Every vote enters the record. Every name stays on file.
House Bill 659 — requiring Idaho law enforcement to enter 287(g) ICE agreements — passed the full Idaho House with strong support, then died in committee on a single vote. Five senators chose to block it. All five are on the ballot in 2026.
Idaho legislators are sent to Boise to represent the people who elected them — not to bury popular bills in committee on narrow votes. The Idaho Ledger exists because every vote leaves a permanent record, and every record follows a senator to the ballot box. We publish the names. Voters decide the rest.