James D. Ruchti

ID Senator
District: 29 • Democrat
2024 Alignment:
10.26%
Lifetime Alignment:
18.86%
Lifetime Ratings by Policy Category
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H 633
Senate 2024
2xIncreasing Government Dependency and Ballooning Medicaid Welfare Spending by Hiking Postpartum Coverage from 60 Days to 12 Months.
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S 1352
Senate 2024
1xProtecting the Religious Liberties of Counselors and Therapists by Ensuring They Are Not Forced to Violate their Sincerely Held Principles.
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S 1377
Senate 2024
2xIncreasing the Integrity of Ballot Initiatives Through Transparency of Paid Signature Gatherers.
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H 393
Senate 2024
1xIncreasing Employment Barriers and Weakening Civil Liberties by Forcing Counselors to Undergo Fingerprint-Based Background Checks to Obtain Licensure.
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H 398
Senate 2024
2xProtecting Taxpayers from Ballooning Medicaid Welfare Spending by Requiring Legislative Approval for Expansion.
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H 433
Senate 2024
1xEnsuring Government Can Hire the Most Qualified and Talented Employees by Reducing College Degree Requirements.
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H 490
Senate 2024
2xIncreasing Barriers to Employment and Weakening Civil Liberties by Providing Greater Overreaching Authority to the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.
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H 545
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening Property Rights and Combatting Local Government Overreach by Prohibiting Localities from Forcing Property Owners to Participate in Federal Housing Assistance Programs.
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H 572
Senate 2024
2xPreventing Wealth Redistribution by Prohibiting Localities from Establishing "Guaranteed Income Programs."
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H 574
Senate 2024
1xIncreasing Clarity and Transparency on Ballot Questions Pertaining to Bonds and Tax Levies.
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H 577
Senate 2024
2xGrowing Medicaid Spending Under Obamacare Through a New "State Directed Payment" Scheme to Hospitals which Games the System to Extract Additional Federal Funds.
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H 599
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening Election Integrity by Criminalizing the Practice of "Ballot Harvesting".
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H 603
Senate 2024
1xProtecting Taxpayers by Prohibiting State Government Departments from Sponsoring or Donating to Non-Governmental Events or Organizations.
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H 604
Senate 2024
1xRestricting Competition Through an Overreaching New Mandate Which Forces Electrical Contracting Businesses to Employ an Electrician with a Greater Amount of Experience.
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H 624
Senate 2024
2xCompeting With the Private Lending Industry and Placing Taxpayer Funds at Risk through the Establishment of a Commercial Property Assessed Capital Expenditure (C-PACE) Program.
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H 626
Senate 2024
2xCombatting the Regulatory Overreach of Unaccountable Bureaucrats by Ending Judicial Deference to Agency Interpretations of Statutes.
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H 649
Senate 2024
2xFueling Out-of-Control Spending by Expanding the Office of Species Conservation Through a Bloated Budget and Expansion of Government Bureaucracy.
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H 650
Senate 2024
2xGrowing Government Bureaucracy and Ballooning Spending for Unnecessary Initiatives within the Commission on the Arts.
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H 654
Senate 2024
2xReducing Employment Opportunities for Incarcerated Individuals by Imposing Wage Requirements onto Employers.
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H 668
Senate 2024
2xProtecting Taxpayers from Being Forced to Fund Surgeries and Procedures for Gender Dysphoria.
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H 675
Senate 2024
2xFueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $12.6 Million Appropriation (Quadrupled since 2022) to the Office of Energy and Mineral Resources.
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S 1234
Senate 2024
2xHiking Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Health Insurance Companies Cover a 6-Month Supply of Contraceptive Drugs.
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H 686
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening the Integrity of the Unemployment Insurance System Through Increased Work Search Requirements.
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H 689
Senate 2024
2xIncreasing Government Interference in Private Contracting Agreements Between Automobile Manufacturers and Dealers and Imposing New Protectionist Mandates.
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H 694
Senate 2024
2xFueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $30 Million Appropriation (64% Higher than 2022) to the Liquor Division.
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H 703
Senate 2024
2xFunding Politicized Research on Climate Change, Community Development and Other Wasteful Initiatives by Appropriating $38.4 Million to the University of Idaho Agricultural Research Program.
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H 722
Senate 2024
2xFueling Wasteful Spending Through an Over $84 Million Appropriation (350% Increase since 2022) to the Workforce Development Council.
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H 734
Senate 2024
3xGrowing Government Bureaucracy and Ballooning Spending to Over $700 Million for Colleges and Universities and Funding for Nearly 5,000 Employees.
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H 563
Senate 2024
2xCombatting Overreaching Regulations by Limiting the Use of Temporary Agency Rules and Increasing Transparency.
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S 1253
Senate 2024
1xHiking Consumer Costs Through Overreaching New Censorship Filter Mandates on Smartphone Manufacturers.
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S 1273
Senate 2024
2xForcing Taxpayers to Create New Voter Guides that Provide Avenues for Government Electioneering and Corruption.
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S 1274
Senate 2024
1xProtecting Students and Staff at Public Colleges and Universities from being Forced to Provide Diversity Statements in the Application Process or as a Condition of Employment.
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S 1275
Senate 2024
1xStrengthening Second Amendment Rights by Providing Immunity to Employers Who Allow Employee Concealed Carry.
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S 1296
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening Property Rights by Protecting the Right of Individuals to Mine Digital Currency.
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S 1303
Senate 2024
1xWeakening Government Transparency and Accountability by Increasing the Reporting Threshold for Service Contracts from $10,000 to $30,000.
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S 1314
Senate 2024
2xSafeguarding Taxpayer Funds from Run-Away Inflation by Allowing the State Treasurer to Invest "Idle Money" in Gold and Silver.
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S 1329
Senate 2024
1xStrengthening Parental Rights by Preventing Minor Medical Care without Parental Consent and Ensuring Parent Access to Child's Medical Records.
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S 1383
Senate 2024
2xFueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $87.9 Million Appropriation (250% increase since 2022) to the Department of Parks and Recreation.
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S 1406
Senate 2024
2xPromoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Policies Through the Funding of the Commission on Hispanic Affairs.
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S 1412
Senate 2024
2xFueling Out-of-Control Spending Through a $169 Million Appropriation to the Department of Environmental Quality.
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S 1442
Senate 2024
2xFueling Out-of-Control Spending and Regulatory Overreach Through an Over $36 Million Appropriation to the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.
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S 1448
Senate 2024
3xFueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $203 Million Appropriation (450% Increase) to the Department of Commerce.
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S 1456
Senate 2024
3xIncreasing Government Dependency and Fueling Out-of-Control Spending Through an Over $4.7 Billion Appropriation for the State's Expanded Medicaid System under Obamacare.
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H 620
Senate 2024
2xStrengthening Individual Liberties by Preventing Localities from Infringing the Right to Own or Carry Knives.
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