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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Blog / Recent News
3/1/2019 – Update of Medicaid expansion
I have been told that on Monday a bill will be introduced that would add work requirements to Medicaid, cause Medicaid Expansion to terminate upon any federal reimbursement rate adjustment and add other "sideboards" to Proposition 2 as passed by the voters. I...
2/20/2019 – Update on Rep. Rubel’s “Homeowner Solar Rights Bill” (House Bill 158)
My "Homeowner Solar Rights" bill, HB158, was heard yesterday in the House Business Committee. This bill would prevent HOA's from unreasonably prohibiting homeowners from installing rooftop solar panels - Idaho is currently the only state in the West that does not have...
2/20/2019 – First responders compensation bill advances to House (Senate Bill 1028)
Rep. Mat Erpelding's bill to provide workers' compensation coverage for post-traumatic stress (SB1028) passed the Senate 31-4 and is on its way to the House for a hearing tomorrow. I'm a co-sponsor, and am greatly hoping we can provide this critical support to our...
2/20/2019 – Partisan redistricting / gerrymandering bill (HJR2) sent back to committee after public outcry
HJR2, the bill that would have created a partisan redistricting process in Idaho in lieu of our current bipartisan system, was sent back to committee after substantial citizen outcry. Well done, citizens!
2/20/2019 – Reforming mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offenders (House Bill 99)
As many of you know, I have been trying for years to reform mandatory minimum sentencing for drug offenders. The goal is to give judges the power to craft appropriate sentences while freeing up dollars for roads, education and drug treatment - huge dollars are...
2/20/2019 – Update on Medicaid expansion
Idaho's application for Medicaid expansion was sent off to the feds last week, as required by Prop 2, but we still expect legislative efforts to curtail the full scope of coverage. One such effort is making its way through the Senate, another is expected in the House.