Lenney is a member of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus, and Agenbroad had been more of an establishment Republican before he was unseated.
BOISE, Idaho — This article originally appeared in the Idaho Press.
The Republican primary race for the Idaho Senate District 13 seat will again see Brian Lenney running against Jeff Agenbroad, but this time Lenney is the incumbent and Agenbroad is the challenger.
Lenney, 45, is a member of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus, and Agenbroad had been more of an establishment Republican before he was unseated. Lenney is finishing his first term after he defeated Agenbroad in the 2022 election. Agenbroad had previously served six years in the Senate.
Agenbroad, 59, is running again because he has been disappointed with how his opponent has represented the district.
“As I watched what the guy that replaced me was doing, or not doing, for the citizens of Nampa, and quite honestly, in my opinion the state of Idaho, I said, …