The Idaho Republican Party (IDGOP) is the Idaho state affiliate of the United States Republican Party, headquartered in Boise, Idaho. It is currently the dominant party in the state and is one of the strongest affiliates of the national Republican Party. It controls both of Idaho's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, all seven statewide elected offices, and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
History
By the time of the 1889 Constitutional Convention, the Republican Party had become a prominent Party in Idaho, and made up the majority of the representatives at the Constitutional Convention for statehood. Republicans and Democrats had equal influence in Idaho until the 1960s when the Republican Party emerged as the dominant political Party. The Republican Party has held the governorship since 1995, both US Senate seats since 1981, and both US House seats since 2010.
As of 2022, Idaho has the second largest percentage of Republicans in a state legislature. Republicans control all constitutional offices in the state and maintain supermajorities in the House and Senate.
The party had been reported to have a growing faction of far-right political activists, with a concentration in Kootenai County. In 2021, the Koontenai County Republican Central Committee endorsed Dave Reilly, a political activist from Pennsylvania who attended the 2017 Unite the Right rally and has gained notoriety for antisemitic public statements, for candidacy in a Post Falls school board election. The KCRCC has also made public statements in support of Austrian neo-nazi activist Martin Sellner and the anti-communist John Birch Society. Outside of Koonetai County, within the Idaho Legislature, Rep. Chad Christensen identifies himself as being a member of both the far-right militia Oath Keepers and the John Birch Society.
Governing body
State Central Committee: The governing body of the Idaho Republican Party is the Republican State Central Committee, which is made up of elected members from each legislative district and county. It establishes the rules and functions of the Idaho Republican Party on the state level. Chairman and executive committee: The current chairman of the Idaho Republican Party is Dorothy Moon. Moon was elected in July 2022, defeating incumbent Tom Luna. She is considered a far-right conservative.
The executive committee consists of a first and second vice chair, secretary, treasurer, finance chair, region chairs from each of Idaho's ten regions, and the presidents of the affiliated clubs; Young Republicans, College Republicans, and Republican Women. Members of the executive committee who are not Region Chairs are elected at the State Convention, held bi-annually.
Executive Committee MembersVoting MembersChairmanDorothy Moon1st Vice ChairViki Purdy2nd Vice ChairJulianne YoungNational CommitteemanBryan SmithNational CommitteewomanVicki KeenSecretaryCarla MattareTreasurerSandra EatonRegion 1Scott HerndonRegion 2Bjorn HandeenRegion 3Nick WoodsRegion 4Machele HamiltonRegion 5Mark JohnsonRegion 6Jean Mollenkopf-MooreRegion 7Mike MathewsRegion 8Trent ClarkRegion 9Steve PintherRegion 10Andrew MickelsenEx-Officio MembersFinance Chair TBDYoung Republicans ChairTyler KellyIFRW PresidentTracey WasdenCollege Republicans ChairFarhana Hibbert
Meetings Meetings of both the State Central Committee and the State Executive Committee are usually held every six months, including those held in proximity to State Conventions.
The party convened in July 2022 to consider a resolution declaring that Joe Biden had not been legitimately elected president of the United States.
Regions Regions of the IDGOP are groups of Idaho Counties defined by Article III, Section 1 of the State Rules. Region Counties Region 1 Bonner, Boundary, Shoshone Region 2 Benewah, Kootenai Region 3 Adams, Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce Region 4 Canyon, Owyhee, Payette, Washington Region 5 Ada Region 6 Boise, Custer, Elmore, Gem, Valley Region 7 Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, Twin FallsRegion 8Bannock, Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, PowerRegion 9Butte, Clark, Fremont, Lemhi, Madison, TetonRegion 10Bingham, Bonneville, Jefferson
