# Clint Hostetler

Clint Hostetler is a Republican member of the Idaho House for district 24A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Idaho House, district 24A
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/39fe1103-009e-4594-8ae1-107ba5ffd388

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/39fe1103-009e-4594-8ae1-107ba5ffd388 (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

Hostetler sits at +0.83 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 97% of State House Republicans.

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

720 classified statements: 720 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 | Hostetler | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.2% | 2.9% | 185 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.7% | 9.3% | 466 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 11.4% | 31.9% | 685 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 2.9% | 12.7% | 634 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.4% | 179 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 28% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 17% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Environmental Protection 12% (State House Republicans 1.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.83 (standard error 0.04), from 110 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 97% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

916 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Idaho House 96.8%). Party unity 90.5% (84%). 233 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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/

## Legislation (ID 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0.

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 977: CLOUD SEEDING – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding cloud seeding. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H977/
- H 1: TAXATION – Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit. (in committee, 2025-01-09) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2025/H1/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $43.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 77% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/clintforidaho/status/2113015823006941685
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/clintforidaho/status/2112574476261150953
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/clintforidaho/status/2112272998682243207
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/clintforidaho/status/2111214430801518660
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/clintforidaho/status/2110815143194149026
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/clintforidaho/status/2110378873150152830
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/clintforidaho/status/2108007439316779065
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/clintforidaho/status/2108297982496080107
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/clintforidaho/status/2108300030247571764
- 2026-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/clintforidaho/status/2106746511006802263

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/house/membership/
- Campaign site: https://clintforidaho.com/
- X: https://x.com/clintforidaho
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clintforidaho/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-hostetler-90a9046

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/39fe1103-009e-4594-8ae1-107ba5ffd388