State Senate Chamber at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise

The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms,[1] each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.[2]

Composition of the Senate

Since 1992, the Idaho Senate has been controlled by the Republican Party.[3]

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
RepublicanDemocratic
52nd Legislature (1992–1994)231235
53rd Legislature (1994–1996)27835
54th Legislature (1996–1998)30535
55th Legislature (1998–2000)31435
56th Legislature (2000–2002)32335
57th through 63rd Legislature (2002–2016)28735
64th Legislature (2016–2018)29635
65th through 67th Legislature (2018–present)28735
Current Voting Share80%20%

Leadership of the 68th Legislature

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President/Lieutenant Governor of IdahoScott BedkeRepublican
President Pro TemporeChuck WinderRepublican20
Majority LeaderKelly AnthonRepublican27
Assistant Majority LeaderAbby LeeRepublican9
Majority Caucus ChairMark HarrisRepublican35
Minority LeaderMelissa WintrowDemocratic19
Assistant Minority LeaderJames RuchtiDemocratic29
Minority Caucus ChairJanie Ward-EngelkingDemocratic18

Committee Chairs of the 66th Legislature

CommitteeChairmanPartyDistrict
Agriculture AffairsVan BurtenshawRepublican35
Commerce and Human ResourcesJim PatrickRepublican25
EducationSteven ThaynRepublican8
FinanceSteve BairRepublican31
Health and WelfareFred MartinRepublican15
Judiciary and RulesTodd LakeyRepublican12
Local Government and TaxationJim RiceRepublican10
Resources and EnvironmentSteve VickRepublican2
State AffairsPatti Anne LodgeRepublican11
TransportationLori Den HartogRepublican22

Members of the Idaho Senate

Map of partisan composition of the Idaho Senate as of May 20, 2023:
  Democratic senator
  Republican senator
  Vacant
DistrictSenatorPartyResidenceCounties Represented
1Scott HerndonRepublicanSagleBonner, Boundary
2Phil HartRepublicanKelloggBenewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai, Shoshone
3Doug OkuniewiczRepublicanHaydenKootenai
4Ben ToewsRepublicanCoeur d’AleneKootenai
5Carl BjerkeRepublicanCoeur d’AleneKootenai
6Dan ForemanRepublicanViolaLatah, Lewis, Nez Perce
7Cindy CarlsonRepublicanRigginsAdams, Idaho, Nez Perce
8Geoff SchroederRepublicanMountain HomeBoise, Custer, Elmore, Valley
9Abby LeeRepublicanFruitlandCanyon, Payette, Washington
10Tammy NicholsRepublicanMiddletonAda, Canyon
11Chris TrakelRepublicanCaldwellCanyon
12Ben AdamsRepublicanNampaCanyon
13Brian LenneyRepublicanNampaCanyon
14C. Scott GrowRepublicanEagleAda, Gem
15Rick JustDemocratBoiseAda
16Alison RabeDemocratBoiseAda
17Carrie SemmelrothDemocratBoiseAda
18Janie Ward-EngelkingDemocratBoiseAda
19Melissa WintrowDemocratBoiseAda
20Chuck WinderRepublicanBoiseAda
21Treg BerntRepublicanMeridianAda
22Lori Den HartogRepublicanMeridianAda
23Todd LakeyRepublicanNampaAda, Canyon, Owyhee
24Glenneda ZuiderveldRepublicanTwin FallsCamas, Gooding, Twin Falls
25Linda Wright HartgenRepublicanTwin FallsTwin Falls
26Ron TaylorDemocratHaileyBlaine, Jerome, Lincoln
27Kelly AnthonRepublicanDecloCassia, Minidoka, Oneida
28Jim GuthrieRepublicanMcCammonBannock, Franklin, Power
29James RuchtiDemocraticPocatelloBannock
30Julie VanOrdenRepublicanPingreeButte, Bingham
31Van BurtenshawRepublicanTerretonClark, Fremont, Jefferson
32Kevin CookRepublicanIdaho FallsBonneville
33Dave LentRepublicanIdaho FallsBonneville
34Doug RicksRepublicanRexburgMadison
35Mark HarrisRepublicanSoda SpringsBear Lake, Bonneville, Caribou, Teton

Past composition of the Senate

See also

References

  1. ^ “Constitution of the State of Idaho”. sos.idaho.gov. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  2. ^ “Senate – Idaho State Legislature”. legislature.idaho.gov. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Cotterell, Adam (May 13, 2014). “How Idaho Became A One Party State”. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

External links

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