Herndon will protect our public lands

I'm a proud Idahoan and friend of hunters and fishermen in our beautiful state. When I started getting text messages telling me to vote for Jim Woodward because he protects public lands, I looked into it.

Woodward voted "yes" on SB 1086 — making it a criminal offense to set foot on public land when the Forest Service posts a use restriction sign. Not a fine. Criminal trespass up to a felony.

Then I looked at who's paying for those texts. A DC group called "PAC for Public Lands" — funded by $95,000 from the League of Conservation Voters, the same outfit that spent $120 million electing Kamala Harris. Another $60,000 from a Biden donor in Eagle. Zero dollars from Bonner or Boundary County.

Scott Herndon passed the Stop the Priest Lake Siphon bill, signed into law. He passed SB 1258 protecting public access to Lake Pend Oreille.

I don't need a Washington, D.C., lobbying operation to tell me who protects my access. I can read a voting record.

JASON BRENNEMAN

Spirit Lake