About the Candidate

Mary May is an experienced community leader with a demonstrated history of working in the public relations and communications industries. Her background includes Legislative/Governmental Partnerships, Business Planning, Conflict Resolution, Community Relationships, Education, and Nonprofit Organizations.

Mary was elected to the five-member Ada County Highway District Commission in 2018, serving as 1st Vice-President in 2019, and as President of the Commission in both 2020 and 2022.

Mary is a member of the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) Board of Directors (2019-present) and Executive Committee, currently serving as the Vice-Chair (2022). She was recently elected to represent COMPASS as a board member on the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC). In 2020, she received the COMPASS Leadership in Motion Award in the “Leadership by Example – Elected Official” category.

Mary is an avid community volunteer, spearheading several initiatives including a grassroots coalition designed to highlight the importance of transportation infrastructure improvements and increased funding, as well as to coalesce public support behind these improvements. Mary was a longtime member of the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee, as well as the Boise Valley Economic Partnership (BVEP) Working Group. She has also served as the President of the College of Western Idaho Foundation Board of Directors. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Boise, past board member of Special Olympics of Idaho and the Education Foundation of the West Ada School District, among others.

Mary was born and raised in Idaho and has lived in Eagle for more than 20 years. She has two adult children: Molly (B.A. and M.A., Boise State University), and Matthew (B.A., M.P.A., and Ph.D., Boise State University).

Ada County Highway District Commission – Elected 2018
– – 2019 – First Vice-President
– – 2020 – President
– – 2022 – President

COMPASS: Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho
– 2019 – Present – Board of Directors and Executive Committee
– – 2021 – Secretary-Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee
– – 2022 – Vice-Chair

National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) – Board of Directors
– – Elected as the Representative for District XII (Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming)

Received the COMPASS Leadership in Motion Award in the “Leadership by Example – Elected Official” category

ACCEM – Ada County City Emergency Management Executive Council (2019, 2020, 2022)

Downtown Boise Association Board of Directors (2020, 2022)