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Dan Foreman
Republican · Senator

Dan Foreman

Represents District 6 in the State Senate.

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Votes with Republicans
81%
on 68 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 87%
Cast a vote
95%
Yea or Nay on 371 of 391 roll calls · Senate median 98%
Their bills that became law
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No bills as a primary sponsor this session.
Roll calls on record
391
2026 Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 Regular Session.

How Dan Foreman votes

A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.

Where Dan Foreman sits in the Senate

Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Dan Foreman is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

13 of 68 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.

S1408 · Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027.
Nay
Senate Third Reading · 2026-04-01 · Passed 21–14 · most Republicans voted the other way
S1362 · Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2027.
Nay
Senate Third Reading · 2026-04-01 · Passed 21–13 · most Republicans voted the other way
S1356 · Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway districts.
Nay
Senate Third Reading · 2026-04-01 · Passed 19–16 · most Republicans voted the other way
H0898 · Amends, repeals, and adds to existing law to provide for the State Historic Preservation Officer.
Nay
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-30 · Passed 23–12 · most Republicans voted the other way
H0849 · Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding certain placement and movement on the career ladder.
Yea
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-24 · Passed 18–14 · most Republicans voted the other way
H0870 · Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Information Technology Services for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Yea
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-19 · Passed 20–15 · most Republicans voted the other way
H0871 · Relates to the appropriation to the State Tax Commission for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
Yea
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-19 · Passed 19–16 · most Republicans voted the other way
S1359 · Adds to existing law to establish the Virtual Currency Kiosk Fraud Prevention Act.
Yea
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-19 · Passed 19–16 · most Republicans voted the other way
H0645 · Adds to existing law to establish the Portable Benefit Plan Act.
Nay
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-17 · Passed 25–7 · most Republicans voted the other way
H0664 · Amends existing law to provide that speed limits for vehicles with five or more axles operating at a gross weight of more than 26,000 pounds shall be the same as for other vehicles.
Nay
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-17 · Passed 27–7 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

H0760 · Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding a certain property tax exemption for low-income housing.
Nay
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-24 · Failed 17–17
H0706 · Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding single stairway building exceptions.
Yea
Senate Third Reading · 2026-04-01 · Passed 18–17
H0610 · Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the homestead exemption.
Nay
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-10 · Failed 16–17
S1331 · Relates to reducing the appropriation for fiscal year 2026.
Yea
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-02 · Passed 18–17
S1420 · Amends existing law to provide for the Medical Education Fund and to provide for certain funding.
Nay
Senate Third Reading · 2026-03-30 · Passed 18–16
Democrats they vote with most

Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.

