Barbara Ehardt

Barbara Ehardt is a candidate for State Representative Seat A District 33 Primary Election in 2026 in Idaho State House District 33, Idaho. Running as Republican.

Incumbent Idaho House of Representatives District 33A in Idaho Falls, ID

Also running: Chance Marshall, Connor Cook.

Barbara Ehardt is an incumbent Republican State Representative for Idaho House District 33 Seat A, first elected in 2018 and appointed in 2017. Born in Idaho Falls in 1964, she previously had a career as a college basketball coach, including head coach at Cal State Fullerton, and served on the Idaho Falls City Council. Ehardt is seeking re-election in 2026, running unopposed in the Republican primary. She is a consistent conservative voice and an ally of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, known for sponsoring the Fairness in Women's Sports Act (H 500) and authoring a bill to restrict statewide sex education. She champions socially conservative policies, education, and constitutional rights, and is widely expected to win reelection.