Terri Pickens
Terri PickensCandidate for Governor of Idaho (2026)
Terri Pickens is a Boise trial attorney who founded Pickens Law, P.A. in 2008 and was the 2022 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. She is the Democratic candidate for Governor of Idaho in 2026, having won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary, and faces incumbent Republican Governor Brad Little.
Biography
Terri Pickens was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho, where she graduated from Highland High School. She earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Southern California in 1994 and a J.D. from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1998. After law school she worked as a public defender for Nez Perce County in Lewiston, then moved to Boise in 1999 and practiced as a trial attorney. In 2008 she founded Pickens Law, P.A., a Boise firm practicing real estate, construction and general commercial litigation. In 2022, running as Terri Pickens Manweiler, she was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho and received 30.5 percent of the vote against Republican Scott Bedke. She has not held elected office. In the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary for governor she received 30,326 votes, about 61 percent, against Jill C. Kirkham, Maxine Durand and Chanelle Torrez, per the Idaho Secretary of State's canvass. She faces incumbent Republican Governor Brad Little on November 3, 2026.
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