FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2025
Washington, DC – The Institute for Legislative Analysis has awarded 41 members of Idaho’s federal and state delegations with “THE STANDARD-BEARER AWARD” for voting in alignment with the positions of both President Trump and the Idaho Republican Party Platform at least 80 percent of the time.
Federal Delegation Awardees: Russ Fulcher and Jim Risch.
State Delegation Awardees: Glenneda Zuiderveld, Christy Zito, Daniel Foreman, Lucas Cayler, Bruce Skaug, Joshua Kohl, Tony Wisniewski, Kent Marmon, Cornel Rason, Clint Hostetler, Tammy Nichols, Cindy Carlson, Dale Hawkins, Heather Scott, Kyle Harris, Steve Tanner, Elaine Price, Chris Bruce, Faye Thompson, David Leavitt, Brian Lenney, Doug Okuniewicz, Robert Beiswenger, Charlie Shepherd, Josh Tanner, Jordan Redman, Joe Alfieri, Tanya Burgoyne, Brandon Mitchell, Jaron Crane, Phil Hart, Brent Crane, Jeff Ehlers, Barbara Ehardt, Ben Toews, Joe Palmer, Jason Monks, Kevin Andrus, and Vito Barbieri.
As recently reported by The Hill, Daily Caller, Politico, and other national outlets, the ILA has revived the “Trump Score,” a concept originally popularized by ABC’s now-defunct FiveThirtyEight data project. The system measures how closely members of Congress align with President Trump’s policy positions. Additionally, the ILA maintains the Idaho GOP Platform Rating System, which for the third consecutive year has graded lawmaker allignment to the state platform they pledged to abide.
“We are proud to recognize 41 Idaho lawmakers with the Standard-Bearer Award for their consistent support of the positions of both President Trump and the Idaho Republican Party in their voting records. Since the introduction of the IDGOP Platform Ratings three years ago, we’ve seen a significant increase in lawmakers aligning their votes with conservative principles. Most encouragingly, the data shows far fewer instances of philosophically Democratic candidates winning office by falsely presenting themselves as Republicans. These positive trends are translating into real policy victories in the legislature that benefit all Idahoans.” – Ryan McGowan, CEO of the Institute for Legislative Analysis.
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The Institute for Legislative Analysis aims to advance the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution by increasing transparency within Congress and the 50 state legislatures. Visit its website at https://www.limitedgov.org/.
