RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Dale Hawkins

Idaho State Representative, District 2 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Idaho State Representative, District 2

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 3 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.9%; Chamber median 1.8%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −0.9; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education · chair
Ethics and House Policy · alternate
Federalism
Judiciary, Rules and Administration
Local Government

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 3 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hawkins sits in the Idaho House of Representatives

Hawkins is closer to the center than 10% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Cornel Rasor, Mark Harris, Heather Scott

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET

With Hawkins’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Idaho House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hawkins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Hawkins	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Apr 2, 2026	S 1438: APPROPRIATIONS – PUBLIC SCHOOLS – IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY DIVISION – Relates to the…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 38–28
Apr 2, 2026	H 978: APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES – Relates to the appropriation…	No	Yes	Yes	Passed 34–29
Mar 31, 2026	S 1433: APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND WELFARE – MEDICAID – Relates to the appropriation to the…	No	Yes	Yes	Passed 35–32
Mar 30, 2026	H 964: APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME – Relates to the appropriation to the…	No	Yes	Yes	Passed 36–30
Mar 27, 2026	S 1427: APPROPRIATIONS – DEPARTMENT OF LANDS – Relates to the appropriation to the Department of…	No	No	Yes	Passed 36–33

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hawkins was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Idaho House of Representatives, District 2

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Idaho House of Representatives, District 2	Won	D+0.9	R+63.4	−64.3
2024	Idaho House of Representatives, District 2	Won	D+2.9	R+63.4	−66.3
2022	Idaho House of Representatives, District 2	Won	D+3.7	R+57.1	−60.8