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Documented Record
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Voted no on Benji's Law, requiring safety checks for newborns with parents with documented abuse history
KTVB · March 2026
- Voted no on HB 776, which requires child welfare workers to respond within 12 hours when a newborn's parents have a documented history of abuse or prior termination of parental rights.
- The bill was named for 12-day-old Benjamin Lemke of Nampa, who died after his parents had previously lost five children to the state for abuse.
- The House passed the bill 49-18; it was signed into law April 2, 2026.
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Primary SourceIdaho Legislature - HB 776 roll callOfficial House vote record: Scott listed in NAYS (49-18-3, March 2026)
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Why did your Republican representative vote to defund the police?
Coeur d'Alene Press · January 2024
- Voted against the Idaho State Police budget bill.
- All 10 no-votes were KCRCC- and IFF-top-rated legislators.
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Rape survivor of former Idaho lawmaker files lawsuit over doxxing
KTVB · March 2023 (archive)
- Jane Doe's federal lawsuit names Scott for attempting to access her confidential police statements.
- Occurred during the ethics investigation into Aaron von Ehlinger's rape conviction.
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It's time to stand up to political intimidation. Our democracy demands it.
Idaho Capital Sun · March 2023 (archive)
- Husband Andrew Scott threatened journalist Heath Druzin with a $150,000 copyright lawsuit for sharing her Confederate flag photo.
- Druzin's attorney called it a SLAPP tactic to silence press coverage.
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Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott held a Confederate flag for a photo and shared it online -- her husband just didn't want us to do the same
Inlander · March 2023 (archive)
- Scott posted herself holding a Confederate flag at the 2015 Timber Days parade to her legislative Facebook page.
- Husband sent copyright threats to the Inlander, a journalist, and a Democratic legislator to suppress the photo.
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Idaho Rep. Heather Scott calls governor 'Little Hitler,' compares nonessential workers to Holocaust victims
Spokesman-Review · April 2020 (archive)
- Called Gov. Brad Little "Little Hitler" on a 2020 podcast.
- Compared nonessential workers to Holocaust victims transported "on a train."
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Rep. Scott says her white nationalism post on Facebook was intended to 'promote conversation'
Spokesman-Review · August 2017 (archive)
- Blamed the Spokesman-Review for "a complete lie" after her white nationalism post drew coverage.
- Called reporter Betsy Russell "a known Boise gossip column writer" with socialist leanings.
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North Idaho Rep. Heather Scott defends white nationalism; experts say she's wrong
Spokesman-Review · August 2017 (archive)
- After Charlottesville, posted that a white nationalist is "no more than a Caucasian who [stands] for the Constitution."
- Two university professors said her definition was "patently false."
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Rep. Scott stripped of all committee assignments after comments about sexual favors
Spokesman-Review · January 2017 (archive)
- Idaho House stripped Scott of all committee assignments.
- Reason: claimed female members advance in leadership only if they "spread their legs."
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Lawmaker's Confederate flag Facebook post sparks debate
Spokesman-Review · August 2015 (archive)
- Posed with a Confederate flag on a parade float at the 2015 Timber Days celebration.
- Posted it to her legislative Facebook page, calling it "a symbol of free speech."