Ray J. Writz

A candidate for State Senate, Idaho Legislative District 4 in the 2014 Nov. 4 Idaho General Election

Party: Constitution

Age: 73

City: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Occupation: Janitorial business owner

Education: Graduated from Grant High School in Fox Lake, Illinois, in 1969. Studied accounting at the now-defunct Kinman Business University in Spokane in 1982-83.

Political Experience: Ran unsuccessfully for Idaho state Senate in 2010, state House of Representatives in 2012, again for state Senate in 2014 and for U.S. Senate in 2016.

Work Experience: Partially retired after a career as a carpenter, laborer and sanitation engineer. Most recently, ran a janitorial business in Coeur d'Alene.

Family: Married. Has two adult children and five grandchildren.

Campaign Fundraising: $7,410 as of Oct. 1. Writz contributed nearly all of those funds himself, with one donation from independent political activist Darcy Richardson.