Elections

Our 2019 voter guide on the Star mayoral, council election: Hear from the candidates

By Hayley Harding

Updated October 25, 2019 5:24 PM

Candidates to be the next mayor and members of the city council for the city of Star. From left: Trevor A. Chadwick, Kevin Deats, Kevin Nielsen, Mike Olsen and Jennifer Salmonsen.

The Star ballot has two mayoral candidates and four candidates for Seats 1 and 2 on the City Council. The top vote-getter for each office wins the seat.

Learn more about this race and other local elections at IdahoStatesman.com/Election.

The Statesman sent surveys to each of the candidates, and their responses are copied below, unedited.

This story was originally published October 18, 2019 at 12:01 PM.

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Hayley covers local government for the Idaho Statesman with a primary focus on Boise and Ada County. Her political reporting won first place in the 2019 Idaho Press Club awards. Previously, she worked for the Salisbury Daily Times, the Hartford Courant, the Denver Post and McClatchy’s D.C. bureau. Hayley graduated from Ohio University with degrees in journalism and political science.If you like seeing stories like this, please consider supporting our work with a digital subscription to the Idaho Statesman.

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