Nampa changed the boundaries of its City Council districts in 2023.  As a result, Victor Rodriguez, who was elected to represent District 1 in 2017, is now running to represent the voters in District 5. He lives in District 5. Being retired, he has no conflict of interest with developers, and has never worked for a developer.

 

Victor always weighs whether new growth is designed to meet the needs of existing residents and businesses in Nampa, or if it will mostly benefit the developer. He is not anti-growth, he welcomes business to Nampa. But he strongly believes that growth must be balanced and pay for itself. He is also adamant about the City being responsible and accountable to its taxpaying citizens. There have been many City Council meetings where he's been alone in requesting financial records and projections before he votes. Take a look at his voting record (below), which proves he has consistently sought balanced growth and voted in the best interest of residents in the greater District 5 area.

 

Since 2014, District 5 incumbent, Randy Haverfield, has also served on the City Council and is an opponent in this election. Councilman Haverfield owns and is President of Architecture Northwest, a company that works directly with developers. At times he must recuse himself during Council meetings due to a conflict of interest.

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Considering 20 developments brought before the City Council since 2021 (listed below), the voting records of Rodriguez vs. Haverfield (plus other members of the City Council) show:

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                                               Rodriguez: For development - 6 times;    Against development - 13 times

                                               Haverfield: For development - 13 times;  Against development -  6 times