Ilana Rubel

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American politician from Idaho

Born1972 (age 53–54)

Ilana Rubel

Minority Leader of the Idaho House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office December 10, 2019
Preceded by	Mat Erpelding
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 18th district Seat A
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2014
Preceded by	Janie Ward-Engelking

Personal details
Born	1972 (age 53–54) Toronto, Canada
Party	Democratic
Spouse	John Paschke
Children	4
Education	Georgetown University (BA) Harvard University (JD)

Ilana S. Rubel (born 1972)^[1]^[2] is a Canadian-born American politician, currently serving as a Democratic member of the Idaho House of Representatives. She represents the south Boise-based District 18 since January 2014. Rubel currently serves as Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.^[3]

Rubel was born in Toronto, Canada. Her family is Jewish with her father’s family escaping pogroms and her mother’s family immigrating during World War II. She grew up in a household with a single mother.^[4] She attended the University of Toronto Schools as a child. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Law School.^[5]

Career

Prior to joining the Idaho House of Representatives, Rubel was a partner with the law firm Fenwick & West in Boise.^[6] She became a member of the Idaho House of Representatives in 2014. Rubel was appointed to the position by Gov. Butch Otter to serve the remainder of the term of Janie Ward-Engelking, who was appointed to the Idaho Senate.^[6]

Rubel ran for Idaho House Minority Leader after the then incumbent, Rep. Mat Erpelding, resigned in December 2019 to take a position with the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce.^[7]

References

↑ "Rep. Ilana Rubel – Idaho State Legislature".
↑ Spence, William L. (March 22, 2020). "The kids on the bus". The Lewiston Tribune.
↑ "House Leadership – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved June 20, 2019.
↑ "Idaho House defeats bill calling for end to Christian persecution: 'Let us be better'". amp.idahostatesman.com.
↑ Ilana S. Rubel Lawyer Profile - martindale.com (accessed 8 January 2014)
1 2 Popkey, Dan. "Otter appoints Boise lawyer Rubel to Idaho House" Idaho Statesman, January 8, 2014. (accessed 8 January 2014)
↑ "Rep. Rubel to run for House minority leader, Wintrow for assistant leader" The Idaho Press-Tribune, December 4, 2019.

Idaho House of Representatives

Preceded by

Mat Erpelding

Minority Leader of the Idaho House of Representatives
2019–present

Incumbent

Floor leaders of state houses

v t e Majority leaders
United States House of Representatives: ▌Steve Scalise (R)
AL ▌Paul Lee (R) AK ▌Chuck Kopp (R) AZ ▌Michael Carbone (R) AR ▌Howard Beaty (R) CA ▌Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D) CO ▌Monica Duran (D) CT ▌Jason Rojas (D) DE ▌Kerri Harris (D) FL ▌Tyler Sirois (R) GA ▌Chuck Efstration (R) HI ▌Sean Quinlan (D) ID ▌Jason Monks (R) IL ▌Robyn Gabel (D) IN ▌Matt Lehman (R) IA ▌Bobby Kaufmann (R) KS ▌Chris Croft (R) KY ▌Steven Rudy (R) LA ▌Michael Echols (R) ME ▌Matt Moonen (D) MD ▌David Moon (D) MA ▌Mike Moran (D) MI ▌Bryan Posthumus (R) MN ▌Harry Niska (R) MS ▌Vacant (R) MO ▌Alex Riley (R) MT ▌Steve Fitzpatrick (R) NE ▌Ben Hansen (R)* NV ▌Sandra Jauregui (D) NH ▌Jason Osborne (R) NJ ▌Louis Greenwald (D) NM ▌Reena Szczepanski (D) NY ▌Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D) NC ▌Brenden Jones (R) ND ▌Mike Lefor (R) OH ▌Marilyn John (R) OK ▌Mark Lawson (R) OR ▌Ben Bowman (D) PA ▌Matthew Bradford (D) RI ▌Christopher Blazejewski (D) SC ▌Davey Hiott (R) SD ▌Scott Odenbach (R) TN ▌William Lamberth (R) TX ▌Tom Oliverson (R) UT ▌Casey Snider (R) VT ▌Lori Houghton (D) VA ▌Charniele Herring (D) WA ▌Joe Fitzgibbon (D) WV ▌Pat McGeehan (R) WI ▌Tyler August (R) WY ▌Scott Heiner (R) Federal districts: DC ▌Phil Mendelson (D)* Territories: AS GU ▌Jesse A. Lujan (R) MP ▌Marissa Flores (D) PR ▌Pichy Torres (NPP/R) VI ▌Kurt Vialet (D)*
Political party affiliations ▌Republican: 28 states ▌Democratic: 21 states, 3 territories, 1 district ▌Popular Democratic: 1 territory

