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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House Debates Property Tax Amendment
Idaho State Capitol – On Friday, the House debated amendments to Senate Bill 1277. The original legislation made changes to the application process for the Idaho homestead exemption. However, the legislation was sent to General Orders on Friday morning. “SB 1277 was...
2/20/2020 – Article: “Democrats hold press conference about property tax bills not being heard in the Legislature”
Article: "Democrats hold press conference about property tax bills not being heard in the Legislature" “We need a cut to property taxes, we need it badly, but we don't need a cut to vital services,” Rubel said. “The time for deflection and scapegoating of our...
1/30/2020 – Article: “Bipartisan Proposal Would Give Some Former Idaho Inmates A ‘Clean Slate'”
Article: "Bipartisan Proposal Would Give Some Former Idaho Inmates A 'Clean Slate'" "We hope [this proposal] will have a transformative effect on these peoples' lives," said House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel (D-Boise). Most other states have some sort of law that...
1/22/2020 – Article: “Bipartisan bill emerges to clean Idaho criminal slate”
Article: "Bipartisan bill emerges to clean Idaho criminal slate" "Many of these folks deserve a real second chance, but we continue to hand out these collateral life sentences. We are proposing legislation referred to as a “Clean Slate” bill that would allow those who...
1/22/2020 – Article: “Idaho legislators introduce ‘Clean Slate’ bill”
Article Link: "Idaho legislators introduce 'Clean Slate' bill" Excerpt: "The idea here is to let people get their lives back on track, so they can get jobs and get housing and move forward in a constructive way," Rep. Rubel said.
“Idahoans Deserve a Second Chance” – by Rep. Ilana Rubel
Our criminal justice system is intended to ensure there is an appropriate penalty associated with crime. We refer to this as paying one’s debt to society. However, under some of Idaho’s current laws, the payment never seems to stop. Our courts assign formal penalties,...