Current Republican officeholders Members of Congress U.S. Senate
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Constitutional Offices +OfficeOfficialPhotoGovernorBrad LittleLieutenant GovernorScott BedkeSecretary of StatePhil McGrane Attorney GeneralRaúl LabradorState TreasurerJulie Ellsworth State ControllerBrandon Woolf Superintendent of Public InstructionDebbie Critchfield
State legislators Idaho Senate Republicans currently hold 29 out of 35 seats in the Idaho Senate, since the 2025 Session. Legislative District Senator CountyLD-1Jim WoodwardBoundary/BonnerLD-2 Phil HartBenewah/Clearwater/Kootenai/Shoshone/BonnerLD-3 Doug OkuniewiczKootenaiLD-4 Ben ToewsKootenaiLD-5 Carl BjerkeKootenaiLD-6 Dan ForemanLatah/Lewis/Nez PerceLD-7 Cindy CarlsonAdams/Idaho/Nez PerceLD-8 Christy ZitoValley/Gem/Boise/Custer/ElmoreLD-9 Brandon ShippyWashington/Payette/CanyonLD-10 Tammy NicholsCanyon/AdaLD-11 Camille BlaylockCanyonLD-12 Ben AdamsCanyonLD-13 Brian LenneyCanyonLD-14C. Scott GrowAda/GemLD-20Josh KeyserAdaLD-21 Treg BerntAdaLD-22Lori Den HartogAdaLD-23 Todd LakeyOwyhee/Canyon/AdaLD-24 Glenneda ZuiderveldTwin Falls/Camas/GoodingLD-25 Josh KohlTwin FallsLD-27Kelly AnthonMinidoka/Cassia/OneidaLD-28Jim GuthriePower/Bannock/FranklinLD-30 Julie VanOrdenBingham/ButteLD-31 Van BurtenshawClark/Fremont/Jefferson/LemhiLD-32 Kevin CookBonnevilleLD-33Dave LentBonnevilleLD-34Doug RicksMadisonLD-35 Mark HarrisBannock/Bear Lake/Bonneville/Caribou/Teton
Idaho House of Representatives Republicans currently hold 61 out of 70 seats in the Idaho House of Representatives, since the 2025 session. Legislative District Representative CountyLD-1A Mark SauterBoundary/BonnerLD-1B Cornel RasorBoundary/BonnerLD-2AHeather ScottBenewah/Clearwater/Kootenai/ShoshoneLD-2BDale HawkinsBenewah/Clearwater/Kootenai/ShoshoneLD-3AVito BarbieriKootenaiLD-3BJordan RedmanKootenaiLD-4AJoe AlfieriKootenaiLD-4BElaine PriceKootenaiLD-5ARon MendiveKootenaiLD-5BTony WisniewskiKootenaiLD-6ALori McCannLatah/Lewis/Nez PerceLD-6BBrandon MitchellLatah/Lewis/Nez PerceLD-7AKyle HarrisAdams/Idaho/Nez PerceLD-7BCharlie ShepherdAdams/Idaho/Nez PerceLD-8ARob BeiswengerBoise/Valley/Elemore/CusterLD-8BFaye ThompsonBoise/Valley/Elemore/CusterLD-9AJohn ShirtsPayette/Washington/CanyonLD-9BJudy BoylePayette/Washington/CanyonLD-10AMike MoyleAda/CanyonLD-10BBruce SkaugAda/CanyonLD-11AKent MarmonCanyonLD-11BLucas CaylerCanyonLD-12AJeff CornillesCanyonLD-12BJaron CraneCanyonLD-13ABrent CraneCanyonLD-13BSteve TannerCanyonLD-14ATed HillGem/AdaLD-14BJosh TannerGem/AdaLD-15B Dori HealeyAdaLD-20AJoe PalmerAdaLD-20BJames HoltzclawAdaLD-21AJames PetzkeAdaLD-21B Jeff EhlersAdaLD-22AJohn Vander WoudeAdaLD-22BJason MonksAdaLD-23AChris BruceOwyhee/Canyon/AdaLD-23BShawn DygertOwyhee/Canyon/AdaLD-24AClint HostetlerCamas/Gooding/Twin FallsLD-24BSteve MillerCamas/Gooding/Twin FallsLD-25ALance ClowTwin FallsLD-25BDavid LeavittTwin FallsLD-26AMike PohankaBlaine/Lincoln/JeromeLD-26BJack NelsenBlaine/Lincoln/JeromeLD-27ADouglas PickettCassia/Minidoka/OneidaLD-27BClay HandyCassia/Minidoka/OneidaLD-28ARick CheatumBannock/Franklin/PowerLD-28BDan GarnerBannock/Franklin/PowerLD-29ADustin ManwaringBannockLD-29BTanya BurgoyneBannockLD-30ADavid CannonBingham/ButteLD-30BBen FuhrimanBingham/ButteLD-31AJerald RaymondClark/Fremont/Jefferson/LemhiLD-31BRod FurnissClark/Fremont/Jefferson/LemhiLD-32AStephanie MickelsenBonnevilleLD-32BWendy HormanBonnevilleLD-33ABarbara EhardtBonnevilleLD-33BMarco EricksonBonnevilleLD-34A Jon WeberMadisonLD-34BBritt RaybouldMadisonLD-35AKevin AndrusBannock/Bear Lake/Bonneville/Caribou/TetonLD-35BJosh WheelerBannock/Bear Lake/Bonneville/Caribou/Teton
Legislative leadership Senate Source: President Pro Tem of the Senate: Kelly Anthon Majority Leader of the Senate:Lori Den Hartog Assistant Majority Leader of the Senate: Mark Harris Majority Caucus Chair of the Senate: Ben Toews
