Doug Okuniewicz
2022 - Present
2024
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Doug Okuniewicz (Republican Party) is a member of the Idaho State Senate, representing District 3. He assumed office on December 1, 2022. His current term ends on December 1, 2024.
Okuniewicz (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Idaho State Senate to represent District 3. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Doug Okuniewicz was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and lives in Hayden, Idaho. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada in 1990 and a master's degree in communication from the University of Alabama. His career experience includes working as an inventor and the president of AIM Management, Inc.. Okuniewicz is a member of the National Rifle Association and the National Sporting Clays Association.[1][2][3][4]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Okuniewicz was assigned to the following committees:
- Resources and Conservation Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Transportation and Defense Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 3
Incumbent Doug Okuniewicz defeated Brian Seguin in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Doug Okuniewicz (R) | 80.6 | 25,272 |
 | Brian Seguin (D) | 19.4 | 6,095 | |
| Total votes: 31,367 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 3
Brian Seguin advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho State Senate District 3 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Seguin | 100.0 | 732 |
| Total votes: 732 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 3
Incumbent Doug Okuniewicz advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 3 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Okuniewicz | 100.0 | 8,830 |
| Total votes: 8,830 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Okuniewicz in this election.
2022
See also: Idaho State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho State Senate District 3
Doug Okuniewicz won election in the general election for Idaho State Senate District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Okuniewicz (R) | 100.0 | 17,365 |
| Total votes: 17,365 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 3
Doug Okuniewicz advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho State Senate District 3 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Okuniewicz | 100.0 | 9,550 |
| Total votes: 9,550 | |||
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2020
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 2B
Doug Okuniewicz defeated Jennifer Luoma in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 2B on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Okuniewicz (R) | 83.5 | 24,273 |
| Jennifer Luoma (L) | 16.5 | 4,803 | |
| Total votes: 29,076 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 2B
Doug Okuniewicz defeated Tim Kastning in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 2B on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Okuniewicz | 52.8 | 4,878 |
| Tim Kastning | 47.2 | 4,359 | |
| Total votes: 9,237 | |||
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Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 2B
John Green defeated Alanna Brooks in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 2B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Green (R) | 75.1 | 15,313 |
| Alanna Brooks (D) | 24.9 | 5,075 | |
| Total votes: 20,388 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 2B
Alanna Brooks defeated Richard Kohles in the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 2B on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alanna Brooks | 64.3 | 935 |
| Richard Kohles | 35.7 | 520 | |
| Total votes: 1,455 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 2B
John Green defeated Doug Okuniewicz in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 2B on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Green | 52.6 | 3,217 |
| Doug Okuniewicz | 47.4 | 2,898 | |
| Total votes: 6,115 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Doug Okuniewicz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Okuniewicz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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B.A. from University of Nevada; M.A. in communication from University of Alabama; 25-years’ experience working in middle, senior, and executive management positions for a diversified corporation; executive management for an intellectual property company, an employee benefits company, and a nonprofit organization focused on charitable giving; inventor with more than 25 U.S. patents; lives in Hayden, Idaho.
- Top-rated conservative lifetime voting record according to the American Conservative Union, see: https://ratings.conservative.org/people?chamber=H&state=ID
- Sponsored and passed House Bill 317 in 2021, which has lowered the Federal tax burden for Idahoans by roughly $1 Billion, keeping that money in Idaho instead of sending it to Washington, DC.
- Property tax relief
Lowering taxes and responsible stewardship of forest land within Idaho's borders.
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2020
Doug Okuniewicz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Okuniewicz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I'm running out of a sense of responsibility to my family and our community. We need qualified people in public office who will adhere the principles laid out in the Idaho and U.S. Constitutions, and who will represent the conservative values of the people living in District 2. I support President Trump, the 2nd Amendment, and rights of the unborn. I am also the only candidate in my race who is endorsed by Idaho Chooses Life as the ProLife candidate.
When elected, I will focus on lowering property taxes. Growth should sustain growth instead of current homeowners having to pay more just so more people can move into our communities. I will continue to work at stopping the proposed criminal reentry center from coming to Kootenai County. I will also work with my fellow legislators to draft a bill that requires state-wide agreement before the Governor can opt in to the federal refugee resettlement program again.
Lastly, I will always listen to my constituents and work exclusively for you, and not for Boise Bureaucrats.
- ProLife, pro-2nd Amendment, and Pro-Trump
- I will oppose any bills or funding that would go toward placing a criminal reentry center here in our community.
- I will work closely with local officials from Kootenai County and those from municipalities within the county in order to craft and pass meaningful legislation with my fellow legislators that will reduce the recent tax burdens that have been hammering homeowners.
There are so many important issues, it is difficult to narrow them down. For example, I am staunchly pro-life and a strong supporter of our Second Amendment rights, so I will always work hard on issues like these. But, these issues are standard for all conservative Republican candidates.
So, in response to this question, I will focus on three other issues that have reached critical mass in our community within the last year. They are the proposed Criminal Reentry Center, Property Taxes, and Refugee Resettlement.
CRIMINAL REENTRY CENTER: Last year I started working with our county government and local municipalities to implement code changes that will give our locally elected officials the ability to reject the reentry center in a way that carries the full force and effect of law. I have done this because, like most people in our community, I feel strongly that bureaucrats from another part of the state should not have the unilateral ability to massively impact another community like ours without the permission of the people who live here.
PROPERTY TAXES: Growth should sustain growth.
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT: I am not an expert on resettlement. But, I listen to my constituents. And, one of the things people are upset about is that our Governor opted in to the refugee resettlement program on behalf of all of Idaho, even though last year President Trump reversed the Obama administration's approach and made it possible for states to decline refugee resettlement.
Represent your district, not yourself.
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2023
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In 2023, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 9 to April 6.
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2022
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In 2022, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 31.
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2021
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In 2021, the Idaho State Legislature was in session from January 11 to November 17.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Idaho State Senate District 3 |
Officeholder Idaho State Senate District 3 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 29, 2020
- ↑ Idaho State Legislature, "Rep. Doug Okuniewicz," accessed January 5, 2021
- ↑ Idaho State Legislature, "Sen. Doug Okuniewicz," accessed January 18, 2023
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Doug Okuniewicz," accessed January 18, 2023
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| Preceded by Peter Riggs (R) |
Idaho State Senate District 3 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Tim Remington (R) |
Idaho House of Representatives District 2B 2020-2022 |
Succeeded by Dale Hawkins (R) |
