Rep. Sali aims to retake seat

Former Rep. Bill Sali (R-Idaho) has filed to reclaim his seat in Congress in 2010.

Sali lost to Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) in a starkly conservative district by 1 percent last November.

{mosads}But before he can take Minnick on, he might face a tough primary. Sali found his way into Congress by taking 26 percent of the vote in a crowded primary in 2006, and he has had problems getting along with his Republican colleagues.

State Sen. John McGee, former state Controller Keith Johnson and state Attorney General Lawrence Wasden are thought to be potential candidates in the GOP primary.

The district went overwhelmingly for President Bush in 2004, when he took 69 percent of the vote.