House Source: Speaker of the House: Mike Moyle Majority Leader of the House: Jason Monks Assistant Majority Leader of the House: Josh Tanner Majority Caucus Chair of the House: Jaron Crane
Chairs of IDGOP
Chairman TermDorothy MoonJuly 2022 Tom Luna June 2020 – July 2022 Raúl Labrador June 2019 – June 2020 Jennifer Locke (acting) February 2019 – June 2019 Jonathan Parker June 2017 – February 2019 Stephen Yates August 2014 – June 2017 Vacant June 2014 – August 2014 Barry Peterson June 2012 – June 2014 Norm Semanko June 2008 – June 2012 J. Kirk Sullivan June 2004 – June 2008 John Sandy 2002 – June 2004 Trent Clark 1999–2002 Ron McMurray 1996–1999 N. Randy Smith 1993–1996 Phil Batt 1991–1993 Randy Ayre 1989–1991 Blake Hall 1985–1989 Dennis Olsen 1977–1985 Vern Ravenscroft 1975–1977 Robert "Bob" Linville 1974–1975 Marge Miner 1972–1974Roland Wilber 1968–1972 John O. McMurray June 1961 – 1968 Ray Robbins 1958 – June 1961 Wallace C. Burns 1955–1958 William S. Campbell 1952–1955 Milton L. Horsley 1950–1952 Ezra B. Hinshaw 1948–1950 T.W. "Tom" Smith 1946–1948 S.L. "Vern" Thorpe 1944–1946 Reilly Atkinson Sr 1942–1944 Thomas "Tom" Heath 1938–1942 C. A. Bottolfsen 1936–1938 R.P. Perry 1931–1936 R. B. Scatterday 1930–1931 John McMurray 1924–1930 I. H. Nash 1922–1924 John Thomas 1918–1922 S.D. Taylor 1918–1918 Evan Evans July 1915-1918 George A. Day September 1912- July 1915C.L. HeitmanSeptember 1910- September 1912 B.F. O'Neil September 1908- September 1910 James H. Brady August 1904“Proceedings of Convention.” Boise Public Library – Proxy Login, infoweb-newsbank-com.proxy.boisepubliclibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS.– September 1908Frank R. Gooding1900 – August 1904 George H. Stewart August 1896J.H. RichardsAugust 1894–?Edgar WilsonMay 1892- August 1894William Borah February 1892 – May 1892Joe PinkhamAugust 1890-February 1892James H. BeattySeptember 1888-?I.W. Garrett?- September 1888
Election results
Presidential +Idaho Republican Party presidential election resultsElectionPresidential ticketVotesVote %Electoral votesResult1892Benjamin Harrison/Whitelaw Reid8,59944.31%1896William McKinley/Garret Hobart6,31421.32%1900William McKinley/Theodore Roosevelt27,19846.96%1904Theodore Roosevelt/Charles W. Fairbanks47,78365.84%1908William Howard Taft/James S. Sherman52,62154.09%1912William Howard Taft/Nicholas M. Butler32,81031.02%1916Charles E. Hughes/Charles W. Fairbanks55,36841.13%1920Warren G. Harding/Calvin Coolidge88,97565.60%1924Calvin Coolidge/Charles G. Dawes69,87947.12%1928Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis97,32264.22%1932Herbert Hoover/Charles Curtis71,41738.27%1936Alf Landon/Frank Knox66,25633.19%1940Wendell Willkie/Charles L. McNary106,55345.31%1944Thomas E. Dewey/John W. Bricker100,13748.07%1948Thomas E. Dewey/Earl Warren101,51447.26%1952Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon180,70765.42%1956Dwight D. Eisenhower/Richard Nixon166,97961.17%1960Richard Nixon/Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.161,59753.78%1964Barry Goldwater/William E. Miller143,55749.08%1968Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew165,36956.79%1972Richard Nixon/Spiro Agnew199,38464.24%1976Gerald Ford/Bob Dole204,15159.88%1980Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush290,69966.46%1984Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush297,52372.36%1988George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle253,88162.08%1992George H. W. Bush/Dan Quayle202,64542.03%1996Bob Dole/Jack Kemp256,59552.18%2000George W. Bush/Dick Cheney336,93767.17%2004George W. Bush/Dick Cheney409,23568.38%2008John McCain/Sarah Palin403,01261.21%2012Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan420,91164.09%2016Donald Trump/Mike Pence409,05559.25%2020Donald Trump/Mike Pence554,11963.84%2024Donald Trump/JD Vance605,24666.87%
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