Here We Have Idaho

Jim Risch, Idaho’s 28th Senator, is a dedicated public servant who is consistently recognized as one of the most conservative members of the U.S. Senate. Now in his third term in the U.S. Senate, Senator Risch has built a reputation for protecting the Second Amendment, advocating for energy independence, blocking federal overreach, and defending Idaho agriculture and natural resources. Senator Risch serves on five key committees: Energy and Natural Resources, Foreign Relations, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Intelligence, and Ethics. He also serves as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A proud Vandal, Senator Risch received his bachelor’s degree in forestry and Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho. He began his career in public service when he was elected to two terms as Ada County Prosecuting Attorney. He went on to serve in the Idaho State Senate, where his peers elected him as Republican Majority Leader and President Pro Tempore. Following his time in the State Legislature, Senator Risch was twice elected as Idaho’s Lieutenant Governor. There, Senator Risch’s lifelong efforts to cut red tape and lower taxes distinguished him as a proponent for small businesses and economic development. In 2006, Senator Risch became Idaho’s 31st Governor. As Governor, Senator Risch achieved major tax reform, cutting property taxes by 20%, and secured $100 million for Idaho’s public schools. He also led efforts to effectively manage the state’s roadless areas and directed additional funding to expand Idaho’s nursing programs. Outside of public service, Senator Risch is a rancher, small business owner, and former senior partner of the Risch Goss Insinger Gustavel Law firm. He and his wife, Vicki, have been married for over 50 years. They are the proud parents of three married sons and have nine grandchildren and live on their ranch outside of Boise. Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Who Is My Neighbor? by David Ripley Executive Director, Idaho Chooses Life Abortion may seem like an issue that doesn't directly affect our lives. Many of us are well past the age in which abortion is a direct, personal matter. And many in the church leadership view abortion as a rather nasty political issue… Best put off because it causes division and conflict… But what does Scripture say? Why is abortion a core threat to the Gospel? Why should we care? What responsibility is it of mine to worry what a stranger might do to her child? This is the essential question put to our Lord in the Gospel of Luke by an expert in the law: “and who is my neighbor?” Jesus answered with the parable of the Good Samaritan. A man was beaten on the road by robbers. A Samaritan… a man estranged from Israel… came upon the wounded stranger. The Samaritan treated his wounds… carried him to an innkeeper and paid for his stay. Jesus asks the young lawyer… which of the 3 men who encountered the victim served as a neighbor? The priest who stepped over him? The Levite who went by on the far side of the road? Or the Samaritan… who took pity on the bleeding stranger? The lawyer had to confess the obvious: the Samaritan was the good neighbor. Jesus concludes the lesson by commanding… “Go and do likewise.” The Apostle Paul tells us in Romans: “love your neighbor as yourself… therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” James calls this commandment to love the “Royal Law” found in Scripture: Love your neighbor as yourself. Applied to the Abortion Holocaust, it is clear that we, as Believers, do not have a choice. We have a duty to defend that innocent baby threatened by abortion. We have a duty to care for that scared and broken mother. James further writes… “religion that God our father accepts as pure and faultless is this:to look after orphans and widows in their distress….” There it is my brothers and sisters: Clear and unavoidable as recipients of God's mercy… our duty before Him: We must show mercy. We cannot look away from the grave threat posed by Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry. The initiative they're peddling across Idaho would restore abortion on demand in our beloved state. It would renew the victimization of vulnerable women and girls… They seek to resume the destruction of some 2200 innocent babies each and every year… We simply must not accept their evil dominion over Idaho's future. We cannot allow them to drag us back into the darkness of the Roe Era. So… what… exactly… Can YOU do to help us fight this evil? The most important thing… the first thing… is to be in regular prayer. We ask for your prayers in coming weeks… we ask you to be in prayer for Idaho Chooses Life. And for our neighbors. To get our message of hope out to Idahoans… will take a good deal of money. Therefore… we must also ask that you put your faith into action by supporting us financially. Please consider supporting us each and every month during this colossal battle. Let us pray together that the Lord will deliver us from this evil. May He help us to choose Life. And always… “Go and do likewise!” Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Debbie Critchfield was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in November 2022 and was sworn in on January 2, 2023. Previously, she served as a seven-year member of the Idaho State Board of Education and was president during her final two years. Debbie was co-chair to Governor Little’s Education Task Force in 2019 and committee chair for Governor Otter’s Higher Education Task Force in 2017. She chaired the Re-Open Idaho Schools Committee in 2020 and was a member of the Governor’s K-12 Council. Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

https://stopprop1.org/ Visit and sign up for info: www.stopprop1.org Follow on FB: https://www.facebook.com/StopProp1ID X , Insta, etc. Check out their videos. Ask: "What do you mean by ..?" "Liberally construed on the issue of abortion." Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Blaine Conzatti serves as the President of Idaho Family Policy Center. He has established a proven track record of achievements in the family policy movement—including successfully drafting and championing the ‘Heartbeat’ bill, the “No Public Funds For Abortion Act,” and “Children’s School and Library Protection Act.” He also directed the effort to mobilize the conservative grassroots in support of the first-in-the-nation “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” protecting girls’ high school and college sports. When he was nineteen years old, Blaine first encountered the saving grace of Jesus Christ, and subsequently left a career as an aspiring rock and jazz musician so he could study theology, government, and economics at Liberty University. Blaine soon learned that God’s truth impacts every area of life, and he quickly developed a passion for helping Christians fulfill the cultural commission to advocate these biblical truths in the public square. He has since earned a Juris Master (J.M.) from Liberty University School of Law. Before joining Idaho Family Policy Center, Blaine previously worked for one of our allied state organizations, Family Policy Institute of Washington. Additionally, he spent several years teaching humanities, theology, and apologetics courses at a classical Christian high school in Fairfax, VA. He and his wife, Anna, enjoy raising their family in beautiful Treasure Valley. Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Brandon D Woolf, Idaho's 21st State Controller, grew up on a dairy farm in Preston, Idaho, graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and earned a Master of Business Administration from Boise State University. Mr. Woolf was appointed to fill the remainder of his predecessor’s term in 2012 and confirmed as State Controller by a unanimous vote of the Idaho State Senate. He was subsequently elected by the people of Idaho to a full term of office in 2014 and was reelected in 2018 and 2022. As State Controller, Mr. Woolf is responsible for accounting for all state expenditures by providing accounting services to state agencies, processing payroll for approximately 25,000 state employees, and operating the state’s largest data center. Additionally, he serves on the Idaho Board of Land Commissioners, as Secretary to the Idaho Board of Examiners, and on other state boards and commissions. Hallmarks of Mr. Woolf’s administration include initiatives to improve government transparency, efforts to increase efficiency and reduce costs via the consolidation of state IT infrastructure services and work to modernize the delivery of the accounting and payroll services provided by the State Controller’s Office. As the state’s chief fiscal officer, Mr. Woolf is committed to ensuring every cent of the taxpayers’ money is fully accounted for in accordance with the law. Mr. Woolf and his wife Janalee have three children, are active in their church, and volunteer with a variety of community and political organizations. Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Kelly Walton- State Representative Legislative District 22 Seat A Follower of Jesus, Husband, Father, Grandfather. Kelly’s career encompasses the building, general contracting, real estate and political worlds. As Executive Director for ACT for America, Kelly led the organization’s growth to a million members, 30,000 volunteers and 1200 chapters nationwide. He had a staff of 15, including a full time lobbyist in Congress and another overseeing the Statehouses. Over 80 statutes were enacted into law that prevented Islamic sharia law from being recognized in those jurisdictions from 2008 through 2016. Kelly has led numerous campaign schools around the nation. He has fallen in love with the people of District 22 through over 15,000 door knocks! Kelly looks forward to the hard work of representing his wonderful constituents! Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

