# Shawn Dygert

Shawn Dygert is a Republican member of the Idaho House for district 23B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Idaho House, district 23B
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0ad2781c-7d8f-4e19-9fb2-74c8f9033ef9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ad2781c-7d8f-4e19-9fb2-74c8f9033ef9 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Dygert sits at +0.08 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State House Republicans.

## What Dygert says (ID 2025–26 session)

75 classified statements: 75 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Dygert | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.3% | 9.3% | 631 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 42.7% | 31.9% | 228 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.7% | 1.8% | 193 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 22.7% | 12.7% | 134 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 59% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Water Resources Development 19% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 13% (State House Republicans 1.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.08 (standard error 0.02), from 65 donors and 298 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

916 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Idaho House 96.8%). Party unity 87% (84%). 49 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · passage · H 516 EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of taxpayer funding of teachers unions. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H516/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended: Ayes 58 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 12, read in full as required – · H 978 APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H978/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended: Ayes 59 Nays 6 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – · H 975 APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal year 2027. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H975/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended: Ayes 58 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 12, read in full as required – · H 974 APPROPRIATIONS – IDAHO STATE POLICE – Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Police for fiscal year 2027. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H974/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended: Ayes 59 Nays 6 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – · S 1438 APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support… · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/S1438/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended: Ayes 59 Nays 6 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – · S 1247 MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding law enforcement entering into a memorandum of agreement. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/S1247/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 8, read in full as required – · S 1454 APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH SAFETY AND PERMANENCY, AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS – Relates to… · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/S1454/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended: Ayes 59 Nays 6 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – · H 976 APPROPRIATIONS – Relates to the appropriation and transfer of funds for strategic initiatives and local highway districts. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H976/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended: Ayes 58 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 12, read in full as required – · H 972 APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – DIVISION OF WELFARE – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H972/
- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · Rules Suspended: Ayes 62 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 8, read in full as required – · S 1448 MINORS – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding material harmful to minors. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/S1448/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,250 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID/status/2112557970655772938
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID/status/2110433604140781734
- 2026-09-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID/status/2103690198299427190
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID/status/2098469628116893913
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID/status/2094989264698356049
- 2026-07-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID/status/2073781489402347986
- 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID/status/2072413804563173740
- 2026-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID/status/2068695769289458059
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID/status/2058910399395926124
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID/status/2056428173873865197

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/house/membership/
- Campaign site: https://www.shawndygert4idaho.com/
- X: https://x.com/ShawnDygert4ID
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Shawn-Dygert-4-Idaho-61554997457236/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawndygert4idaho/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-dygert-7ab63339

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ad2781c-7d8f-4e19-9fb2-74c8f9033ef9