Hi, I’m Jimmy Hallyburton, your Boise City Council Member for District 6.

Since January 2020, I’ve had the opportunity to serve my hometown on the Boise City Council. On November 4th, 2025, I was reelected for a third four-year term ending in January 2030. I feel honored and humbled to have received nearly 72% of the vote in the largest (number and %) voter turnout in the history of Boise City Council elections, and I take the responsibility of that kind of support seriously.

This will be my final term on Boise City Council. Not because there are term limits, but because I believe 10 years on council is enough, and I believe in the power of passing the torch to future leaders in District 6.

That means I have four more action-packed years to get a lot of stuff done, and to do my best to leave my hometown in a better place than I found it. That’s a tall order, but I’m up for it! Here are a few of the things I’ll be working on.

2026 - 2030 Initiatives

  • I believe in a community that is stronger together, where everyone’s unique value is appreciated and celebrated, where diversity is a strength, and where we stand up for those in need. As a Boise City Council Member, I will do everything within my power to ensure everyone in our community feels welcome and is safe in the city they call home.

  • I helped create and pass the Pathways Master Plan in 2021, setting the stage for over 116 miles of off-street walking and biking pathways across the city. I will be working to complete two major sections (Spoils Bank in NW Boise and Farmer’s Lateral on the Bench between Bishop Kelly and Hillcrest Library) by 2030, and to have additional projects keyed up in the pipeline.

  • In 2025, I led efforts to create the Boise Youth Roadmap, a plan to ensure Boise leads the way in empowering youth to grow, thrive, and contribute to building a brighter future in Boise. Starting in May 2026, youth will be able to ride the bus for free every summer. Partnerships are in the works to establish more dedicated teen spaces. Every department at the City of Boise will use the roadmap as a lens in their future efforts. And I will be working hard to establish more ways for youth to engage in future planning.

  • Making sure our neighborhood roads are safe for walking, biking, and driving will remain one of my top priorities. The work we've done recently to slow traffic on Harrison, 15th, and 9th is a good start, but there is much more to be done.

    I'm currently pushing for a rapid traffic-calming project that would use paint, bolt-on posts, and asphalt art to take immediate steps in neighborhoods across Boise. I'm also working on state legislation to address traffic fines and safety education efforts. I believe both will save lives. 

  • I will be doing everything I can to make it easier to build and preserve affordable housing. This includes starter homes, duplexes, triplexes, and multi-family units to rent and to own.

    Approving the new location for Interfaith Sanctuary was a big, hard decision with both a lot of support and a lot of opposition. While some may disagree, I believe the new shelter has the ability to better serve our most vulnerable community members and ultimately help them out of homelessness. I will be working closely with city staff and Interfaith Sanctuary to ensure all conditions of approval are met and emerging issues are addressed. 

  • No joke, we have invasive Norwegian Rats and Roof Rats making their way from Eagle into NW Boise, and beyond. It’s believed they arrived in shipping containers as people relocated from California to Eagle. Again, not joking.

    If, for some reason, you dislike everything about me, I think we can still agree that we don’t want rats in Boise. I’m working closely with Ada County Pest and Weed Control to create a plan to address this issue. Efforts will ramp up Spring of 2026.

  • Whitney Pool should be open in the summer of 2027. I hope to have Historic Lowell Pool reopened in 2028, and I'll be working on community-driven plans for what to do with Historic South Pool before I leave office in 2030. 

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District 6

When I was first elected in 2019, Boise City Council seats were “at large,” meaning council members represented the entire city, not a specific geographic district. When I was reelected in 2023, city council voting had been moved to district representation, and I became the representative of the brand-new District 6. For my third term in office, I am excited about the opportunity to continue representing District 6, an area I’ve lived in for the last 17 years, and the area I was born and raised in. (See the interactive map for the district boundaries.)

I am committed to addressing the unique needs and challenges of my diverse district while ensuring every decision I make serves the best interests of all Boiseans.

The Work We’ve Done

I’m so proud of the work we’ve accomplished during my first 2 terms on City Council:

  • Developed and adopted the Pathways Master Plan.

  • Adopted Boise’s first Vision Zero Plan and created a Traffic Fatality Review Task Force to reduce and eliminate traffic fatalities.

  • Built 7 new parks, including Primrose Park in NW Boise, and approved an additional 4 future park sites.

  • Helped create and adopted Boise’s Climate Action Plan.

  • Funded and developed Fire Station 13 in NW Boise (opening summer 2025).

  • Constructed 2 large-scale affordable housing developments (100s of units) through public-private partnerships. Approved 2 more coming to the Lusk District soon.

  • Established 8th St as a permanent pedestrian area

  • Established funding and plans to restore Historic Lowell Pool in 2025 and to relocate and build a larger South Pool while preserving historic elements of the old South Pool location.

  • Addressed housing and transportation needs for recently arrived refugees as the Council Liaison to Neighbors United

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