Tammy Nichols
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Tammy Nichols | |
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| Member of the Idaho Senate from the 10th district | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Rice |
| Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 11th district | |
| In office December 1, 2018 – December 1, 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Chris Allgood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1976 (age 49) Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jeramie (div 2019) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Brigham Young University–Idaho |
Tammy Nichols (born February 1976) is an American politician and speaker serving as a member of the Idaho Senate for District 10. She is also a co-chair of the Idaho Freedom Caucus.
Nichols was born in Boise, Idaho and graduated from Boise High School in 1994.[1] In 2016, Nichols graduated in Applied Science from Brigham Young University–Idaho.[2]
Elections
- In 2018, Nichols defeated four candidates for the open Idaho House of Representatives District 11 Seat B; Kirk Adams, Scott R Brock, David L Lincoln, and Kathryn Ralstin with 38.9% of the vote.[3] Nichols defeated Democratic nominee Brian A. Ertz with 77.6% of the vote.[4]
- In 2020, Nichols defeated Democratic nominee Edward Savala with 79.8% of the vote to retain her seat.[5]
- In 2022, Nichols ran for the state senate in District 10, defeating Democratic nominee Bob Solomon with 77.2% of the vote.[6]
Political activity
In January 2023, Nichols sponsored SB1038, the Education Choice Act, a school choice bill.[7][8]
In February 2023, Nichols and Idaho Rep. Judy Boyle introduced HB 154, a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to provide or administer a vaccine developed using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology in any individual or mammal in the state. This would prohibit all mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, and pre-emptively ban mRNA vaccines being developed as treatments for other illnesses.[9][10] Nichols also sponsored a bill that would require the inclusion of "vaccine materials" in food to be labelled.[11]