Adam Chapman
Adam Chapman (Democratic) is a candidate for the Idaho State Senate in District 5 (Kootenai County) in the November 3, 2026 general election. Adam Chapman qualified with the Idaho Secretary of State (VoteIdaho.gov) to appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for Senate District 5.
Carl J Bjerke
Carl J Bjerke (Republican) is the incumbent member of the Idaho State Senate representing District 5 (Kootenai County), running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election. Official legislative biography notes: Born 1962 in Long Beach, California; now residing in Coeur d’Alene; worked as a respiratory therapist prior to a 32-year career in public safety; retired as the deputy chief of operations from the Santa Monica Fire Department; managed all fire department operational divisions, including managing the department’s EMS system; A.S in respiratory therapy; B.S. in organizational leadership; graduate of the Paramedic Training Institute; served seven years on the management team for the LA Marathon; former trustee for the SMFD Health Benefits Trust; spouse: Lesli, married 35 years; two grown children, a son and daughter.
“Other than my three key areas above, my focus will be to shore up small business - we lost about 20% of our small businesses over the pandemic. I will legislate to limit the amount of money we are taking from the federal government and to create programs that will incentivize workers to get back into the job market, including enhancing and funding STEM programs.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey) “Taxes are another area that I would concentrate on - I would legislate to completely abolish the grocery tax and work to find equitable solutions to lower property taxes, to allow native Idahoans the opportunity to maintain home ownership, rather than being tax out of their property, with the seemingly never-ending housing inflation.”
(Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey) “I am a firm believer that the characteristics, principles, morals values, etc. most important to an elected official are those that are acquired before entering office, and those that are keenly vetted and known by the electorate, before entering elected office. The greatest principle should represent the desire to be a true servant leader - someone getting into elected office for their own aggrandizement or ego, is doing it for the wrong reason and is not the right representative.”
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