Idaho Senate


The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms, each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.

Composition of the Senate

Since the early 1960s, the Idaho Senate has been controlled by the Republican Party. Since the 2018 election, Republicans held 27 seats and Democrats have 7.

Leadership of the 65th Legislature

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President/Lieutenant Governor of IdahoJanice McGeachinRepublican–
President pro temporeBrent HillRepublican34
Majority LeaderChuck WinderRepublican20
Assistant Majority LeaderSteve VickRepublican2
Majority Caucus ChairKelly AnthonRepublican27
Minority LeaderMichelle StennettDemocratic26
Assistant Minority LeaderCherie Buckner-WebbDemocratic19
Minority Caucus ChairMaryanne JordanDemocratic17

Members of the Idaho Senate

DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceCounties Represented
1Jim WoodwardRepublicanSandpointBonner, Boundary
2Steve VickRepublicanDalton GardensKootenai
3Don CheathamRepublicanPost FallsKootenai
4Mary SouzaRepublicanCoeur d'AleneKootenai
5David NelsonDemocratMoscowBenewah, Latah
6Dan G. JohnsonRepublicanLewistonLewis, Nez Perce
7Carl CrabtreeRepublicanGrangevilleBonner, Clearwater, Idaho, Shoshone
8Steven ThaynRepublicanEmmettBoise, Custer, Gem, Lemhi, Valley
9Abby LeeRepublicanFruitlandAdams, Payette, Washington
10Jim RiceRepublicanCaldwellCanyon
11Patti Anne LodgeRepublicanHustonCanyon
12Todd LakeyRepublicanNampaCanyon
13Jeff AgenbroadRepublicanNampaCanyon
14C. Scott GrowRepublicanEagleAda
15Fred MartinRepublicanBoiseAda
16Grant BurgoyneDemocratBoiseAda
17Maryanne JordanDemocratBoiseAda
18Janie Ward-EngelkingDemocratBoiseAda
19Cherie Buckner-WebbDemocratBoiseAda
20Chuck WinderRepublicanBoiseAda
21Regina BayerRepublicanMeridianAda
22Lori Den HartogRepublicanNampaAda
23Bert BrackettRepublicanRogersonElmore, Owyhee, Twin Falls
24Lee HeiderRepublicanTwin FallsTwin Falls
25Jim PatrickRepublicanTwin FallsJerome, Twin Falls
26Michelle StennettDemocratKetchumBlaine, Camas, Gooding, Lincoln
27Kelly AnthonRepublicanDecloCassia, Minidoka
28Jim GuthrieRepublicanMcCammonBannock, Power
29Mark NyeDemocratPocatelloBannock
30Dean MortimerRepublicanIdaho FallsBonneville
31Steve BairRepublicanBlackfootBingham
32Mark HarrisRepublicanSoda SpringsBear Lake, Bonneville, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida, Teton
33Dave LentRepublicanIdaho FallsBonneville
34Brent HillRepublicanRexburgMadison
35Van BurtenshawRepublicanTerretonButte, Clark, Fremont, Jefferson

Past composition of the Senate