Background
Representative Holtzclaw graduated from George Fox University and as of January 2020 resides in Meridian, Idaho. He served four overseas tours as a part of the U.S. Air Force. His professional experience includes working as a real estate broker and small business owner. Holtzclaw is a member of the NRA, the VFW, and the American Legion, Post 113. He is a recipient of the Idaho Meritorious Service Medal.[1]
Campaign themes
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Holtzclaw's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[13]
Taxes
Excerpt: "Lower Corporate and personal taxes"
Schools
Excerpt: "I am Pro Education, good school systems are a back bone of the community. A good school system promotes a great community and economic development. We need to have less administration positions and more educators in the class room."
Business
Excerpt: "We need to Lower tax rate for business."
Wind Farms
Excerpt: "Wind farms are clean and create jobs. I do not support the new companies having an unfair advantage over Idaho Power. I understand Idaho power must buy KWs from this wind farm at a price that does not promote a good business relationship. Idaho power needs to buy power at a fair rate in order to sell the KWs to their client’s and make money. Idaho power will pass this cost on to their customers."
Veterans
Excerpt: "Veterans have a higher than non-Veterans unemployment rate 12.4. Homeless for Veterans are 3 times the rate of non-veterans. No Veteran should have to worry about being homeless, or jobless."
On the 2026 ballot
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Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026.
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