Mary Souza | |
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Member of the Idaho Senate from District 4 | |
In office December 1, 2014 –November 30, 2022 | |
Preceded by | John Goedde |
Succeeded by | Ben Toews |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Rick |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Coeur d'Alene,Idaho |
Alma mater | Pacific Lutheran University |
Occupation | Nurse |
Mary Souza is an American politician and former nurse who was a Republican member of the Idaho Senate. She was first elected in 2014 to 2022.
In 2015,she co-sponsored a bill that would allow parents to withdraw their children from any activity that "impairs the parents’firmly held beliefs,values or principles." [1]
In December 2020,Souza signed on to an Amicus Brief in support of Texas' attempts to overturn the results of the presidential election in Georgia,Michigan,Pennsylvania,and Wisconsin ( Texas v. Pennsylvania ). [2]
Souza is opposed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and is also opposed to expanding Medicaid. [3]
In the 2022 elections,Souza ran for Secretary of State of Idaho. Souza made baseless claims of voter fraud,echoing Donald Trump's baseless claims of voter fraud in the 2020 United States presidential election. [4] Souza lost the race to Phil McGrane. [5]
Souza and her husband,Rick,have four children and two grandchildren. They reside in Coeur d'Alene,Idaho. [6]
Year | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | |||
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2014 Primary [7] | Mary Souza | 1,853 | 53.9% | John Goedde (incumbent) | 1,587 | 46.1% | |||
2014 General [8] | Mary Souza | 7,406 | 74.6% | Ray Writz | 2,520 | 25.4% | |||
2016 Primary [9] | Mary Souza (incumbent) | 3,198 | 100% | ||||||
2016 General [10] | Mary Souza (incumbent) | 13,233 | 62.9% | Kristi Milan | 7,793 | 37.1% |
Idaho Secretary of State Republican primary election,2022 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Phil McGrane | 113,894 | 43.0% |
Republican | Dorothy Moon | 109,690 | 41.5% |
Republican | Mary Souza | 41,057 | 15.5% |
Souza is challenging Dorothy Moon for Idaho Republican Party Chair at the 2024 Summer Convention. [11] Souza was defeated by Moon only receiving 228 votes to Moon's 376. [12]
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