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State Senator

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Republican · Incumbent

Doug Ricks serves in the Idaho Senate and is self-employed after retiring as a university assistive technology specialist. A BYU-Idaho graduate, he has served as a precinct committeeman and county Republican Party chairman.

Records: Environment and Public Health 3 for, 2 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 5 for, Anti-Corruption 3 for, 1 against,

Democratic

Ethan Sanford is a Democratic candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 34 (2024) in 2026.

Source: ballotpedia.org