v t e Minority leaders
United States House of Representatives: ▌Hakeem Jeffries (D)
AL ▌Anthony Daniels (D) AK ▌DeLena Johnson (R) AZ ▌Oscar De Los Santos (D) AR ▌Andrew Collins (D) CA ▌Heath Flora (R) CO ▌Jarvis Caldwell (R) CT ▌Vincent Candelora (R) DE ▌Tim Dukes (R) FL ▌Fentrice Driskell (D) GA ▌Carolyn Hugley (D) HI ▌Lauren Matsumoto (R) ID ▌Ilana Rubel (D) IL ▌Tony McCombie (R) IN ▌Phil GiaQuinta (D) IA ▌Brian Meyer (D) KS ▌Brandon Woodard (D) KY ▌Pamela Stevenson (D) LA ▌Kyle Green (D) ME ▌Billy Bob Faulkingham (R) MD ▌Jason C. Buckel (R) MA ▌Bradley Jones Jr. (R) MI ▌Ranjeev Puri (D) MN ▌Zack Stephenson (DFL) MS ▌Robert Johnson III (D) MO ▌Ashley Aune (D) MT ▌Katie Sullivan (D) NE Vacant NV ▌Gregory Hafen II (R) NH ▌Alexis Simpson (D) NJ ▌John DiMaio (R) NM ▌Gail Armstrong (R) NY ▌Ed Ra (R) NC ▌Robert T. Reives II (D) ND ▌Zac Ista (D-NPL) OH ▌Dani Isaacsohn (D) OK ▌Cyndi Munson (D) OR ▌Lucetta Elmer (R) PA ▌Jesse Topper (R) RI ▌Michael Chippendale (R) SC ▌Todd Rutherford (D) SD ▌Erin Healy (D) TN ▌Karen Camper (D) TX ▌Gene Wu (D) UT ▌Angela Romero (D) VT ▌Patricia McCoy (R) VA ▌Terry Kilgore (R) WA ▌Drew Stokesbary (R) WV ▌Sean Hornbuckle (D) WI ▌Greta Neubauer (D) WY ▌Mike Yin (D) Federal districts: DC None* Territories: AS GU ▌Vacant (D)* MP ▌Roy Ada (R) PR ▌Héctor Ferrer Santiago (PPD) VI ▌Dwayne M. DeGraff (I)*
Political party affiliations ▌Democratic: 27 states ▌Republican: 21 states, 2 territories ▌Independent: 1 state ▌ New Progressive: 1 territory

An asterisk (*) indicates a unicameral body.

v t e Statewide political officials of Idaho
U.S. senators	Mike Crapo Jim Risch
State government	Brad Little, Governor Scott Bedke, Lieutenant Governor Phil McGrane, Secretary of State Raúl Labrador, Attorney General Brandon Woolf, Controller Julie Ellsworth, Treasurer Debbie Critchfield, Superintendent
Senate	Scott Bedke, President Kelly Anthon, President pro tempore Lori Den Hartog, Majority Leader Melissa Wintrow, Minority Leader
House	Mike Moyle, Speaker Jason Monks, Majority Leader Ilana Rubel, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	G. Richard Bevan, Chief Justice Robyn Brody Gregory W. Moeller Colleen Zahn Cynthia Meyer, Associate Justices

v t e Members of the Idaho House of Representatives
68th Legislature (2025–2026) Speaker of the House Mike Moyle (R) Majority Leader Jason Monks (R) Minority Leader Ilana Rubel (D)
▌Mark Sauter (R) ▌Cornel Rasor (R) ▌Heather Scott (R) ▌Dale Hawkins (R) ▌Vito Barbieri (R) ▌Jordan Redman (R) ▌Joe Alfieri (R) ▌Elaine Price (R) ▌Ron Mendive (R) ▌Tony Wisniewski (R) ▌Lori McCann (R) ▌Brandon Mitchell (R) ▌Kyle Harris (R) ▌Charlie Shepherd (R) ▌Rob Beiswenger (R) ▌Faye Thompson (R) ▌John Shirts (R) ▌Judy Boyle (R) ▌Mike Moyle (R) ▌Bruce Skaug (R) ▌Kent Marmon (R) ▌Lucas Cayler (R) ▌Jeff Cornilles (R) ▌Jaron Crane (R) ▌Brent Crane (R) ▌Steve Tanner (R) ▌Ted Hill (R) ▌Josh Tanner (R) ▌Steve Berch (D) ▌Dori Healey (R) ▌Soñia Galaviz (D) ▌Anne Henderson Haws (D) ▌John Gannon (D) ▌Megan Egbert (D) ▌Ilana Rubel (D) ▌Brooke Green (D) ▌Monica Church (D) ▌Chris Mathias (D) ▌Joe Palmer (R) ▌James Holtzclaw (R) ▌James Petzke (R) ▌Jeff Ehlers (R) ▌John Vander Woude (R) ▌Jason Monks (R) ▌Chris Bruce (R) ▌Shawn Dygert (R) ▌Clint Hostetler (R) ▌Steve Miller (R) ▌Don Hall (R) ▌David Leavitt (R) ▌Mike Pohanka (R) ▌Jack Nelsen (R) ▌Douglas Pickett (R) ▌Clay Handy (R) ▌Richard Cheatum (R) ▌Dan Garner (R) ▌Dustin Manwaring (R) ▌Tanya Burgoyne (R) ▌David Cannon (R) ▌Ben Fuhriman (R) ▌Jerald Raymond (R) ▌Rod Furniss (R) ▌Stephanie Mickelsen (R) ▌Erin Bingham (R) ▌Barbara Ehardt (R) ▌Marco Erickson (R) ▌Jon Weber (R) ▌Britt Raybould (R) ▌Mike Veile (R) ▌Josh Wheeler (R)
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