Since Idaho became a U.S. state in 1890,it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives,beginning with the 51st United States Congress. Prior to 1890,Idaho sent non-voting delegates to the House of Representatives from 1864 to 1889. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections,with their re-election staggered. Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were elected by the Idaho Legislature. Each state elects a varying number of,but at least one,member of the House,depending on population,to two-year terms. Idaho has sent two members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 1910 United States Census.
The Idaho Republican Party (IDGOP) is the Idaho state affiliate of the United States Republican Party,headquartered in Boise. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling both of Idaho's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,the governorship,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
James Elroy Risch is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party,he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kempthorne and Butch Otter. He also served from May 2006 to January 2007 as the 31st governor of Idaho.
Thomas Luna is an American politician who served as Idaho superintendent of public instruction from 2006 to 2014. Luna was the chair of Idaho Republican Party from June 2020 to July 2022.
Bradley Jay Little is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2009 to 2019 and as an Idaho state senator from 2001 to 2009.
Scott Conrad Bedke is an American politician serving as the 44th lieutenant governor of Idaho since 2023. A Republican,he served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 27A district. In December 2012,Bedke defeated fellow Republican Lawerence Denney to become speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives.
Chad Christensen is an American politician,former law enforcement officer,and U.S. Army veteran,who is a former member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 32nd district,Seat B. He is a Republican.
Rick D. Youngblood is an American politician who served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 12B district. Elected in November 2012,he assumed office on December 1,2012.
Mary Souza is an American politician and former nurse who was a Republican member of the Idaho Senate. She was first elected in 2014 to 2022.
Megan C. Blanksma is an American politician serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from District 8 in seat B. A member of the Republican Party,she served as the majority leader in the House of Representatives from 2022 to February 8,2024,when she was removed due to disagreements within the Republican caucus.
Ronald M. Nate is an American politician and economist who has previously served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 34th district. He was an economics professor at Brigham Young University–Idaho and is now president of the Idaho Freedom Foundation,a conservative think tank. He is part of the far-right faction of the Idaho Republican Party.
The 2024 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections. 33 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate will be contested in regular elections. Senators are divided into three classes whose six-year terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every two years. Class 1 senators will face election in 2024.
Dorothy Moon is an American conservative politician who served as a Republican member of Idaho House of Representatives from the 8B district from 2016 to 2022. Moon has been the Chair of Idaho Republican Party since July 2022.
Lauren Necochea is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she has served in the Idaho House of Representatives since 2019. She represents the 19th district,which includes a portion of Boise,the state capital. Since 2022,she has served as chair of the Idaho Democratic Party.
James Ruchti is an American attorney and politician. A Democrat,he has served as a member of the Idaho Senate from the 29th district since 2022. He served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2020 to 2022,having previously served from 2006 to 2010.
Bruce D. Skaug is an American attorney and politician. A Republican,Skaug has served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 10th district since 2020. He previously served as a deputy prosecutor in Ada County and as a member of the Nampa City Council.
The 2022 Idaho House of Representatives elections took place on November 8,2022. Primary elections were held on May 17,2022. Idaho voters elected state representatives in all 70 seats of the House,electing two state representatives in each of the 35 Idaho state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Idaho House of Representatives.
The 2022 Idaho State Senate elections took place on November 8,2022. Primary elections were held on May 17,2022. Idaho voters elected state senators in all 35 seats of the Senate,electing one state senator and two state representatives in each of the 35 Idaho state legislative districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Idaho Senate.
The 2022 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the next lieutenant governor of Idaho. It coincided with various other statewide races,including U.S. Senate,U.S. House,and governor. Idaho is one of 17 states that elect their lieutenant governor separately in both the primary and general elections.
Nate Roberts is an American politician,electrician,and union officer. He has served as a Democratic member of the Idaho House of Representatives for legislative district 29B since 2022.
United States Marine Corps