# Kent Marmon

Kent Marmon is a Republican member of the Idaho House for district 11A.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Idaho House, district 11A
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: ID 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c92ba4ff-72aa-4985-b8c0-bb3178187c81

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c92ba4ff-72aa-4985-b8c0-bb3178187c81 (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

Marmon sits at +0.86 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans.

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

48 classified statements: 48 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Marmon | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.9% | 296 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 20.8% | 9.3% | 101 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 1.8% | 247 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 14.6% | 12.7% | 295 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Health 25% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 13% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 6.3% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.86 (standard error 0.03), from 247 donors and 292 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ID 2025–26 session)

916 roll calls. Attendance 97.8% (Idaho House 96.8%). Party unity 89% (84%). 229 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-02 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 76% 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.

- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/KentMarmon/status/2087715681647358359
- 2026-07-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KentMarmon/status/2078269265233477967
- 2026-07-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/KentMarmon/status/2074974601361404328
- 2026-02-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KentMarmon/status/2022205818570260792
- 2026-02-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/KentMarmon/status/2020067279824953640
- 2026-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/KentMarmon/status/2019070871378297036
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/KentMarmon/status/2011286485501153627
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/KentMarmon/status/2011287761010253891
- 2026-01-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KentMarmon/status/2009103000015413272
- 2026-01-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KentMarmon/status/2008171145464557847

## Links

- Official site: https://legislature.idaho.gov/house/membership/
- X: https://x.com/KentMarmon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Marmon-for-Idaho-100077993755411/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c92ba4ff-72aa-4985-b8c0-bb3178187c81