Ilana Rubel | |
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Minority Leader of the Idaho House of Representatives | |
Assumed office December 10, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mat Erpelding |
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 18th district Seat A | |
Assumed office January 8,2014 | |
Preceded by | Janie Ward-Engelking |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Toronto,Canada |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | John Paschke |
Children | 4 |
Education | Georgetown University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Ilana S. Rubel (born 1972) [1] [2] is a Canadian-born American politician,currently serving as a Democratic member of the Idaho House of Representatives. She represents the south Boise-based District 18 since January 2014. Rubel currently serves as Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. [3]
Rubel was born in Toronto,Canada. Her family is Jewish with her father’s family escaping pogroms and her mother’s family immigrating during World War II. She grew up in a household with a single mother. [4] She attended the University of Toronto Schools as a child. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Law School. [5]
Prior to joining the Idaho House of Representatives,Rubel was a partner with the law firm Fenwick &West in Boise. [6] She became a member of the Idaho House of Representatives in 2014. Rubel was appointed to the position by Gov. Butch Otter to serve the remainder of the term of Janie Ward-Engelking,who was appointed to the Idaho Senate. [6]
Rubel ran for Idaho House Minority Leader after the then incumbent,Rep. Mat Erpelding,resigned in December 2019 to take a position with the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce. [7]
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