# Melissa Wintrow

Melissa Wintrow is a Democratic member of the Idaho Senate for district 19.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Idaho Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c6b06b7d-05f8-45a3-8415-4cd1e76c5642

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c6b06b7d-05f8-45a3-8415-4cd1e76c5642 (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

Wintrow sits at −1.16 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State Senate Democrats.

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

3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Wintrow | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 100.0% | 42.9% | 1 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 33.3% | 3.4% | 1 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 66.7% | 16.1% | 1 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 100% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Families 33% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.16 (standard error 0.03), from 808 donors and 1,174 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.7% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

792 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Idaho Senate 97.3%). Party unity 98.6% (87%). 31 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 yea · 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 nay · 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/

## Legislation (ID 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0.

Recent sponsored bills:

- S 1228: CIVIL RIGHTS – Amends existing law to provide that freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity is a civil right. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2026/S1228/
- S 1004: CIVIL RIGHTS – Amends existing law to provide that freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity is a civil right. (in committee, 2025-01-17) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2025/S1004/
- S 1237: CIVIL RIGHTS – Amends existing law to provide that freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity is a civil right. (in committee, 2024-01-19) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2024/S1237/
- S 1011: CIVIL RIGHTS – Amends existing law to provide that freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity is a civil right. (in committee, 2023-01-23) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2023/S1011/
- SJR 103: EQUAL RIGHTS – Proposes an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of the State of Idaho by the addition of a new Section 24 regarding the rights and… (in committee, 2022-01-21) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2022/SJR103/
- S 1030: CIVIL RIGHTS – Amends existing law to provide that freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity is a civil right. (in committee, 2021-01-25) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2021/S1030/
- HJR 3: EQUAL RIGHTS – Proposing an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of the State of Idaho by the addition of a new section regarding the rights and… (in committee, 2020-01-24) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2020/HJR3/
- HJR 1: EQUAL RIGHTS – Proposing an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of the State of Idaho by the addition of a new section regarding the rights and… (in committee, 2019-01-28) https://openstates.org/id/bills/2019/HJR1/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $81.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2025-01-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/wintrow4idaho/status/1874922114031218996
- 2025-01-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/wintrow4idaho/status/1874922115713138965
- 2025-01-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/wintrow4idaho/status/1874922117143441730

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2022/id3139/
- Campaign site: https://www.wintrowforidaho.com/
- X: https://x.com/wintrow4idaho
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissa.wintrow
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissawintrow/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@melissawintrow9206
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-wintrow-ab77834/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c6b06b7d-05f8-45a3-8415-4cd1e76c5642