# Brandon Shippy

Brandon Shippy is a Republican member of the Idaho Senate for district 9.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Idaho Senate, district 9
- Serving since: 2024-07-18
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/42e5ac22-a35c-4e0e-80fb-05bab9093b28

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/42e5ac22-a35c-4e0e-80fb-05bab9093b28 (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

Shippy has 543 classified statements in the ID 2025–26 session.

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

543 classified statements: 543 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Shippy | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.3% | 183 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 13.1% | 9.5% | 100 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 24.3% | 37.3% | 256 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 2.3% | 251 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 5.7% | 15.4% | 266 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.3% | 163 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 30% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Health 12% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Immigration 12% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%); Economics and Public Finance 7.6% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 231 donors and 293 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

791 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (Idaho Senate 97.3%). Party unity 90.2% (87%). 104 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-02 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 $38.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonShippy5/status/2113834066663653554
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonShippy5/status/2113246560142385634
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrandonShippy5/status/2113247730567184880
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonShippy5/status/2113281820813136181
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonShippy5/status/2112975295997481162
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonShippy5/status/2112682555476791416
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrandonShippy5/status/2111518806468337756
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrandonShippy5/status/2111518810553672178
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrandonShippy5/status/2111518814001315858
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrandonShippy5/status/2111579458423717933

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/membership/
- Campaign site: https://www.shippyforidaho.com/
- X: https://x.com/BrandonShippy5
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Brandon-Shippy-for-IDAHO-Senate-100094349190929/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiYX9eg9XhnnwGmaCc9_L9A
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-shippy-b7a410191

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/42e5ac22-a35c-4e0e-80fb-05bab9093b28