Who Is Your Precinct Captain?

Precinct 4: Joanne Reece

Joanne is a community activist who has been involved with Moscow's comprehensive city plan, the city transportation commission, and building restorations of the 1912 Center and Moscow City Hall. As a University of Idaho administrator, she worked on facilities/construction, strategic planning, and budget development. She has been a member of regional planning groups in Moscow and Pullman - county, city, and university.

Precinct 5: David Drown

David Drown is a Professor Emeritus Chemical Engineering from the University of Idaho, a licensed professional engineer, and the Chair of Latah Credit Union Supervisory Committee.

Precinct 6: Jana Argersinger

Precinct 7: Margaret Dibble

Margaret is a Democrat because she is concerned about the Environment, Health Care, and Education. She serves as Treasurer for the Latah Dems.

Precinct 8: Luke Weaver

Luke is a graduate student at the University of Idaho, studying public administration. He is passionate about defending and expanding our public education and fighting for LGBT people here in Idaho.

Precinct 9: Mary Jo Van Gerpen

Mary Jo Van Gerpen has been very active with the Latah Democrats since 2010.  The two issues that she is most passionate about are education and Medicaid expansion.  She hopes to get to know people in her precinct.

Precinct 10: Linda Pike

Linda is proud to be the Democrat Precinct 10 Chair for Latah County.  She follows in the footsteps of her son, Tom, who was elected in 1996 when he was a senior at Moscow High. She is an ardent believer in Democrat values and longs for the days when Idaho had a Democrat Governor and a Legislature that worked together to help the people.  She wants to help us get back to that instead of the polarization that exists today.

Precinct 11: John Fellman

John has resided at his present Moscow address for 30 years. Recently retired as a WSU academic, he is liberal, rational, fun, and the father of two grown kids. His aim is to encourage/increase participation in the process.

Precinct 12: Aaron Headrick

Precinct 13: Archie George

Archie is an Idaho native. His father and grandfather were big game outfitters east of Elk City, east of Grangeville. He retired from the University of Idaho in 2014, after 34 years of research on and promotion of student success. After his family, a top priority now is getting more Democrats elected in Idaho and nationally.

Precinct 14: Kathy Sprague

Kathy (she/her) is older than the Stonewall Riots (barely), the HIV crisis that killed many of her friends, and older than legal same sex marriage in the US. She and her wife Tabitha were the first couple in the state to file a marriage license after the Supreme Court stay was lifted in Idaho in 2015. But, they still mark their anniversary from the date of their first ceremony in 1991. She is also aware that her great grandparents homesteaded on stolen land but very proud of her father’s life work of repatriating grave goods and ancestral remains to the original inhabitants.

Precinct 15: D’Wayne Hodgin

D'Wayne grew up a Democrat, as did all other southerners prior to 1964. He is a Vietnam War veteran, Lecturer and Professor Emeritus from the English Department at U of I. He has been married to Susan for 43 years. They have three adult children and seven grandchildren. They have lived in Latah County since the early 1980s. D’Wayne serves as Secretary for the Latah Dems.

Precinct 16: OPEN

Precinct 17: Marian “Mimi” Pengilly

Mimi cares about optimizing the Democratic Party in Idaho. As a retired public school district employee, she supports education and health care improvements in our state.

Precinct 18: OPEN

Precinct 19 (Deary): Richard Corey

Richard (“Rick”) is a 5th generation native of the Avon area near Deary and a graduate of Deary High School, the Defense Language Institute, WSU, and UW.  He retired in 2013 as an IT manager and computer programmer and returned to his country roots after purchasing a home and acreage adjacent to the property he grew up on.  Rick wants to promote stronger ties between area Democrats, increased appreciation of diversity and equality, and resistance to divisive erosion of the ideals of American democracy.

Precinct 20 (Farmington): OPEN

Precinct 21 (Genesee): Heather Stout
Heather is a retired librarian whose career focus was early literacy and youth services. She has a BA in Art/Design and a MLS from the University of Arizona. Heather became a librarian because of her deep belief that a well-informed citizenry is the basis for our democracy.  She has worked to make sure intellectual freedom is recognized and protected both regionally and nationally.  Heather’s interest in sustainability propelled her to start “Heather’s Farm,” a small business that repurposes used feed bags into new shabby-chic tote bags.  She also serves on the Artisans of the Dahmen Barn Board of Directors. Heather lives with her husband Dan on a farm/ranch outside of Genesee, Idaho.  She has two adult daughters, both graduates of the University of Idaho.

Precinct 22 (Harvard): OPEN

Precinct 23 (Juliaetta): Justin Cope
Justin is active in the small town of Juliaetta on the Blackberry Festival Committee, the Cemetery District board, and the KJ Planning and Zoning Commission. The Latah County Democrats have really led by example by volunteering and participating in events all around our county which aligns with my sense of community values.

Precinct 24 (Kendrick): Andrea Masom

Precinct 25 (Linden): OPEN

Precinct 26 (West Potlatch): Scott Dockins

Precinct 27 (Potlatch): Brian Potter

Brian has been an Idaho resident all his life. He was born in McCall and grew up outside of Riggins. While he has traveled extensively, he has always loved Idaho and never really wanted to leave, though he is partial to the northern part of the state. He loves trees. For some people it may seem strange to say that he has always been an Idaho resident and a Democrat, but in the old days northern Idaho was predominantly in Democratic opposition to the more heavily Republican southern part of the state. He guesses he has just clung to his roots, and that’s easy to do as a teacher in Idaho. He thinks his involvement in the Latah County Democrats came largely through his association with the Idaho Education Association and his involvement with some of the politics in that entity.

Precinct 28 (Princeton): Bradley Blum

Precinct 29 (Troy North): Sean Sargent

Precinct 30 (Viola): Karen M. Hansen

I grew up on an irrigated farm in southeast Idaho. I earned a B.S. degree in Watershed Hydrology. I’ve lived in the Palouse area for over 30 years. My career was in Ag research. The love of my life was a disabled combat vet. I care deeply about everything from natural resources to national security. I believe in building bridges, both in terms of infrastructure and in terms of human interaction. I want to encourage thoughtful in-depth conversations that include a variety of perspectives and concerns for the purpose of finding common ground and achieving principled compromise when needed. That is the work of building a democracy. Let’s do it. 

Precinct 31 (Cora): OPEN

Precinct 32 (Bovill): OPEN

Precinct 37: (Onaway) Kasey Kampster

Kasey is a lifelong rural Idahoan who graduated from the University of Idaho and has been a teacher on the Palouse for twenty years.  She is a proud advocate of human rights, science, and the separation of church and state.  

Precinct 39 (Troy South): BJ Swanson

BJ is a lifelong resident of Latah County and resides in rural Troy. She grew up in Deary and is a graduate of Deary High School. She graduated from Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington, is a retired bank executive and currently the Latah County Treasurer. She will work to counter disinformation, protect our democracy and is an advocate for better education, healthcare and wise use of our tax dollars.