# Ali Rabe

Ali Rabe is a Democratic member of the Idaho Senate for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Idaho Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c77bc461-d0fe-47b4-8999-72e4eda69da1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c77bc461-d0fe-47b4-8999-72e4eda69da1 (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

Rabe reported $3,489 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

66 classified statements: 66 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 | Rabe | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 30.3% | 10.3% | 17 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 68.2% | 42.9% | 21 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.1% | 3.4% | 58 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 16.7% | 16.1% | 148 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 58% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Education 13% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Families 8.9% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 8.9% (State Senate Democrats 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.80 (standard error 0.03), from 428 donors and 554 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 28% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

458 roll calls. Attendance 93.8% (Idaho Senate 97.3%). Party unity 98.8% (87%). 4 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,489 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 60% 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.

- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/aliforidaho/status/2103326718505410983
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/aliforidaho/status/2103165943514083526
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/aliforidaho/status/2102848110116614318
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/aliforidaho/status/2101025009837969496
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/aliforidaho/status/2100235481070071821
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/aliforidaho/status/2098453342632763553
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/aliforidaho/status/2098514282950668768
- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/aliforidaho/status/2081123883210690825
- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/aliforidaho/status/2081124538449031369
- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/aliforidaho/status/2081124848282284328

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/legislators/membership/2023/id6687/
- Campaign site: https://www.aliforidaho.com/
- X: https://x.com/aliforidaho
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alison.mary.r
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliforidaho/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arabe/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c77bc461-d0fe-47b4-8999-72e4eda69da1