Background
Representative Rubel graduated from Georgetown with bachelor's degrees in American government and English then graduated from Harvard Law School in 1997. She became a partner at Fenwick & West, LLP in 2007. Rubel has served on the Board of Directors of Bogus Basin HOA, was a founding member of BSU Honors College Advisory Board, and has volunteer-taught "Civics and the Constitution" at different Boise schools.[1][2]
Campaign themes
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Rubel's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]
Education
Excerpt: "Idaho is now 50th in the nation in family income and 50th in school funding. We need to change our strategy – now. I believe the first step is serious investment in our education system, starting with implementation of the reforms recommended by the Governor’s Task Force on Education."
Medicaid Expansion
Excerpt: "It is time for us to accept Medicaid expansion dollars so that Idahoans can get the coverage and the return on their tax dollars that they deserve. We cannot afford to keep throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars just to prove an ideological point."
Economy
Excerpt: "Ilana is focused on making Idaho a magnet for strong businesses and good jobs. To succeed, we must train a workforce with 21st century skills and continue to listen to the needs of Idaho businesses. Ilana regularly meets with businesspeople – large and small – to ensure she’s helping to facilitate their success."
Open Space/Conservation
Excerpt: "Idaho’s rivers, mountains, forests and wildlife make this a unique and extraordinary place in which to live, camp, hike, raft, fish, hunt and recreate. Ilana will always fight to protect our wilderness, clean air and water, and access to open spaces."
Civil Rights/Equality
Excerpt: "Ilana is a fervent advocate of Constitutional freedoms, and volunteer-teaches classes on the Constitution and Bill of Rights to Boise schoolkids. She co-sponsored the 'Add the Words' bill, and believes that all our citizens are entitled to equal protection from discrimination."
On the 2026 ballot
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Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026.
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