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.

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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 2021-2022

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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 2021-2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our second state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. State Sovereignty

Good Vote: No

HB454 State Sovereignty (Passed 28 to 4 on 2/8/2022). Forces the state to give up some of its sovereignty and comply with a federal program and all of its subsequent amendments.

2. Government Housing

Good Vote: No

H701 Government Housing (Passed 26 to 9 on 3/22/2022). Allocates American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to create grants for nonprofit developers to create affordable housing for low income earners.

3. Loan Repayment Program

Good Vote: No

SB1287 Loan Repayment Program (Rejected 14 to 17 on 2/23/2022). Allocated money to fund education debts for nurses committing to practice in designated rural health shortage areas that have limited access to hospitals.

4. Governor's Emergency Powers

Good Vote: Yes

S1217 Governor's Emergency Powers (Passed 28 to 7 on 5/5/2021). Places a 90 day limit on a governor’s emergency powers granted during an extreme state of emergency and can be revoked by legislature.

5. Gun Rights - Nullification

Good Vote: Yes

S1205 Gun Rights - Nullification (Passed 28 to 7 on 4/20/2021). Prohibits Idaho government entities from assisting in the enforcement of new federal actions regarding firearms and their components.

6. Martial Law

Good Vote: Yes

S1136 Martial Law (Passed 28 to 7 on 4/9/2021). Prohibits the Governor from suspending Idaho code except in extreme situations and caps emergency declarations to 60 days.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ben Adams	R	SD-012	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jeff Agenbroad	R	SD-013	60%	-	-	.	+	+	+
Kelly Anthon	R	SD-027	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Steven Bair	R	SD-031	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Regina Bayer	R	SD-021	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Grant Burgoyne	D	SD-016	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Van Burtenshaw	R	SD-031	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Don Cheatham	R	SD-003	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Kevin Cook	R	SD-032	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Carl Crabtree	R	SD-007	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lori Den Hartog	R	SD-022	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Scott Grow	R	SD-014	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Jim Guthrie	R	SD-028	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Mark Harris	R	SD-035	60%	-	-	.	+	+	+
Lee Heider	R	SD-024	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Dan Johnson	R	SD-006	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Todd Lakey	R	SD-023	80%	.	-	+	+	+	+
Abby Lee	R	SD-009	60%	-	-	.	+	+	+
Dave Lent	R	SD-033	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Patti Lodge	R	SD-011	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Fred Martin	R	SD-015	60%	-	-	.	+	+	+
David Nelson	D	SD-005	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marcus Nye	D	SD-029	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Doug Okuniewicz	R	SD-003	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jim Patrick	R	SD-025	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Ali Rabe	D	SD-016	0%	.	.	.	-	-	-
James Rice	R	SD-010	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Doug Ricks	R	SD-034	80%	.	-	+	+	+	+
Peter Riggs	R	SD-003	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
James Ruchti	D	SD-029	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Carrie Semmelroth	D	SD-017	0%	-	-	-	.	.	.
Mary Souza	R	SD-004	67%	-	-	+	+	+	+
Michelle Stennett	D	SD-026	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steven Thayn	R	SD-008	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Steve Vick	R	SD-002	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Janie Ward-Engelking	D	SD-018	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charles Winder	R	SD-020	50%	-	-	-	+	+	+
Melissa Wintrow	D	SD-019	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jim Woodward	R	SD-001	80%	.	+	-	+	+	+
Christy Zito	R	SD-023	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	70.8%
Democrat	0%

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