Biography and Background
Heather Scott is a member of the Idaho State House of Representatives and serves five counties in North Idaho (Shoshone, Bonner, Kootenai, Benewah, and Clearwater). She is in her 5th term and currently serves on the State Affairs, Environment Energy and Technology, and Judiciary and Rules Committee, where she is the vice chairman.
Heather is a strong advocate for educating and empowering citizens to be more involved in local and state government. She believes in bottom-up government and has created a popular pamphlet titled 101 Things You Do (To Help Save Our State and Republic) which is available to download online for free.
Heather was first in her family to graduate from college. She has a Bachelor’s of Science in biology from the University of Akron. Working 3 jobs to put herself through college, she understands the importance of hard work, personal responsibility, time management, and financial prudence. She is the proud daughter of a Vietnam veteran and the proud granddaughter of two World War II veterans. In addition to her legislative work, she is a small business owner and a wife. She and her husband, Andrew, have been married 26 years and enjoy a rural lifestyle on a small farm in North Idaho.