2019-2020 ID Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2019-2020 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first 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. Expanding Public School Bureaucracy

Expanding public school administrative bureaucracy in the form of creating a "School Turnaround Committee" in failing schools.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No

2. Banning Partial-Birth Abortion

Rewrites an existing ban on partial-birth abortions to make the ban enforceable.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes

3. Strengthening Concealed Carry

Lowers the age limit for concealed carrying of a handgun inside of city limits.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes

4. Fairness in Women's Sports

Prevents biological males from participating in women's sports.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes

5. Targeting Credit Unions

Changes regulations as related to credit unions, but not financial institutions more generally.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No

6. Expanding Warrantless Arrests

Allows police to make warrantless misdemeanor arrests on the supposition of criminal behavior, even if no criminal activity is observed.

Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No

How did they vote?

Bert Brackett
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-023
1. Expanding Public School Bureaucracy
2. Banning Partial-Birth Abortion
3. Strengthening Concealed Carry
4. Fairness in Women's Sports
5. Targeting Credit Unions
6. Expanding Warrantless Arrests
Cherie Buckner-Webb
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-019
1. Expanding Public School Bureaucracy
2. Banning Partial-Birth Abortion
3. Strengthening Concealed Carry
4. Fairness in Women's Sports
5. Targeting Credit Unions
6. Expanding Warrantless Arrests
Don Cheatham
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-003
1. Expanding Public School Bureaucracy
2. Banning Partial-Birth Abortion
3. Strengthening Concealed Carry
4. Fairness in Women's Sports
5. Targeting Credit Unions
6. Expanding Warrantless Arrests
Brent Hill
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-034
1. Expanding Public School Bureaucracy
2. Banning Partial-Birth Abortion
3. Strengthening Concealed Carry
4. Fairness in Women's Sports
5. Targeting Credit Unions
6. Expanding Warrantless Arrests
Maryanne Jordan
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-017
1. Expanding Public School Bureaucracy
2. Banning Partial-Birth Abortion
3. Strengthening Concealed Carry
4. Fairness in Women's Sports
5. Targeting Credit Unions
6. Expanding Warrantless Arrests
Dean M. Mortimer
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-030
1. Expanding Public School Bureaucracy
2. Banning Partial-Birth Abortion
3. Strengthening Concealed Carry
4. Fairness in Women's Sports
5. Targeting Credit Unions
6. Expanding Warrantless Arrests
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