{"id":4394419,"date":"2026-04-02T21:34:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T04:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/?page_id=4394419"},"modified":"2026-05-13T08:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:54:43","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light political-campaign-banner-section\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4394480 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER-1024x576.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#7d8e9d\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My name is Jim Barton, and I am running to serve as your Precinct Committeeman for Precinct 521 on the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee.<\/h1><br> <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I am a conservative and a lifelong Republican.<\/h1><br> <h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I believe in \u2018Faith, Family, and Freedom\u2019.<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Watchmen Ministries <\/strong>voter guide for Precinct 521:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/watchmenministrynorthidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Republican-Precinct-Committeemen-521.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here to view<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Watch Jim&#8217;s video below &#8230;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center;\">\n  <figure style=\"max-width: 360px; margin: 0;\">\n    <video \n      controls \n      poster=\"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/video-cover-image.jpg\"\n      style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\"\n    >\n      <source src=\"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jim-Barton-360x640-1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n      Your browser does not support the video tag.\n    <\/video>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--h3><strong>TOWN HALL CANDIDATE FORUM, Wednesday, May 6th, 5:30 PM, Mica Flats Grange<\/strong><\/h3-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light political-campaign-banner-section\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4394480 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER-1024x576.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/HEADER.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#7d8e9d\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center political-campaign-column-1 ms-5 col-md-8 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:600px\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Power Back to the People \u2014 Barton for 521.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our community deserves representation that puts decision\u2011making back where it belongs: with the voters, not behind closed doors. We have the unique opportunity to change the face of the Republican Party on May 19th. I would appreciate your vote for me on May 19th to represent Precinct 521 as committeeman.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Watchmen Ministries voter guide for Precinct 521: click here to view &nbsp; Watch Jim&#8217;s video below &#8230; Your browser does not support the video tag. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-template\/custom-home-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4394419","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4394419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4394419\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jimbartonidaho.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4394419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}