, focusing on issues such as transportation and diversity. She advocates a Bus Rapid Transit system between Boise and Canyon County.

She came in fourth in a four-way race for Nampa mayor, drawing about 3 percent of the vote in an election that sent Tom Dale to a third term with a tally of 70 percent.

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