Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

ID Scorecard 2023

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Idaho Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

1. Privacy & Gun Rights

Good Vote: Yes

H295 Privacy & Gun Rights (Passed 34 to 1 on 3/29/2023). Prohibits credit card companies from assigning a unique credit card code to firearms retailers that sell weapons and ammunition.

2. Education Savings Accounts

Good Vote: No

S1038 Education Savings Accounts (Rejected 12 to 23 on 2/27/2023). The "Freedom in Education Savings Accounts (FIE)" bill would have created savings accounts for Idaho families' K-12 age children.

3. Student IDs

Good Vote: Yes

H124 Student IDs (Passed 28 to 7 on 3/9/2023). Removes student IDs as a valid form of voter identification.

4. Scrap Dealers Act

Good Vote: No

H142 Scrap Dealers (Passed 29 to 4 on 3/28/2023). Adds catalytic converters to the list for documentation under the Idaho Scrap Dealers Act.

5. Vulnerable Child Protection Act

Good Vote: Yes

H71 Vulnerable Child Protection Act (Passed 22 to 12 on 3/27/2023). Amends the existing state ban on female genital mutilation to also include puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex reassignment surgeries when administered to children struggling with gender dysphoria.

6. Childcare Grant

Good Vote: No
S1203 Childcare Grant (Passed 21 to 14 on 3/27/2023). Provides $28,025,000 one-time for childcare grants. Additionally, this bill also includes a reduction of $14,394,000 to the Department of Health and Welfare in the Division of Welfare.
Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Ben Adams R SD-012 67% +++-+-
Kelly Anthon R SD-027 67% +++-+-
Treg Bernt R SD-021 50% +++---
Carl Bjerke R SD-005 50% +-+-+-
Van Burtenshaw R SD-031 67% +++-+-
Cindy Carlson R SD-007 67% +-+-++
Don Cheatham R SD-003 NA ......
Kevin Cook R SD-032 67% +++-+-
Lori Den Hartog R SD-022 67% +-+-++
Daniel Foreman R SD-006 83% +-++++
Scott Grow R SD-014 67% +++-+-
Jim Guthrie R SD-028 100% +++.++
Mark Harris R SD-035 80% +++.+-
Phil Hart R SD-002 67% +-+-++
Linda Hartgen R SD-025 50% +++---
Scott Herndon R SD-001 83% +-++++
Rick Just D SD-015 33% ++----
Todd Lakey R SD-023 83% +++-++
Abby Lee R SD-009 50% +++---
Brian Lenney R SD-013 67% +-+-++
Dave Lent R SD-033 67% +++-+-
Tammy Nichols R SD-010 67% +-+-++
Doug Okuniewicz R SD-003 83% +-++++
Ali Rabe D SD-016 33% ++----
Doug Ricks R SD-034 80% +++-.+
Geoff Schroeder R SD-008 50% +++---
Ron Taylor D SD-026 33% ++----
Ben Toews R SD-004 67% +-+-++
Chris Trakel R SD-011 67% +-+-++
Julie VanOrden R SD-030 50% +++---
Janie Ward-Engelking D SD-018 33% ++----
Charles Winder R SD-020 67% +++-+-
Melissa Wintrow D SD-019 17% -+----
Christy Zito R SD-023 NA ......
Glenneda Zuiderveld R SD-024 83% +-++++

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 68.3%
Democrat 29.8%