Idaho Attorney General

Raul R. Labrador is the Republican incumbent Attorney General, in office since 2023¹. He practiced immigration and criminal law, served in the Idaho House starting in 2006, and served in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2019². His office defends state laws in court, including Idaho's abortion law, its women's sports law and its law on gender transition treatment for minors¹³.

Where they stand 5 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incesthigh

  Official action · high confidence

  • Wrote that Idaho's pro-life laws exist to save lives and that his office defends the Defense of Life Act against federal and state lawsuits. (2025-12-30) source
  • His office defended Idaho's Defense of Life Act in the federal EMTALA case until the U.S. Department of Justice dismissed it, and in state court in Adkins v. State of Idaho. (2025) source
  • Idaho's criminal abortion law (S1385) provides affirmative defenses where the life of the mother is an issue and in cases of rape and incest. (2020) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a righthigh

  Official action · high confidence

  • Led a coalition of 27 states in a brief urging the Ninth Circuit to keep California's assault weapons ban blocked, saying the right to keep and bear arms must be respected and defended at every turn. (2024-01-02) source
  • Said the right to keep and bear arms is a fundamental liberty that must be respected and defended at every turn, and that shall not be infringed is some of the clearest language in the Constitution. (2024-01-02) source
  • His office led 26 states urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Hawaii's near-total ban on public carry. (2025) source
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorshigh

  Official action · high confidence

  • Said no one has the right to harm children and that children with gender dysphoria need care rooted in biological reality, not life-altering drugs and surgeries. (2025-06-18) source
  • His office defended Idaho's Vulnerable Child Protection Act, which bars puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and transition surgery for minors, through the U.S. Supreme Court order of April 2024 and the lawsuit's dismissal. (2025-06-18) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionshigh

  Official action · high confidence

  • Wrote that states have the authority to protect women's athletics based on biological reality and that he promised to aggressively defend Idaho's women's sports law. (2025-12-30) source
  • His office asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Idaho's defense of its women's sports law; the Court agreed and set arguments for January 13, 2026. (2025-12-30) source
• Death penaltyKeep it for the worst murders under current ruleshigh

  Official action · high confidence

  • Said Idaho law is clear that those who commit the most egregious crimes deserve the ultimate punishment. (2023-02-24) source
  • Obtained a new death warrant for Gerald Pizzuto after the first warrant could not be carried out. (2023-02-24) source
  • Says he helped author the 2023 bill that brought the firing squad back as a backup execution method; the 2025 law made it the primary method. (2026-07-31) source

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