{{Short description|Upper state chamber of a state of the United-States of America}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox legislature | background_color = {{party color|Republican Party (US)}} | name = Idaho State Senate | legislature = Idaho Legislature | coa_pic = Seal of Idaho.svg | term_limits = None | new_session = January 12, 2026<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2026/|title=2026 Regular Legislative Session|author=Idaho Legislature|access-date=2026-03-04}}</ref> | session_room = | house_type = Upper house | leader1_type = President | leader1 = Scott Bedke (R) | election1 = January 2, 2023 | leader2_type = President pro tempore | leader2 = Kelly Anthon (R) | election2 = December 5, 2024 | leader3_type = Majority Leader | leader3 = Lori Den Hartog (R) | election3 = December 5, 2024 | leader4_type = Minority Leader | leader4 = Melissa Wintrow (D) | election4 = December 1, 2022 | term_length = 2 years | authority = Article IV, Idaho Constitution | salary = $16,684/year + per diem | redistricting= Idaho Redistricting Commission | members = 35 | structure1 = {{switcher |250px |Seat display |250px |Map display |default=1}} | structure1_res = 250px | political_groups1 = '''Majority''' *{{legend|{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}|Republican (29)}} '''Minority''' *{{legend|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}|Democratic (6)}} | last_election1 = November 5, 2024<br/>(35 seats) | next_election1 = November 3, 2026<br/>(35 seats) | meeting_place = State Senate Chamber<br/>Idaho State Capitol<br/>Boise, Idaho | website = [https://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/ Idaho Senate] |rules=[https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/senaterules/ Senate Rules]}} thumb|State Senate Chamber at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise The '''Idaho State Senate''' is the upper chamber of the Idaho Legislature. It consists of 35 senators elected to two-year terms,<ref>{{cite web|title=Constitution of the State of Idaho|url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/stcon/index.html|website=sos.idaho.gov|access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/|title=Senate – Idaho State Legislature|website=legislature.idaho.gov|access-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref>
==Composition of the Senate== Since 1992, the Republican Party has won more than half of the seats of the state Senate.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/how-idaho-became-one-party-state|title=How Idaho Became A One Party State|last=Cotterell|first=Adam|date=May 13, 2014|access-date=April 19, 2017}}</ref>
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===Leadership of the 68th Legislature===
{|class="wikitable" |- ! Position !! Name !! Party !! District |- | President/Lieutenant Governor of Idaho || Scott Bedke || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || – |- | President Pro Tempore || Kelly Anthon || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || 27 |- | Majority Leader || Lori Den Hartog || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || 21 |- | Assistant Majority Leader || Mark Harris || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || 35 |- | Majority Caucus Chair || Ben Toews || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || 4 |- | Minority Leader || Melissa Wintrow || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || 19 |- | Assistant Minority Leader || James Ruchti || {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || 29 |- | Minority Caucus Chair ||Janie Ward-Engelking|| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || 18 |}
===Committee chairs of the 68th Legislature=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Committee<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senate Committees – Idaho State Legislature |url=https://legislature.idaho.gov/committees/senatecommittees/ |access-date=2025-02-07 |language=en-US}}</ref> !! Chairman !! Party !! District |- | Agriculture Affairs || Tammy Nichols || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || |- | Commerce and Human Resources || Daniel D. Foreman || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || |- | Education || Dave Lent || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || |- | Finance || C. Scott Grow || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || |- | Health and Welfare || Julie VanOrden || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || |- | Judiciary and Rules || Todd M. Lakey || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || |- | Local Government and Taxation || Doug Ricks || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || |- | Resources and Environment || Van T. Burtenshaw || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || |- | State Affairs || Jim Guthrie || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || |- | Transportation || Doug Okuniewicz || {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican || |}
===Members of the Idaho Senate=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !District !Name !Party !Residence !Counties !Start |- |1 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Jim|Woodward|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Sagle |Bonner, Boundary |2024 |- |2 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Phil|Hart|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Kellogg |Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai, Shoshone |2022 |- |3 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Doug|Okuniewicz}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Hayden |Kootenai |2022 |- |4 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Ben|Toews}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Coeur d'Alene |Kootenai |2022 |- |5 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Carl|Bjerke}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Coeur d'Alene |Kootenai |2022 |- |6 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Dan|Foreman}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Viola |Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce |2022 |- |7 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Cindy|Carlson}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Riggins |Adams, Idaho, Nez Perce |2022 |- |8 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Christy|Zito}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Hammett |Boise, Custer, Elmore, Valley |2024 |- |9 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Brandon|Shippy}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |New Plymouth |Canyon, Payette, Washington |2024 |- |10 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Tammy|Nichols}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Middleton |Ada, Canyon |2022 |- |11 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Camille|Blaylock}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Caldwell |Canyon |2024 |- |12 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Ben|Adams|dab=Idaho politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Nampa |Canyon |2022 |- |13 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Brian|Lenney}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Nampa |Canyon |2022 |- |14 |{{#invoke:sort|name|C. Scott|Grow}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Eagle |Ada, Gem |2018 |- |15 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Codi|Galloway}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Boise |Ada |2024 |- |16 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Alison|Rabe}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |Boise |Ada |2022 |- |17 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Carrie|Semmelroth}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |Boise |Ada |2021 |- |18 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Janie|Ward-Engelking}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |Boise |Ada |2013 |- |19 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Melissa|Wintrow}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |Boise |Ada |2020 |- |20 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Josh|Keyser}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Boise |Ada |2024 |- |21 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Treg|Bernt}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Meridian |Ada |2022 |- |22 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Lori|Den Hartog}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Meridian |Ada |2014 |- |23 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Todd|Lakey}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Nampa |Ada, Canyon, Owyhee |2012 |- |24 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Glenneda|Zuiderveld}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Twin Falls |Camas, Gooding, Twin Falls |2022 |- |25 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Josh|Kohl}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Twin Falls |Twin Falls |2024 |- |26 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Ron|Taylor|dab=Idaho politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |Hailey |Blaine, Jerome, Lincoln |2022 |- |27 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Kelly|Anthon}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Declo |Cassia, Minidoka, Oneida |2015 |- |28 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Jim|Guthrie|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |McCammon |Bannock, Franklin, Power |2012 |- |29 |{{#invoke:sort|name|James|Ruchti}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |Pocatello |Bannock |2022 |- |30 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Julie|VanOrden}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Pingree |Bingham, Butte |2022 |- |31 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Van|Burtenshaw}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Terreton |Clark, Fremont, Jefferson, Lemhi |2018 |- |32 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Kevin|Cook|dab=Idaho politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Idaho Falls |Bonneville |2020 |- |33 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Dave|Lent}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Idaho Falls |Bonneville |2018 |- |34 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Doug|Ricks}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Rexburg |Madison |2020 |- |35 |{{#invoke:sort|name|Mark|Harris|dab=Idaho politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |Soda Springs |Bannock, Bear Lake, Bonneville, Caribou, Teton |2015 |}
== Past composition of the Senate == {{Main|Political party strength in Idaho}}
==See also== * Idaho House of Representatives
==References== <references />
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061209061023/http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/index.htm Idaho State Legislature] ''official government website'' *[http://www.vote-smart.org/official_state_legislator.php?type=office&state_id=ID&criteria=upper State Senate of Idaho]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Project Vote Smart *{{Ballotpedia|Idaho_State_Senate}}
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