Joe Schmick candidate profile

Name: Joe Schmick

Age: 66

Hometown: Colfax

Experience: 17 years in this current position

Family: Married to Kim Schmick for 42 years

Question: In recent years, state agencies have used purported habitat and wildlife concerns as a reason to implement new regulations on farmers and ranchers. Those regulations have impacted the livelihoods or rural residents. What would you do in the Legislature to protect farmers and ranchers while also preserving habitat and wildlife?

Answer: What might work on the west side of the state will not be appropriate on the east side.  An example of this is the Salmo...