D Idaho Senate · District 29 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. James Ruchti

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Session

Total votes

2,361

all sessions

Attendance

92%

189 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

97%

of cast votes

Higher than 94% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

2%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 98% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

1,860

voted in favor

Nay

334

voted against

Absent

189

missed votes

Total cast

2,361

across all sessions

Crossed party

51

votes against own party

This page

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

S 1154

HEALTH – Amends existing law to clarify requirements for criminal history and background checks for potential temporary caregivers.

Yea

Passed

35–0

Mar 16, 2023

S 1156

JUDGES – Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding the salaries of judges.

Yea

Passed

23–10

Mar 15, 2023

S 1160

APPROPRIATIONS – COMMUNITY COLLEGES – Relates to the appropriation to the State Board of Education for Community Colleges for fiscal year 2024.

Yea

Passed

24–9

Mar 15, 2023

S 1148

STATE JUDICIARY – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding membership of and appointments to the judicial council, to revise a provision regarding a duty of the judicial council, to provide for certain duties of the judicial council, and to provide for nonpartisan ballots for the election of judges of the court of appeals.

Nay

Passed

29–4

Mar 15, 2023

H 128

DEALERS AND SALESMEN LICENSING – Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding termination, cancellation, and renewal of franchise agreements and related protests, hearings, and costs.

Yea

Passed

25–8

Mar 15, 2023

S 1159

APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2024.

Yea

Passed

23–10

Mar 15, 2023

H 106

PROHIBITIONS ON UTILITY CONNECTIONS – Adds to existing law to prohibit any type of local government entity from restricting certain types of utility connections.

Nay

Passed

28–7

Mar 14, 2023

H 103

RECREATION – Adds to existing law to provide for the assumption of risk and legal responsibility by recreational participants for injuries associated with recreational activities in state parks. Against party

Nay

Passed

24–11

Mar 14, 2023

S 1150

APPROPRIATIONS – DIVISION OF VETERANS SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation to the Division of Veterans Services for fiscal year 2024.

Yea

Passed

24–9

Mar 14, 2023

H 213

HEALTH – Adds to existing law to establish a rural nursing loan repayment program.

Yea

Passed

18–17

Mar 14, 2023