CBlaylock@senate.idaho.gov District 11 1st term Caldwell, ID, 83605 Statehouse (208) 332-1320 (Session Only) Committees: Agricultural Affairs Health & Welfare Born and raised in Canyon County; graduate of Idaho State University with a degree in communications; entrepreneur with a background in healthcare technology and corporate event management; worked alongside government agencies nationwide; two children. Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

The White Rose Resistance https://thewhiterose.life/ The White Rose Resistance is a national movement committed to confronting the silence of the American church on abortion and inspiring action. Founded by Seth Gruber, The White Rose Resistance is reviving the mission of Hans and Sophie Scholl, who fearlessly condemned and exposed the actions of the Third Reich. Sophie Scholl’s passion and resolve inspired Seth to fulfill her vision: to prick the collective conscience of the culture, awaken the church to action, and build the army of Christian resistance that Hans and Sophie dreamed of. The White Rose Resistance was launched after the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. 80 years after Hans and Sophie’s execution, America finds itself facing the same evils and same apathy today. Understanding that abortion and the sexual revolution are all a proxy war for a much deeper spiritual war, The White Rose Resistance is building up a new generation of pro-life warriors dedicated to truth and the sanctity of life. Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Rod Beck District 2 Commissioner Chairman Rod Beck is the Chairman of the Ada County Board of Commissioners. Beck has an extensive background in conservative governance in Idaho including having served in the state Senate as Majority Leader. Beck believes it is critically important to work each day to uphold the Idaho Constitution. He believes government should operate within its means just as families do. Beck supports free markets, limited government and cultivating a business-friendly environment. He believes property taxes are too high and is working to address the issue in part by limiting government spending where appropriate. Beck’s considerable experience includes serving as Executive Director of the Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) whose mission is to provide funding for affordable housing opportunities in Idaho communities where they are most needed. Additionally he has nearly four decades experience as a real estate broker. Beck was instrumental in transforming the underutilized horse racing track at Ada County’s Expo Idaho property into a once-in-a-generation park set to open in the late summer of 2026. No property tax dollars are being used on this project. Born and raised on an Idaho potato farm, Beck grew up planting and harvesting potatoes, which gave him a solid work ethic. Rod and his wife Rhonda have been married for 51 years. They have three daughters and three sons, as well as 18 grandchildren. You can contact Chairman Beck at bocc1@adacounty.id.gov or call 208-287-7000 . Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Alex J. Adams, PharmD, MPH, serves as Assistant Secretary for Family Support, leading the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He was nominated to lead the agency by President Donald J. Trump and was confirmed on October 7, 2025, by a vote of the U.S. Senate. Assistant Secretary Adams brings years of health, human services, education, and regulatory expertise to advance President Trump and Secretary Kennedy’s broader vision to Make American Healthy Again. Prior to leading ACF, Dr. Adams spent more than ten years in Idaho State Government, most notably as Governor Brad Little’s budget and regulatory director and state Department of Health & Welfare director. In these capacities, he oversaw the state’s first upgrade to a AAA credit rating with both Fitch Ratings and Moody’s. Dr. Adams led the Governor’s zero-based regulation initiative, which resulted in Idaho becoming the least regulated state in the nation. He also made significant efforts to improve Idaho’s child welfare system, enacting kin-specific licensing standards, announcing paid family leave for foster parents, extending foster care to age 23, and overseeing record recruitment and retention of foster homes, and ending diversion of Social Security survivor benefits. Dr. Adams earned his bachelor’s degree and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Toledo in Ohio and his Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. Dr. Adams and his wife, Jennifer, are raising their daughter, Emerson. Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

