# Josh Kohl

Josh Kohl is a Republican member of the Idaho Senate for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Idaho Senate, district 25
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7ea55825-b942-4464-bb86-878113e524fe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ea55825-b942-4464-bb86-878113e524fe (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

Kohl sits at +1.00 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State Senate Republicans.

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Kohl | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 37.3% | 92 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 15.4% | 5 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 50% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Commerce 50% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Taxation 50% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.00 (standard error 0.04), from 121 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

791 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Idaho Senate 97.3%). Party unity 88% (87%). 220 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 nay · 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 $33.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 87% 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.

- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kohl4idaho/status/2046306603746640262
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/kohl4idaho/status/2028548353508942178
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/kohl4idaho/status/2028557488203993482
- 2026-03-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kohl4idaho/status/2028558865873375573

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/membership/
- Campaign site: https://kohl4idaho.com/
- X: https://x.com/kohl4idaho
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Joshua-Kohl/pfbid0XwWrHPEKaHbLJykVz92DoMNvKdv61m6X9sH2EHR9pyiAndMXhsTBpyeBgunADgVKl/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kohl4idaho/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-kohl-5620134a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7ea55825-b942-4464-bb86-878113e524fe