By Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon
The Idaho GOP is a grassroots organization. We are not a cabal of elites issuing orders to minions on the ground, but a network of volunteers acting on behalf of the people. The foundation of the Republican Party is Republican voters—628,375 of them, at last count. Those voters elect precinct committeemen, who in turn elect district, county, and state officers. Every six months, those officers come together to debate and adopt the rules and resolutions of the Idaho GOP.
Resolutions typically begin at the most local level. Precinct committeemen talk with their neighbors, hear concerns from regular citizens, and bring those ideas to their committees. From there, they rise to the state party. We then take those priorities to our legislators, who are in a position to act on them.
At our Winter Meeting last weekend, the Idaho GOP approved 18 resolutions. I presented them at the Capitol on Monday morning, just ahead of Governor Brad Little’s State of the State Address. All of them are available to read at idgop.org.
Among the resolutions passed this year are calls for stronger laws to protect women’s locker rooms, consolidating elections to improve voter turnout, condemning the practice of stuffing multiple subjects into a single bill, holding employers accountable for hiring illegal aliens, improving rural representation on library districts, allowing students and staff on college campuses to carry self-defense weapons, and ending the subsidization of teachers’ unions with taxpayer dollars.
The party also passed a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment affirming that parents—not the government—are responsible for their children’s education. We expressed support for further restricting foreign nations from purchasing land in Idaho. Additional resolutions call for eliminating income and property taxes and for returning to a sound money system.
The Idaho GOP passed a resolution calling for state control of public lands. Living in the mountains, this issue is near and dear to my heart. Decisions about managing our forests, waters, prairies, and other public lands are best made locally, not by distant bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. It took unified action by Idahoans at every level to stop the Lava Ridge Wind Farm—and even then, a future Democratic administration could revive it. State sovereignty matters.
The party also expressed support for increased water storage in Idaho. Water is the lifeblood of our state, and we must protect access to this resource so our farms, ranches, homes, and communities can thrive for generations to come.
Finally, the Idaho GOP is calling for a posthumous pardon for Randy Weaver for his conviction on a failure-to-appear charge. His family endured a tragedy that never should have happened. The resolution also urges the Boundary County Prosecutor to bring a murder charge against the FBI agent who killed Vicki Weaver. Late justice is better than no justice, and the Weaver family deserves justice.
This is the voice of grassroots Idahoans. I hope our Legislature, governor, and federal delegation are listening.
About Dorothy Moon
Dorothy Moon was elected to serve as the chairwoman of the Idaho Republican Party in July of 2022, and reelected in 2024. Moon served three terms in the Idaho Legislature as State Representative for District 8. Moon’s career in public service has focused on the advancement of individual liberties and reducing the size and scope of government.
