13 Facts About Gayann DeMordaunt

Gayann DeMordaunt is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 14B district from 2016 to 2022.

Gayann DeMordaunt is on the board of CICFO-USA, a non-profit dedicated to supporting a children's home in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

In 2018, Gayann DeMordaunt was awarded the American Conservative Union Foundation's Award for Conservative Excellence.

In 2018, Gayann DeMordaunt was one of 38 House cosponsors of H0463, which lowered income tax rates.

In March 2020, Gayann DeMordaunt supported SB 1277 A, a bill that would have lowered property taxes by increasing the maximum homeowner's exemption from $100,000 to $112,000.

Gayann DeMordaunt was co-chair of the first Idaho Legislative Regulatory Reform Joint Subcommittee 2018.

In 2019, Gayann DeMordaunt sponsored HB248, legislation to make it easier for active military families and veterans to obtain occupational licenses.

Gayann DeMordaunt played a key role in a 2020 initiative called Idaho Codes, an online computer science course to teach middle school and high school students computer programming skills, including building websites and developing computer and phone apps.

Gayann DeMordaunt was the House sponsor of SB 1180 which would help charter schools obtain lower interest rate on facilities bonds.

Gayann DeMordaunt voted in favor of HB 523, which would increase state funding for teacher salaries incrementally over five years.

Gayann DeMordaunt drafted and sponsored HB 606 and 611, both of which increase government transparency.

In 2018, Gayann DeMordaunt voted in favor of SB 1313, a "stand your ground" bill that was designed to consolidate and codify existing law to clearly protect the rights of individuals to defend themselves.

Gayann DeMordaunt lost to Barry Peterson to replace Norm Semanko as chair of the Idaho Republican Party in 2012.