https://www.dioceseofboise.org/ Christian Welp Director of Diocesan Projects cwelp@rcdb.org (208) 342-1311 Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Darl Bruner was sworn into office as Nampa’s 32nd Mayor on June 15, 2026. Mayor Bruner was appointed by Nampa City Council following the sudden passing of Mayor Rick Hogaboam, who suffered a medical incident just over 70 days after taking office. Darl Bruner was born in Nampa, grew up in Boise and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Northwest Nazarene University. After graduation, he was a Juvenile Probation Officer for Canyon County. After graduate work at the University of Utah, Darl entered the business world, operating businesses in Seattle, South Dakota, North Dakota, Winnipeg (Canada), Edmonton (Canada), Alaska and a second business in the Seattle area. In 1994, he chose to make a career change so he could be at home with his young children. He worked at Northwest Nazarene University for 30 years before retiring as the Director of Alumni Relations in 2025. Mayor Bruner served on Nampa City Council for eight years, ending in January 2024. He has been an active member of the community through various non-profit and volunteer organizations: Lion’s Club member for over 30 years Coached Upward Basketball Umpire for church softball Nampa Development Corporation member NNU volunteer He and his wife, Paula, live in Nampa and have two adult children and five grandchildren. Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Mayor Brad Pike Brad Pike is the Mayor of Eagle Idaho, elected in 2023. Before being elected Mayor of the City of Eagle, Brad served on the Eagle City Council as Council President. He also served as a Liaison to the Eagle Urban Renewal District, Eagle Sewer District, and the Eagle Senior Center. He is currently serving in his second term as fire commissioner for the Eagle Fire District. Brad came to Eagle after retiring at the rank of Captain from his career in the fire service with the Santa Clara County Fire in California. While in California, he served as a city council member, Vice Mayor, and Mayor for the City of Hollister, California. He also served as a chairman for the Council of San Benito County Governments, which is responsible for local transportation needs. Prior to his fire career, he had the opportunity to coach the national baseball team for Guatemala and teach Junior High School for a small Christian school in Hemet, California. Brad earned Bachelor of Arts degree from Point Loma Nazarene University while playing one of his favorite sports, baseball. Brad and his wife, Tami, have been married for over 30 years and have two grown boys. They moved to Eagle in 2011. Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Dr. John C. Wagner is the director of Idaho National Laboratory and president of Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC. He is responsible for management and integration of a large, multipurpose laboratory whose mission focuses on nuclear energy, national and homeland security, and energy and environment science and technology. He manages this U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory of approximately 5,200 scientists, engineers and support staff in multiple nuclear and nonnuclear experimental facilities, with an annual budget of over $1.3 billion. Wagner began serving as INL director on Dec. 11, 2020. He has more than 20 years of experience performing research, and managing and leading research and development projects, programs and organizations. He has been at INL since 2016 and served as associate laboratory director for Nuclear Science and Technology (NS&T) since 2017. His previous roles included director of Domestic Programs in NS&T and director of the Technical Integration Office for the DOE-NE Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program at INL. Wagner initially joined INL as the chief scientist at the Materials and Fuels Complex in 2016. Wagner received a B.S. in nuclear engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology in 1992, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Pennsylvania State University in 1994 and 1997, respectively. Following graduate school, Wagner joined Holtec International as a principal engineer, performing criticality safety analyses and licensing activities for spent fuel storage pools and storage and transportation casks. Wagner joined Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as an R&D staff member in 1999, performing research in the areas of hybrid (Monte Carlo/deterministic) radiation transport methods, burnup credit criticality safety, and spent nuclear fuel characterization and safety. Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/

Here We Have Idaho is a local radio show heard on KSPD 790 AM and 94.5 FM at 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays. Here We Have Idaho is a show focusing on celebrating Idaho and all that makes Idaho great. Hear We Have Idaho will focus on the issues and events that impact Idaho’s citizens and families. Each week we will visit those that are writing Idaho’s story and keeping the spirit of our state song alive with hosts Victor Miller and Tom Luna. https://www.790kspd.com/here-we-have-idaho/