Who’s running for Kuna mayor? Our Voter Guide highlights the candidates

Three candidates are running for Kuna mayor in the Nov. 7 general election, as Mayor Joe Stear seeks reelection to a third term and two candidates try to unseat him.

The winner would serve a four-year term.

Challenging Stear is Bobby Rossadillo, president of the Kuna Chamber of Commerce and owner of Kuna Healthcare and MedSpa; and Cristin Sandu, a former circus performer and owner of a trucking company called ISTICX.

Before being elected as Kuna mayor eight years ago, Stear served one term on the Kuna City Council and spent 17 years as chairman of the Kuna Rural Fire District.

Now, in his bid for reelection to the city’s top office, he said in the Idaho Statesman’s 2023 Voter Guide that managing the impact rapid population growth has had on the Kuna School District is one of his top priorities. He also hopes to expand the city’s commercial tax base to ease the property tax burden on homeowners.

The Idaho Statesman sent surveys to each of the candidates, and Stear’s response is presented below, unedited. Rossadillo and Sandu did not respond.

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

This story was originally published October 19, 2023 at 4:00 AM.

Angela Palermo

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Angela Palermo covers business and public health for the Idaho Statesman. She grew up in Hagerman and graduated from the University of Idaho, where she studied journalism and business. Angela previously covered education for the Lewiston Tribune and Moscow-Pullman Daily News.  Support my work with a digital subscription