2021-2022 ID Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2021-2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.
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Senate Votes
1. Martial Law
Prohibits the Governor from suspending Idaho code except in extreme situations and caps emergency declarations to 60 days.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
2. Gun Rights - Nullification
Prohibits Idaho government entities from assisting in the enforcement of new federal actions regarding firearms and their components.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
3. Governor\'s Emergency Powers
Places a 90 day limit on a governor's emergency powers granted during an extreme state of emergency and can be revoked by legislature.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
4. State Sovereignty
Forces the state to give up some of its sovereignty and comply with a federal program and all of its subsequent amendments.
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. Loan Repayment Program
Allocated money to fund education debts for nurses committing to practice in designated rural health shortage areas that have limited access to hospitals.
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Constitutional Vote: No
Cost per household: -$0.39/year
6. Government Housing
Allocates American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to create grants for nonprofit developers to create affordable housing for low income earners.
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Constitutional Vote: No
Cost per household: -$77.00/year
How did they vote?
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Did not vote
| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Agenbroad | R | 60% | ||||||
| Kelly A. Anthon | R | 67% | ||||||
| Steven Bair | R | 50% | ||||||
| Regina Bayer | R | 100% | ||||||
| Grant Burgoyne | D | 0% | ||||||
| Van Burtenshaw | R | 50% | ||||||
| Kevin Cook | R | 83% | ||||||
| Carl Crabtree | R | 100% | ||||||
| Lori Den Hartog | R | 83% | ||||||
| Scott Grow | R | 83% | ||||||
| Jim K. Guthrie | R | 50% | ||||||
| Mark Harris | R | 60% | ||||||
| Lee Heider | R | 67% | ||||||
| Dan Johnson | R | 67% | ||||||
| Todd M. Lakey | R | 80% | ||||||
| Abby Lee | R | 60% | ||||||
| Dave Lent | R | 67% | ||||||
| Patti Lodge | R | 67% | ||||||
| Fred Martin | R | 60% | ||||||
| David Nelson | D | 0% | ||||||
| Marcus Nye | D | 0% | ||||||
| Jim Patrick | R | 50% | ||||||
| Alison Rabe | D | 0% | ||||||
| James Rice | R | 67% | ||||||
| Doug Ricks | R | 80% | ||||||
| Peter Riggs | R | 50% | ||||||
| Carrie Semmelroth | D | 0% | ||||||
| Mary Souza | R | 67% | ||||||
| Michelle Stennett | D | 0% | ||||||
| Steven Thayn | R | 83% | ||||||
| Steve Vick | R | 100% | ||||||
| Janie Ward-Engelking | D | 0% | ||||||
| Charles Winder | R | 50% | ||||||
| Melissa Wintrow | D | 0% | ||||||
| James W. Woodward | R | 80% | ||||||
| Christy Zito | R | 100% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 0% |
| Republican | 70.8% |
