EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is part of a series of profiles of the 2025 Idaho Falls City Council candidates.

IDAHO FALLS – James Skinner, a 23-year-old college student in Idaho Falls, is one of three candidates vying for a seat on the City Council.

Skinner is running for Seat 6 occupied by Jim Freeman. Freeman is seeking re-election. The other candidate competing for this seat is Ryan Hancock.

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In a conversation with EastIdahoNews.com, Skinner says he’s running for City Council “to represent my generation and the working class.”

“I feel like they’re not being represented well, and I hope to build the best version of our city possible,” Skinner says.

Skinner feels the c

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