Judy Boyle

Judy Boyle (Republican Party) is a member of the Idaho House of Representatives, representing District 9B. She assumed office in 2008. Her current term ends on December 1, 2024.

Boyle (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 9B. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Republican primary on May 21, 2024.

Biography

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Boyle's professional experience includes working as a free-lance writer, rancher and Natural Resources Director for United States Representative Helen Chenoweth-Hage.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Boyle was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Boyle was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Boyle was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Idaho committee assignments, 2017
• Agricultural Affairs, Chair
• Education
• Resources and Conservation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Boyle served on the following committees:

Idaho committee assignments, 2015
• Agricultural Affairs, Vice chair
• Education
• Resources and Conservation

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Boyle served on the following committees:

Idaho committee assignments, 2013
• Agricultural Affairs, Vice Chair
• Education
• Resources and Conservation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Boyle served on these committees:

Idaho committee assignments, 2011
• Agricultural Affairs
• Education
• Resources and Conservation

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Boyle served on these committees:

Idaho committee assignments, 2009
• Health and Welfare
• Resources and Conservation

Issues

Wolf population

On April 19, 2011, Gov. Butch Otter signed a bill that would essentially allow him to declare a disaster due to the state’s wolf population, even as the animals were in the process of being removed the endangered species list.

Otter, the legislature, and the state court had been debating the wolf population issue for months when Otter signed this bill. A few weeks before the bill was signed, Rep. Mike Simpson inserted language to de-list the animals into a spending bill. This language that was inserted into the federal appropriation is not subject to judicial review, meaning that de-listing is almost guaranteed.

At least one conservation group, Defenders of Wildlife, opposed Simpson’s move and said that it’s an example of lawmakers playing politics with wolf populations.

The main backer of the state bill that Otter signed, Rep. Judy Boyle says the disaster declaration bill is still relevant because the state will be on probation for wolf management for the five years after de-listing. She also said that congressional uncertainty creates the need for the bill.

“What one Congress gives, one Congress can take away,” warned Boyle. ”We never know what the federal government will do and it’s notorious for going back on its word.”^[1]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 9B

Incumbent Judy Boyle, Jody Keeler, and Gregory Diacogiannis are running in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 9B on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Judy Boyle (R)
		Jody Keeler (D)
		Gregory Diacogiannis (Independent) (Write-in)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 9B

Jody Keeler advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 9B on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jody Keeler	100.0	415

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 9B

Incumbent Judy Boyle advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 9B on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Judy Boyle	100.0	7,172

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