On July 7, Jana Kemp declared that she will run for Governor of Idaho in 2010 as an independent candidate. She was a Republican state legislator after the 2004 election, but she had been defeated for re-election in 2006 by a Democrat. She needs 1,000 valid signatures and is already working on her petition.

She had formerly represented northwest Boise and Garden City. Her campaign is centered on education issues. She has written five books on management, meetings and consensus building. See this story. Here is her campaign webpage.