From KPVI.com:

With just three weeks left before the General Election across the U.S. many organizations are holding debates. This past week the League of Women Voters, the Idaho Press Club, and Idaho Public Television kicked off debates among candidates running for top state elected office.

The Secretary of State is responsible for the administrative duties over elections in Idaho. But that office is also responsible for the oversight of business and trademarks. The office holder is also in charge of the state seal including the administering of notary public, living wills, and power of attorney.

The two candidates vying for the Secretary of State spot is the incumbent, Republican Ben Ysursa who has served in that post since 2003 and newcomer Democrat Mack Sermon.

Sermon who is a speech and debate director at the College of Idaho in Caldwell is relatively new to politics. In addition to his fifteen year career in education – he is also a professional semi-pro wrestler and rock musician. He is running not because he feels Ysursa hasn’t done a great job…but because he feels it’s time for a change.

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