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Upper state chamber of a state of the United-States of America
State Senate Chamber at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise
The
Idaho Senate
is the upper chamber of the
Idaho State Legislature
. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms,
[1]
each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the
Idaho State Capitol
in
Boise, Idaho
.
[2]
Composition of the Senate
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Since 1992, the Idaho Senate has been controlled by the
Republican Party
.
[3]
Affiliation
|
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total
|
|
|
Republican
|
Democratic
|
52nd Legislature (1992?1994)
|
23
|
12
|
35
|
53rd Legislature (1994?1996)
|
27
|
8
|
35
|
54th Legislature (1996?1998)
|
30
|
5
|
35
|
55th Legislature (1998?2000)
|
31
|
4
|
35
|
56th Legislature (2000?2002)
|
32
|
3
|
35
|
57th through 63rd Legislature (2002?2016)
|
28
|
7
|
35
|
64th Legislature (2016?2018)
|
29
|
6
|
35
|
65th through 67th Legislature (2018?present)
|
28
|
7
|
35
|
Current Voting Share
|
80%
|
20%
|
|
Leadership of the 68th Legislature
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Committee Chairs of the 66th Legislature
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Members of the Idaho Senate
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Map of partisan composition of the Idaho Senate as of May 20, 2023:
Vacant
District
|
Senator
|
Party
|
Residence
|
Counties represented
|
Took office
|
1
|
Scott Herndon
|
Republican
|
Sagle
|
Bonner
,
Boundary
|
2022
|
2
|
Phil Hart
|
Republican
|
Kellogg
|
Benewah
, Bonner,
Clearwater
,
Kootenai
,
Shoshone
|
2022
|
3
|
Doug Okuniewicz
|
Republican
|
Hayden
|
Kootenai
|
2022
|
4
|
Ben Toews
|
Republican
|
Coeur d'Alene
|
Kootenai
|
2022
|
5
|
Carl Bjerke
|
Republican
|
Coeur d'Alene
|
Kootenai
|
2022
|
6
|
Dan Foreman
|
Republican
|
Viola
|
Latah
,
Lewis
,
Nez Perce
|
2022
|
7
|
Cindy Carlson
|
Republican
|
Riggins
|
Adams
,
Idaho
, Nez Perce
|
2022
|
8
|
Geoff Schroeder
|
Republican
|
Mountain Home
|
Boise
,
Custer
,
Elmore
,
Valley
|
2022
|
9
|
Abby Lee
|
Republican
|
Fruitland
|
Canyon
,
Payette
,
Washington
|
2014
|
10
|
Tammy Nichols
|
Republican
|
Middleton
|
Ada
, Canyon
|
2022
|
11
|
Chris Trakel
|
Republican
|
Caldwell
|
Canyon
|
2022
|
12
|
Ben Adams
|
Republican
|
Nampa
|
Canyon
|
2022
|
13
|
Brian Lenney
|
Republican
|
Nampa
|
Canyon
|
2022
|
14
|
C. Scott Grow
|
Republican
|
Eagle
|
Ada,
Gem
|
2018
|
15
|
Rick Just
|
Democratic
|
Boise
|
Ada
|
2022
|
16
|
Alison Rabe
|
Democratic
|
Boise
|
Ada
|
2022
|
17
|
Carrie Semmelroth
|
Democratic
|
Boise
|
Ada
|
2021
|
18
|
Janie Ward-Engelking
|
Democratic
|
Boise
|
Ada
|
2013
|
19
|
Melissa Wintrow
|
Democratic
|
Boise
|
Ada
|
2020
|
20
|
Chuck Winder
|
Republican
|
Boise
|
Ada
|
2008
|
21
|
Treg Bernt
|
Republican
|
Meridian
|
Ada
|
2022
|
22
|
Lori Den Hartog
|
Republican
|
Meridian
|
Ada
|
2014
|
23
|
Todd Lakey
|
Republican
|
Nampa
|
Ada, Canyon,
Owyhee
|
2012
|
24
|
Glenneda Zuiderveld
|
Republican
|
Twin Falls
|
Camas
,
Gooding
,
Twin Falls
|
2022
|
25
|
Linda Wright Hartgen
|
Republican
|
Twin Falls
|
Twin Falls
|
2022
|
26
|
Ron Taylor
|
Democratic
|
Hailey
|
Blaine
,
Jerome
,
Lincoln
|
2022
|
27
|
Kelly Anthon
|
Republican
|
Declo
|
Cassia
,
Minidoka
,
Oneida
|
2015
|
28
|
Jim Guthrie
|
Republican
|
McCammon
|
Bannock
,
Franklin
,
Power
|
2012
|
29
|
James Ruchti
|
Democratic
|
Pocatello
|
Bannock
|
2022
|
30
|
Julie VanOrden
|
Republican
|
Pingree
|
Butte
,
Bingham
|
2022
|
31
|
Van Burtenshaw
|
Republican
|
Terreton
|
Clark
,
Fremont
,
Jefferson
|
2018
|
32
|
Kevin Cook
|
Republican
|
Idaho Falls
|
Bonneville
|
2020
|
33
|
Dave Lent
|
Republican
|
Idaho Falls
|
Bonneville
|
2018
|
34
|
Doug Ricks
|
Republican
|
Rexburg
|
Madison
|
2020
|
35
|
Mark Harris
|
Republican
|
Soda Springs
|
Bear Lake
, Bonneville,
Caribou
,
Teton
|
2015
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Past composition of the Senate
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See also
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References
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