The People First
Elect Liyah Babayan for Twin Falls City Council Seat #3
Local small business owner, author and former Twin Falls School Board Trustee, Candidate Liyah Babayan is best known for her dedication to public service and civic community engagement. Her background and lived experience have heightened her passion to work against government overreach and corruption, as well as threats to private property, working families, and individual freedom. Babayan has a long history of working to support the community, serving on various Twin Falls City committees and on the Twin Falls School Board of Trustees. It is through consistency, integrity and trust, that she has developed relationships throughout the Twin Falls community to best support everyday working families and small business voices in Twin Falls City Council Seat #3.
Giving the Everyday Working Family of Twin Falls a Voice
Championing education, Babayan served as a School Board of Trustee for the Twin Falls School District, working on budgeting, building new schools, management of both State and Federal funding, negotiating contracts and hiring of the new superintendent. She was previously appointed by former Mayor Don Hall and served seven years on the Twin Falls Parks and Recreation Commission. Babayan played a key role in the development of the City’s 2030 Strategic Plan, collaborating with stakeholders and establishing legislative priorities. She continued her civic service on the Main Street Redesign Committee in 2016 as part of the Urban Renewal Project Advisory. Liyah Babayan believes every tax dollar is sacred and needs to be spent with the utmost efficiency, accountability and transparency to the citizenry.
Ways to Support Liyah
Contributions can also be made by check to Liyah Babayan at P.O. Box 5762, Twin Falls, ID 83301 or via direct deposit to the “The People’s Campaign” at any D.L. Evans branches.
How to Contribute
- Venmo @babayanl
- Write a check to Liyah Babayan at P.O. Box 5762, Twin Falls, ID 83303
- Give via direct deposit to the "The People's Campaign" at any D.L. Evans branches.
Local Issues
- Affordable housing
- Healthy Community
- Natural Resource Sustainability
- Accountable Leadership
- Small Business Friendly Government
Qualifications
- 2010 Appointed by Mayor Hall to T.F. Park & Rec Committee.
- 2014 Served on Twin Falls School Board of Trustees.
- 2018 Recipient of the Idaho's Hometown Hero Award by Governor Otter.
- 2017 Presented with the "Service to Education" award by the T.F. School District.
- 2018 Recipient of the Idaho Civil Rights Service Award.
- 2020 Idaho's Women of the Year Honoree by Idaho Business Review.
- 2020 Honored with service to Diversity & Inclusion Committee by Mayor Suzane Hawkins.
- 2021 Recipient of the "Extra Mile" Award by Governor Brad Little
- 2022 Served on the National Women’s Business Council. (A federal advisory committee established to provide advice and policy recommendations to the U.S. President, Congress and the Small Business Administration on issues related to Idaho’s business enterprise.)
In the Community
Babayan’s professional background in political and military science, coupled with her experience as a small business owner operating during the peak of the economic recession, cultivated her resourcefulness, community relations and smart budgeting practices. She intimately understands the critical role of small businesses as the backbone of America’s economy and how excessive government bureaucracy, red tape and overreaching regulations create barriers for local businesses. As an Independent Candidate, Liyah Babayan pledges to provide a transparent, independent (outside of the establishment) voice in policymaking, prioritizing the people’s needs over partisan politics, nepotism and corporate (special interest) influence.
