Nampa Mayoral Candidate Shakes Up Election With TikTok Views

Who doesn't love Nampa, Idaho!? Home of the beloved Ford Idaho Center--where many of the area's biggest concerts take place each year along with some of the greatest restaurants and legacy Treasure Valley businesses reside.

News broke, just months ago, that current sitting Mayor of Nampa, Debbie Kling, would not be running for re-election. This opened up the floodgates: who would be tossing their name into the ring to be Nampa's next Mayor?

There are four total candidates for residents of Nampa to choose from--and one of them seems to be a lot more 'visible' than the rest, thanks to his door knocking and documenting--all of it--on social media.

Take a look at Eric Myricks--a candidate for Mayor in Nampa, Idaho. 

Does Eric Myricks have a chance to be Nampa's next Mayor? 

It's fair to say that all four of Nampa's mayoral candidates have a shot. What are the issues that the candidates are running on?

@ericfornampa I went rollerskating to win hearts and votes… instead, I won a bruise the size of a polling station. But hey — if I fall this hard for the people, imagine what I’ll do in office!!! 🇺🇸🙏🏾👊🏾😊 #ericfornampa #nampa #nampastrong #nampaidaho #peoplesmayor ♬ original sound - Eric Myricks 4 Nampa

Certainly what to do with the Ford Idaho Center will be on that list. Myricks addresses that, directly, on his campaign website: 

The Ford Idaho Center debacle has made it as clear as the smell of sour sugar beets at sunrise: This isn’t the first time leadership has played you like a cheap fiddle. Eric’s campaign is about changing that—making sure your voice is truly heard. That’s why Eric is knocking on doors, listening to your concerns, and turning those conversations into action.

Eric says he is running to be 'The People's Mayor'.  With thousands of views online--some videos garnering over ten thousand views--it seems he may be on his way to doing just that. However, how many of those views are local? The internet is a wild place and it spans further than Nampa!

Good luck to all of Nampa's mayoral candidates from the author of this article--a born and raised Nampa guy!