John R. Stegner

Independent · ID

Independent nominee for statewide office in Idaho in the 2026 general election.

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (2 records)

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Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

Established Latah County's drug court in 2002 and its mental health court in 2012 while serving as a district judge, and presided over both from their creation until he joined the Idaho Supreme Court.
January 1, 2002Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: annualreport2021-isc.idaho.gov

Public Education Quality · 1 support

Said in a televised candidate survey published on August 24, 2026 that Idaho ranks last in the country for spending per student and that its public schools are underfunded, and criticised the private-school tax credit the incumbent governor approved.
August 24, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: idahonews.com

Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support

Said in a July 2026 interview that he supports the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act, the Idaho ballot initiative that would end the state's abortion ban, describing the current laws as nineteenth-century laws.
July 18, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: idahocapitalsun.com
Dissented when the Idaho Supreme Court upheld the state's near-total abortion ban and related laws in a 3-2 decision, writing that Idaho women hold a fundamental right to obtain an abortion.
January 5, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: spokesman.com

General · 2 records

Left the Idaho Supreme Court on October 31, 2023, ending five years as an associate justice. Cynthia Meyer was appointed to fill the seat.
October 31, 2023
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Idaho Governor C.L. ‘Butch’ Otter appointed John R. Stegner to the Idaho Supreme Court in 2018, after his service as a Latah County district judge.
May 22, 2018
Source: annualreport2021-isc.idaho.gov