# Ilana Rubel

Ilana Rubel is a Democratic member of the Idaho House for district 18A.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Idaho House, district 18A
- Serving since: 2014-01-08
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8b37fbb7-bc05-4fd5-be33-a8940e489195

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8b37fbb7-bc05-4fd5-be33-a8940e489195 (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

Rubel missed 7.6% of 916 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Idaho House (average 96.8%).

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

10 classified statements: 10 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rubel | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 50.0% | 10.4% | 3 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 70.0% | 39.2% | 46 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 30.0% | 14.4% | 86 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 71% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 14% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Education 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Taxation 14% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.02), from 586 donors and 1,160 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

916 roll calls. Attendance 92.3% (Idaho House 96.8%). Party unity 97.7% (84%). 26 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-02 · voted nay · 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 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 15.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Idaho House 5.1%; rank 1 of 3).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H 958: CHILD CARE – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding income eligibility for the Idaho Child Care Program. (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H958/
- H 813: MINIMUM WAGE – Amends existing law to remove language prohibiting a political subdivision from enacting a minimum wage that is higher than the state minimum… (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H813/
- H 812: PLASTIC BAGS – Repeals existing law preempting local regulation of auxiliary containers, including plastic bags. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H812/
- H 814: VOTERS – Amends existing law to provide for automatic voter registration through the Division of Motor Vehicles. (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H814/
- H 782: TAXATION – Amends and repeals existing law to revise the income tax rate, to extend the child tax credit indefinitely, and to repeal the Parental Choice Tax… (in committee, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/H782/
- HCR 20: GOVERNOR’S ADDRESS – States findings of the Legislature and provides for a joint session of the House and Senate to hear a message from the Governor. (passed both chambers, 2026-01-19) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/HCR20/
- H 401: SERGEANT KITZHABER MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT – Amends and adds to existing law to authorize the possession, transportation, and use of cannabis for medical… (in committee, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2025/H401/
- H 360: ABORTION – Amends and repeals existing law to remove provisions regarding abortion. (in committee, 2025-03-04) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2025/H360/
- HJR 2: MARRIAGE – Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to repeal the prohibition on same sex marriage. (in committee, 2025-02-06) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2025/HJR2/
- H 69: VOTERS – Amends existing law to provide for automatic voter registration through the Division of Motor Vehicles. (in committee, 2025-01-29) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2025/H69/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $44.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/IlanaRubel/status/2077241596605771862
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/IlanaRubel/status/2037209326167949381
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/IlanaRubel/status/2032136207631880334
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/IlanaRubel/status/2032137361388425342
- 2025-04-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/IlanaRubel/status/1912707118018490651
- 2025-03-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/IlanaRubel/status/1904315097566331055
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/IlanaRubel/status/1892699632880263541
- 2025-02-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/IlanaRubel/status/1887580892669034762
- 2025-01-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/IlanaRubel/status/1882938889163468917
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/IlanaRubel/status/1876834873262145683

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2022/rep-ilana-rubel/
- Campaign site: https://rubelforidaho.com/
- X: https://x.com/IlanaRubel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubelforidaho
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ilanarubel/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/rubelforidaho
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilana-rubel-5433296

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8b37fbb7-bc05-4fd5-be33-a8940e489195