# Rod Furniss

Rod Furniss is a Republican member of the Idaho House for district 31B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Idaho House, district 31B
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/70eb5f7f-381b-400d-87b2-2bdeb6a1c7e7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/70eb5f7f-381b-400d-87b2-2bdeb6a1c7e7 (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

Furniss sits at −0.05 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Republicans.

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

93 classified statements: 93 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 | Furniss | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 5.4% | 9.3% | 436 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 38.7% | 31.9% | 285 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.2% | 1.8% | 155 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 17.2% | 12.7% | 234 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.4% | 285 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 22% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 22% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Republicans 18%); Water Resources Development 17% (State House Republicans 1.4%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.05 (standard error 0.01), from 42 donors and 1,145 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.8% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

916 roll calls. Attendance 98.1% (Idaho House 96.8%). Party unity 68% (84%). 96 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 $43.8K (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.

- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/rodfurniss1/status/2072767460575773080
- 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/rodfurniss1/status/2068416141379387431
- 2026-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/rodfurniss1/status/2059709697972974035
- 2026-05-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/rodfurniss1/status/2058545207944392796
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/rodfurniss1/status/2056361095972229434
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/rodfurniss1/status/2056496080658084335
- 2026-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/rodfurniss1/status/2055800466722963725
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/rodfurniss1/status/2055784178764181632
- 2026-04-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/rodfurniss1/status/2048057064212349389
- 2026-04-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rodfurniss1/status/2047330975336820866

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2022/rep-rod-furniss/
- Campaign site: https://rodfurniss.com/
- X: https://x.com/rodfurniss1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rod.furniss
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/representativerodfurniss/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rod-furniss-clu-chfc-a59ab0111/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/70eb5f7f-381b-400d-87b2-2bdeb6a1c7e7