Michelle Stennett

Sen. Michelle Stennett is the Senate minority leader and serving her sixth term representing District 26. Her committee assignments include Health and Welfare, Resources and Environment, and State Affairs.

Idaho’s infrastructure: Invest now

Public schools remain underfunded, leading to insufficient teacher pay, no ability to find housing, increased staff turnover, and crumbling facilities in both rural and urban areas.

By failing to prepare, we are preparing to fail

It is clear that education is an area where our values and policies are not in sync.

Education has a big tent

Learning, in all of its forms, is not just a year-round pursuit, but a lifetime one. No one should be stuck in a part-time job when they need a full-time job. We seek opportunity for a lifetime of prosperity.

An investment today will bring the doctors to stay

Idaho reserves 40 seats in the University of Washington School of Medicine for its residents. This program is not enough to address our declining availability of doctors.