Tammy Nichols

Tammy Nichols
Tammy Nichols
Member of the Idaho Senate; from the 10th district
	Incumbent
	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	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.

Early life and education

Nichols was born in Boise, Idaho and graduated from Boise High School in 1994.^[1] In 2016, Nichols graduated 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]

Personal life

Nichols has five children. Nichols and her family live in Middleton, Idaho.^[12]^[2] Nichols and her husband divorced in January 2019.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Rep. Tammy Nichols – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2021-08-27.
^ ^a ^b "Tammy Nichols' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
^ "2020 General Election Results – Legislative". sos.idaho.gov.
^ Banks Rusby, Erin. "Idaho Senate newcomers: Republicans Nichols, Trakel win their bids for chamber". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
^ "Idaho State Board of Education members weigh in on school choice". KMVT. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
^ CBS2 News Staff (2023-01-25). "Idaho Freedom Caucus Co-Chair sponsors". KBOI. Retrieved 2023-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Mole, Beth (20 February 2023). "Bonkers Republican bill in Idaho would make mRNA-based vaccination a crime". Ars Technica. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "House Bill 154". Idaho State Legislature. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ Brown, Ruth (2023-01-24). "Idaho Senate committee introduces bill to prohibit 'vaccine materials' in food". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
^ "Tammy Nichols Candidate Survey for District 11, House Seat B". idahopress.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

External links

[1] "Rep. Tammy Nichols – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2021-08-27.

[votesmart_nichols2-2] "Tammy Nichols' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

[3] "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-27.

[4] "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-27.

[5] "2020 General Election Results – Legislative". sos.idaho.gov.

[6] Banks Rusby, Erin. "Idaho Senate newcomers: Republicans Nichols, Trakel win their bids for chamber". Idaho Press. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

[7] "Idaho State Board of Education members weigh in on school choice". KMVT. Retrieved 2023-02-21.

[8] CBS2 News Staff (2023-01-25). "Idaho Freedom Caucus Co-Chair sponsors". KBOI. Retrieved 2023-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[ars0220-9] Mole, Beth (20 February 2023). "Bonkers Republican bill in Idaho would make mRNA-based vaccination a crime". Ars Technica. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[HR154-10] "House Bill 154". Idaho State Legislature. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[11] Brown, Ruth (2023-01-24). "Idaho Senate committee introduces bill to prohibit 'vaccine materials' in food". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved 2023-02-21.

[idahopress_nichols2018-12] "Tammy Nichols Candidate Survey for District 11, House Seat B". idahopress.com. May 11, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2020.

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