# Tammy Nichols

Tammy Nichols is a Republican member of the Idaho Senate for district 10.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Idaho Senate, district 10
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/846c0e7d-ec02-4f49-afb9-3604dd27da98

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/846c0e7d-ec02-4f49-afb9-3604dd27da98 (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

Nichols sits at +0.68 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State Senate Republicans.

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

2,462 classified statements: 2,462 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 | Nichols | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.3% | 144 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 3.4% | 9.5% | 234 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 18.3% | 37.3% | 293 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.3% | 2.3% | 260 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 5.7% | 15.4% | 265 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.3% | 125 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 17% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Health 17% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State Senate Republicans 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.68 (standard error 0.02), from 426 donors and 1,178 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

791 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Idaho Senate 97.3%). Party unity 95.3% (87%). 144 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 $26.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 92% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/nichols_senator/status/2114436303089758656
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/nichols_senator/status/2113789002763649059
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nichols_senator/status/2113426355933299058
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/nichols_senator/status/2113502850156462181
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nichols_senator/status/2113733691038150828
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/nichols_senator/status/2113142112044920857
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/nichols_senator/status/2113312598758445360
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/nichols_senator/status/2113396287504843140
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nichols_senator/status/2112731593576174009
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nichols_senator/status/2112966300268130381

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2024/id5380/
- Campaign site: https://nicholsforidaho.com/
- X: https://x.com/nichols_senator
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicholsforidaho/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholsforidaho
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCggnPlxBJmEWQCSgLdkwsVA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammy-nichols-mrs-middleton-2009-04b88bb

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/846c0e7d-ec02-4f49-afb9-3604dd27da98