# Ron Taylor

Ron Taylor is a Democratic member of the Idaho Senate for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Idaho Senate, district 26
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1024a2b6-d36f-4c1f-86a0-826ec9120fe0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1024a2b6-d36f-4c1f-86a0-826ec9120fe0 (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

Taylor sits at −1.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State Senate Democrats.

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

2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Taylor | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.03 (standard error 0.04), from 528 donors and 591 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.5% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

792 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (Idaho Senate 97.3%). Party unity 98.0% (87%). 11 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-02 · voted not voting · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · 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 not voting · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · 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 (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · H 973 APPROPRIATIONS – MILITARY DIVISION – Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H973/
- 2026-04-02 · voted not voting · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · H 959 TAXATION – Amends and adds to existing law to provide for an initiative petition to raise or lower the property tax budgets for fire protection… · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H959/
- 2026-04-02 · voted nay · Read third time in full – · H 896 SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding compliance with the law. · fail · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H896/
- 2026-04-02 · voted nay · Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · 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 (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · 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 (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) – Read third time in full – · 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/
- 2026-04-01 · voted nay · Read third time in full as amended – · S 1336 EDUCATION – Amends and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding civics education. · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/S1336/
- 2026-04-01 · voted yea · Read third time in full – · H 949 APPROPRIATIONS – WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND STEM ACTION CENTER – Relates to the appropriation to the Workforce Development Council and the STEM… · pass · https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H949/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $44.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 94% 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.

- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RonTaylorD26/status/2085585507787194872
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RonTaylorD26/status/2084822539176759678

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2024/id7836/
- Campaign site: https://www.rontaylorforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/RonTaylorD26
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SenatorRonTaylor/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rontaylorforsenate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rontaylorforsenate6870
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-taylor-17670378/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1024a2b6-d36f-4c1f-86a0-826ec9120fe0