Ron TaylorDemocrat · District 26 · 166 shared contested votes
44%
James RuchtiDemocrat · District 29 · 163 shared contested votes
44%
Carrie SemmelrothDemocrat · District 17 · 154 shared contested votes
43%
Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (20 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2026-01: 1 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-02: 40 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 313 roll calls, 1 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 37 roll calls, 17 without a Yea or NayJan 2026Apr 2026
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H0973 · 2026-04-02
Relates to the appropriation to the Military Division for fiscal year 2026. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 29-2
Absent
H0975 · 2026-04-02
Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 19-13
Absent
H0896 · 2026-04-02
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding compliance with the law. (Senate Third Reading)
Failed · 8-27
Yea
H0959 · 2026-04-02
Amends and adds to existing law to provide for an initiative petition to raise or lower the property tax budgets for fire protection districts and ambulance service districts and to revise provisions regarding certain property tax budget limits. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
H0972 · 2026-04-02
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 25-8
Yea
H0978 · 2026-04-02
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 24-11
Yea
H0976 · 2026-04-02
Relates to the appropriation and transfer of funds for strategic initiatives and local highway districts. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 32-0
Absent
H0974 · 2026-04-02
Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Police for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
H0957 · 2026-04-01
Repeals existing law to remove outdated or unnecessary provisions. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 35-0
Yea
H0950 · 2026-04-01
Appropriates $200,000 to the Legislature for fiscal year 2026 for the Medicaid Review Panel. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 24-10
Absent
H0952 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Secretary of State for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 33-1
Absent
H0964 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 21-14
Nay
H0966 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Correction for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 34-1
Nay
H0949 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Workforce Development Council and the STEM Action Center for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 33-0
Absent
S1336 · 2026-04-01
Amends and adds to existing law to revise and establish provisions regarding civics education. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 28-6
Absent
H0706 · 2026-04-01
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding single stairway building exceptions. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 18-17
Yea
H0897 · 2026-04-01
Amends existing law to revise a sales tax exemption for data center equipment and to revise a certain property tax exemption for certain capital investments. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 34-0
Absent
S1447 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Student Support for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 29-4
Absent
H0516 · 2026-04-01
Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of taxpayer funding of teachers unions. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 20-14
Absent
S1445 · 2026-04-01
Adds to existing law to provide that certain rats are invasive species. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 31-2
Absent
H0968 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation and transfer of moneys in the state treasury for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 28-6
Yea
H0967 · 2026-04-01
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the distribution of moneys in the Liquor Account. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 26-9
Yea
S1438 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of the Idaho Digital Learning Academy for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 28-6
Absent
S1453 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for rural health care for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 20-15
Nay
S1444 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Student Support for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 25-9
Absent
S1454 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 27-8
Yea
S1452 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of the Idaho Digital Learning Academy for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 29-6
Yea
S1448 · 2026-04-01
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding material harmful to minors. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 28-6
Yea
S1446 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare and the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 23-11
Absent
H0940 · 2026-04-01
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Idaho Digital Learning Academy. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 31-3
Absent
H0971 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of the Attorney General for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 27-8
Yea
H0965 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination and the Idaho State Historical Society for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 30-5
Nay
S1442 · 2026-04-01
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding an audit of the resettlement of refugees and to establish provisions regarding the immigration status and nationality of arrested individuals. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 28-6
Absent
S1356 · 2026-04-01
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the election of commissioners in certain single countywide highway districts. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 19-16
Nay
S1362 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 21-13
Nay
S1408 · 2026-04-01
Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 21-14
Nay
H0930 · 2026-04-01
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the duties of political treasurers. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 19-14
Absent
H0926 · 2026-03-31
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the formation of community infrastructure districts. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 20-14
Nay
S1436 · 2026-03-31
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding cooperative and group discount purchasing. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 30-4
Yea
H0887 · 2026-03-31
Amends existing law to provide an exception for water skiing. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
H0772 · 2026-03-31
Amends existing law to provide for negligent violations. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 34-0
Yea
H0894 · 2026-03-31
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding requirements for open public meetings to permit recording of such meetings. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
H0939 · 2026-03-31
Amends existing law regarding the use of certain technologies. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 29-6
Yea
S1424 · 2026-03-31
Amends existing law to provide for an exception for licensed dealers in Idaho for a manufacturer or distributor with a manufacturer-owned or distributor-owned dealership. (Senate Third Reading)
Failed · 11-24
Nay
H0895 · 2026-03-31
Adds to existing law to establish limitations on consumptive use of water for cooling certain data centers. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 32-1
Yea
H0934 · 2026-03-31
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 23-12
Yea
H0879 · 2026-03-31
Amends existing law to provide for the sale of hemp products intended for human ingestion or inhalation. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 24-10
Yea
H0935 · 2026-03-31
Amends and adds to existing law to consolidate provisions regarding denturitry licensure. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 34-0
Yea
H0932 · 2026-03-31
States findings of the Legislature and provides for an advisory question regarding the state gun of Idaho to be placed on the ballot before the voters. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
H0508 · 2026-03-31
Amends and adds to existing law to revise provisions regarding bicycle and pedestrian projects. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 19-16
Nay
H0913 · 2026-03-31
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility expansion. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 28-6
Yea
H0776 · 2026-03-30
Adds to existing law to provide for safety checks for children under one year of age. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 27-8
Nay
S1434 · 2026-03-30
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 24-10
Yea
S1437 · 2026-03-30
Relates to the appropriation to the Idaho State Police for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 35-0
Yea
S1433 · 2026-03-30
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 20-15
Nay
S1430 · 2026-03-30
Amends existing law to revise a provision regarding preemption of firearms regulation, to provide a penalty, and to provide for a cause of action. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 31-3
Yea
S1264 · 2026-03-30
Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho Rural Health Transformation Fund and the Rural Health Transformation Committee. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 25-10
Yea
H0730 · 2026-03-30
Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program integrity measures and verification. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 29-6
Yea
S1432 · 2026-03-30
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2027. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 23-11
Yea
H0928 · 2026-03-30
Adds to existing law to establish the Merit-Based Health Care Act. (Senate Third Reading)
Passed · 29-6
Yea
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 391 total roll-call votes this session).
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