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Ron Taylor

Democrat · Idaho · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Idaho Senate District 26, Idaho

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Increased public school funding and teacher pay
  • Addressing the cost of groceries, rent, health care and property taxes
  • Keeping public lands accessible for hunting, fishing, recreation and tourism
Biography

Ron Taylor, a Democrat, is the sitting Idaho state senator for District 26, per the Idaho Senate's official roster. He worked as a firefighter and paramedic with Wood River Fire & Rescue for nearly 30 years, rising to captain, and has also worked as a landscaper, in hotel maintenance, as a baker and as a chef, per his campaign site. Taylor has received the President's Volunteer Service Award and volunteers with the Crisis Hotline, Mountain Humane, the Wood River Trails Coalition and the Wood River Land Trust, per his campaign site. He moved to Idaho in 1982 and lives in Hailey, per his campaign site.

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