{{short description|American pastor and politician from Idaho}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Tim Remington |image = | office = Member of the Idaho House of Representatives |constituency = 2nd district Seat B |term_start = January 28, 2020 |term_end = November 30, 2020 |predecessor = John Green |successor = Doug Okuniewicz | birth_date = | birth_place = California, U.S. | party = Republican | occupation = Pastor }}
'''Tim Remington''' is an American pastor and politician from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
== Biography == Remington was born in California but grew up in Coeur d'Alene. After high school, he returned to California where he found religion and, in 1981, was "radically saved."<ref name="success">{{cite news |last1=Heilman |first1=Devin |title=Pastor Tim Remington: Success stories through the Lord |url=https://cdapress.com/news/2015/feb/22/pastor-tim-remington-success-stories-through-5/ |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Coeur d'Alene Press |date=22 February 2015 |language=en}}</ref> By 2001, he was operating a church and substance abuse rehabilitation program in Cataldo, Idaho.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roarke |first1=Mike |last2=Gaddy |first2=Angie |title=No easy way to stem meth abuse |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3071733 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=The Spokesman-Review |publisher=NBC News |date=7 February 2001 |language=en}}</ref> By 2015, he was affiliated with The Altar Church in Coeur d'Alene.<ref name="success" /> Remington spoke at a rally for Ted Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign.<ref name="Cruz">{{cite news |title=Idaho pastor who spoke at Ted Cruz rally shot in the head |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/idaho-pastor-who-spoke-at-ted-cruz-rally-shot-in-the-head |access-date=10 May 2026 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=PBS News |date=7 March 2016 |language=en-us}}</ref>
===2016 shooting=== On March 6, 2016, Kyle Odom, an individual fixated with alien conspiracy theories, shot Remington six times in the back and once in the head at The Altar Church in Coeur d'Alene.<ref name=":0" /> Believing that Remington was hiding shapeshifting extraterrestrials within his congregation, on March 6, 2016, Odom approached Remington in the parking lot of the church and fired at him six times with a .45-caliber pistol in an apparent attempt on his life.<ref name="cite32">{{cite news |last1=Maben |first1=Scott |date=2016-03-08 |title=Secret Service arrests suspected shooter of CdA pastor outside White House |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/mar/08/suspected-shooter-claims-coeur-dalene-pastor-is-a-/ |access-date=2021-11-26 |work=The Spokesman-Review |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="khq">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Alex |date=2017-11-13 |title=Kyle Odom sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting Coeur d'Alene pastor |url=https://www.khq.com/news/kyle-odom-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison-for-shooting-coeur-dalene-pastor/article_96dde995-7a00-5575-9007-4005ffa71b29.html |access-date=2021-11-26 |work=KHQ-TV |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="important">{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Michael E. |date=2016-03-09 |title=Idaho shooting suspect’s ‘hypersexual’ Martian manifesto is a window into an unraveling mind |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/09/idaho-shooting-suspects-hypersexual-martian-manifesto-is-a-window-into-an-unraveling-mind/ |access-date=2021-11-26 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US}}</ref> Despite plans to kill outreach pastor John Padula, Odom left the scene without any further incident.<ref name="important" /><ref name="khq" /><ref name="cite32" /> Remington survived and underwent several hours of surgery. Odom mailed a manifesto to his family and media outlets, expressing his intent to murder Remington and his belief that he was part of an alien conspiracy to enslave humanity.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Clouse |first=Thomas |date=2017-07-18 |title=Odom pleads guilty to gunning down Coeur d'Alene Pastor |URL=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/18/odom-pleads-guilty-to-gunning-down-coeur-dalene-pa/ |access-date=2022-03-04 |work=The Spokesman-Review |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Karimi |first1=Faith |last2=Almasy |first2=Steve |date=2016-03-09 |title=‘100% sane, 0% crazy’: Letter linked to shooting mentions Martians, aliens |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/08/us/idaho-pastor-shooting/index.html |access-date=2021-11-26 |work=CNN |language=en-US}}</ref>
Police found his vehicle at the scene of the crime.<ref name="cite32" /> After successfully evading police, Odom boarded a flight to Washington, D.C. and approached the White House, at which point he began tossing items over the fence, including flash drives and a twenty-five-page manifesto addressed to then United States president Barack Obama.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Inglet |first1=Misty |date=2020-01-29 |title=Pastor who survived church shooting is Idaho's newest lawmaker: 'Sometimes the Lord opens doors we do not expect' |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/capitol-watch/pastor-who-survived-church-shooting-is-idahos-newest-lawmaker-state-capitol-legislature-tim-remington-coeur-d-alene/277-7e979e57-6614-4e2d-a15b-d3cdcfe3f04f |access-date=2021-05-08 |work=KTVB7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Roley |first=Amanda |date=2017-11-13 |title=Man who shot N. Idaho pastor gets 25 years |URL=https://www.krem.com/mobile/article/news/local/kootenai-county/man-who-shot-n-idaho-pastor-gets-25-years/293-491540699 |access-date=2019-02-19 |work=KREM2 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Date |first1=Jack |date=2016-03-09 |title=How Idaho Shooting Suspect Kyle Odom Was Able to Fly to DC |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/idaho-shooting-suspect-kyle-odom-fly-dc/story?id=37533421 |access-date=2021-11-26 |work=ABC News |language=en-US}}</ref> Odom was apprehended by United States Secret Service members at 8:27 p.m., though the arrest was related to his activity at the White House and not to the attempt on Remington's life.<ref name="cite32" /><ref name="citenbc">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Alex |date=2016-09-03 |title=Pastor Shooting Suspect Kyle Odom Charged, Claims Martians Control Earth |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pastor-shooting-suspect-kyle-odom-charged-claims-martians-control-earth-n535241 |access-date=2021-11-26 |work=NBC News |language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2017, Odom pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with a felony firearm and was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison.<ref name="khq" /><ref>{{cite news |date=2017-11-14 |title=Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Shooting Idaho Pastor |url=https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/man-sentenced-to-25-years-for-shooting-idaho-pastor/article_7e289be8-a2fe-58b8-8fa5-44655953739a.html |access-date=2021-11-26 |work=Idaho State Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> He was released on parole in March 2026.<ref>{{cite news |title=Remington shooter released |url=https://cdapress.com/news/2026/mar/18/remington-shooter-released-on-parole/ |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Coeur d'Alene Press |date=18 March 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
===Subsequent career=== {{Asof|January 2020}}, Remington was a pastor at Altar Church in Coeur d'Alene.<ref name="krem_reming2020" />
On January 28, 2020, Remington was appointed by Idaho Governor Brad Little as a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives for District 2, seat B. Remington replaced John Green, who was expelled from the Idaho Legislature.<ref name="krem_reming2020">{{Cite news |last=Riordan |first=Kaitlin |date=2020-01-28 |title=Coeur d'Alene Pastor Tim Remington appointed to Idaho House |URL=https://www.krem.com/mobile/article/news/politics/coeur-dalene-pastor-tim-remington-appointed-to-idaho-house/293-544ddf34-5cd7-43b6-b4e7-0087d1438447 |access-date=2020-02-19 |work=KREM2 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Representative Timothy "Tim" Remington (R) |URL=https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2020/id6405/ |access-date=2020-02-19 |website=Idaho State Legislature}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Remington Tim Remington at ballotpedia.org]
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