Posted on 02/24/2025 8:43:17 AM PST by algore
An Idaho Republican town hall descended into chaos when a protestor was pulled from her seat, wrestled to the ground and dragged out of a packed auditorium by three unidentified private security guards.
Teresa Borrenpohl of Post Falls was asked to leave the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee meeting at Coeur d'Alene High School on Saturday after she and other activists heckled state GOP lawmakers on stage about several bills working their way through the state’s legislature.
Borrenpohl, who unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Idaho House as a Democrat in November, said she was “seized” after speaking against state Representative Ron Mendive, she told the Couer d’Alene/Post Falls Press.
“Please get up, or you will be escorted out,” Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris can be heard saying .
“Who the f*** are you?,” Borrenpohl repeatedly asked Norris as he filmed the encounter in the background.
Meanwhile, the event's emcee Ed Bejarana taunted the woman over the tannoy system.
“Just look at this. This little girl is afraid to leave. She spoke up and now she doesn’t want to suffer the consequences,” he said. Bejarana accused Borrenpohl and others of “filibustering” as he discussed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
After Borrenpohl eventually appeared to recognize the sheriff, one of the men walked towards the woman.
“Excuse me Sheriff Norris… this guy is assaulting me,” she said.
“You, out now. Get her out” Norris replied pointing at Borrenpohl, leading to a second man approaching her.
“Is this your deputy?,” Borrenpohl continued to ask with no response. “Who the f*** are these men? Who are you?”
A third unidentified man then rushed to support as Borrenpohl was dragged to the floor by the wrists and ankles.
“Just cooperate, it’ll be 100 times better,” one of the men told Borrenpohl.
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Every Republican must be permanently handcuffed to a paid protestor.
Contrary to the mistaken notions of the Alt Left, you do not have a Constitutional Right to act like a fascist and try to disrupt other people’s political events
If an Idaho Republican can’t get reelected without holding a “town hall for retards”, maybe they should choose another profession. The maggots that attend your “town halls” are maggots who did not vote for you. Geez. This isn’t rocket science.
It sounds like her concerns had been addressed, democratically. Now, she’s just a disruptor.
The Nazi political ‘style’ is just that. Deny freedom of speech to anyone who is not also a Nazi
It got to the point that Hitler Youth openly bullied and challenged people on the street. You had to step off the sidewalk and let them pass or else be beaten to a pulp, right where you stood. No one who watched could help or defend you, unless they wanted the same treatment.
We are close to that right now. Liberal politics = violence
Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris is our sheriff and you wouldn’t believe how popular he is in Kootenai County! He is a strong law & order, no-nonsense sheriff.
I’m glad he wouldn’t put up with these hecklers at the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee being held at Coeur d’Alene High School (just three miles from us!).
These types of leftist hecklers are not well liked in Kootenai County.
How much was Teresa paid to disrupt the Townhall?!
She’s complaining about freedom of speech, yet parents complaining to liberal school boards about boys in girls locker rooms are domestic terrorists..
She’s a figure who’s popped up in both local politics and community activism, with a mix of education chops and a knack for stirring the pot—most recently making headlines on February 22, 2025, when she was forcibly removed from a Kootenai County Republican Central Committee town hall.She’s got a solid academic background: a bachelor’s in economics from Montana State University (2010), a master’s in public administration from the same (2012), and a doctorate in higher education administration from Idaho State University (2017). Professionally, she’s tied to education—currently the enrollment service center manager at North Idaho College (NIC), where she’s worked since at least 2012, climbing from roles like associate director of alumni relations to her current gig. She created NIC Connect, a program that boosted college go-on rates by 25% in rural North Idaho, showing she’s got a practical bent for getting kids into higher ed.
Politically, Teresa’s a Democrat in a deep-red state, running for the Idaho House of Representatives in District 5B (formerly 3B) in 2020, 2022, and 2024—losing each time to incumbent Republican Tony Wisniewski. Her campaigns pushed education reform, teacher pay hikes, and per-pupil spending, reflecting her day job’s focus. She’s never won, but she’s persistent, volunteering for local Dem campaigns since at least 2018. Her platform’s leaned on Idaho’s dismal education stats—51st in per-pupil spending, 50th in college go-on rates—arguing it’s a drag on the economy and personal growth.
She’s also a community player. In 2021, after a Post Falls school levy flopped, she co-founded and chairs Citizens for Post Falls Schools, flipping the next vote to a win—despite having no kids herself, which locals note as pure altruism. She’s been vocal in NIC’s accreditation mess too, clashing with GOP-backed trustees she’s called out as threats to the college’s future.
The town hall incident on February 22, 2025, at Coeur d’Alene High School put her in the spotlight. She heckled lawmakers—yelling about Rep. Phil Hart’s 1996 timber theft from public land during a talk by Rep. Ron Mendive—over issues like Medicaid expansion cuts. When asked to leave, she refused, shouting “Women deserve a voice.” Sheriff Bob Norris threatened pepper spray or arrest, and three plainclothes guards from LEAR Asset Management dragged her out—wrestled to the floor, hauled by wrists and ankles—as videos went viral. The Kootenai County GOP called her a disruptive “Democratic provocateur”; Idaho Dems hailed her as a First Amendment martyr. She claims assault and civil rights violations, though no charges are filed yet.
Teresa’s 41, married to Craig Borrenpohl, and lives modestly (4829 E Woodland Dr., per public records). She’s no stranger to controversy—back in December 2022, an NIC security report “positively identified” her eyeing a fire alarm before it triggered at a trustee meeting, but prosecutors declined to pursue it.
Love her or hate her, she’s a scrappy advocate for education and progressive causes in a conservative stronghold. What’s your interest in her—politics, the town hall drama, or something else?
I agree somewhat with you. In states where concealed carry is the norm, disrupters have to be careful. States such as Texas, Kentucky, Virginia (the unoccupied parts of Virginia), and other states, if you physically challenge a stranger, you may open a case of FAFO.
North Idaho College
IS that the college on the shore of Lake C’DA/Spokane River in downtown C’DA ?
It is a gorgeous campus.
real woman or dress up boy?
I think Teresa doesn’t know the difference between a regular city town hall, which is public, and a private Republican event.
I wonder if her group NIC Connect receives any federal money?
That is some nice real estate for a relatively small college.
They could sell off the lakefront and have a nice little endowment.
A buddy of mine took his daughter to check out the Pepperdine out in CA once. He said he would have loved to go there just for the view. It is in Malibu or Santa Monica right on the coast.
Some developer would grab it and put up a whole bunch of 20 to 30 story high rise condos. The town is already being ruined by those bastards. The last thing we need to do is give up the historical Fort Sherman property to them. There would be a short-term windfall that would be spent and then we would have the monstrous and montsrously ugly buildings forever on the lake front.
I remember in the 1980s when there were actually sawmills in Coeur d’Alene.
DAW, WI Forest Products, Idaho Veneer and Potlatch all operated mills either on the lake or the river.
At least there are other places to stay now than the resort.
The $400 a night(DEAL)rooms at the resort now have a little competition. If I can not get a room this July I will stay at One Lakeside across the street.
My nephew went to Pepperdine. It is a beautiful campus with great views of the beach.
My husband and I both worked for GTE on the coast in Southern California.
He would have to go to Malibu Central office, which was right on PCH to work.
I always told him he was working in the best place in the world.
We met in a now closed office near Santa Monica and Venice Beach.
Four stories with a basement and we could go on the roof.
The view was beautiful.
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