Representative Ilana Rubel
Getting Good Things Done for Idaho District 18
Representative Ilana Rubel has served Boise’s District 18 in the Idaho Legislature since 2014, and has knocked on over 15,000 doors to learn what her constituents need. She has successfully sponsored and passed a broad array of important legislation supporting the people of Idaho, including better pay and benefits for teachers, funding for optional full-day kindergarten and insurance coverage for hearing aids for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. She has served as the House Democratic Leader since 2019, is a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Law School, has represented technology companies for more than 20 years, and is the proud mother of four children who have attended Boise public schools. She also co-founded the non-profit Idaho Business for the Outdoors and was a founding member of BSU’s Honors College’s Advisory Board.
Raised by a working single mom, Ilana Rubel graduated from law school thanks to terrific teachers, schools and helping hands along the way. She is adamant that everyone should have the same opportunities she did to work their way up the ladder in life. She and her husband John moved to Boise 21 years ago when he was recruited by Micron. They have four children aged 13 to 22, and Ilana enjoys volunteer-teaching “Civics and the Constitution” at various Boise schools. Her family loves to bike, hike, fish, ski, camp, and raft in the Idaho outdoors.
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3/25/2019 – Despite public and professional opposition, House Bill 277 advances
HB277 passed the House Thursday 45-25 after many hours of contentious debate and overwhelming public opposition in committee. Here's my floor debate if you're interested - it lays out the main arguments against the bill. HB277 (which is opposed by the Idaho Hospital...
3/25/2019 – Senate Bill 1159 – The “Revenge on Voters Act”
SB1159 - the "Revenge on Voters Act" is a response to the successful 2018 citizen ballot initiative passing Medicaid Expansion. This bill, which just passed the Senate 18-17, would nearly double the number of signatures and districts that must be certified for a...
District 18 Spring Wine Event
Date: May 6, 2019 Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Place: Locavore (3110 S Bown Way - Boise, Idaho 83706) Facebook Event Page Join Idaho District 18 Democrats for the ever-popular Wine Event on Monday, May 6, 2019 at Locavore (3110 S. Bown Way at Bown Crossing). This event is...
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3/22/2019 – Video: Rep. Rubel’s testimony against House Bill 277
Video: Check out my latest testimony against House Bill 277. A dangerous bill that places restrictions and sideboards on the voter-approved Medicaid Expansion.
3/20/2019 – OP-ED by Rep. Ilana Rubel – “Our leaders should represent voters, not muzzle them”
OP-ED by Rep. Ilana Rubel | "Our leaders should represent voters, not muzzle them" Senate Bill 1159, aptly nicknamed the “Revenge on Voters Act,” was introduced by GOP legislators in the wake of the successful Proposition 2 implementing Medicaid Expansion. It would...