Cliff Hohman

Cliff Hohman: Idaho Democratic Candidate for House District 13A

Clifford Hohman is a Democratic candidate for the Idaho House of Representatives District 13A, which covers portions of Nampa in Canyon County. Hohman lives in Nampa and is running in the May 19, 2026, Democratic primary, per Ballotpedia. He will face Republican incumbent Brent Crane in the November 3, 2026, general election. This is his second consecutive campaign against Crane, having lost the 2024 general election 15,206 to 6,071, per Wikipedia.

Background

Hohman has lived in Nampa for years, residing in a small, century-old home in the city with his wife and four cats, as he describes on his campaign website. He holds a college degree in biology but has spent his career in IT support, working across private businesses, public agencies, and nonprofits at the local, state, and federal levels. He became involved in volunteer work and political campaigns after concluding that many issues framed as partisan divides were actually shared community problems. His stated motivation for running is that too many Idaho politicians are disconnected from the residents they represent, and that his district deserves consistent engagement from its legislative representative.

Political Career

Hohman has not previously held elected office. He ran for House District 13A in 2024, winning the Democratic primary unopposed before losing the general election to Crane 15,206 to 6,071, per Wikipedia. His 2026 candidacy is his second consecutive run for the same seat.

Policy Positions

Hohman's documented priorities draw from his campaign website and a 2024 KIVI-TV candidate interview. On housing, Hohman has called for a combination of government and private sector solutions to increase the supply of affordable housing and reduce rents in Nampa and Canyon County. He told KIVI-TV in 2024 that Idaho has a philosophical aversion to federal money that has left housing funds untapped, and he supports exploring those resources. He acknowledges the issue is fundamentally one of supply and demand requiring cooperation across state, county, and federal levels. On healthcare, Hohman explicitly campaigns on protecting Medicaid expansion, which Idaho voters approved by initiative in 2018. He characterizes the legislature's subsequent efforts to restrict Medicaid as going against the will of the voters and calls for expanding access rather than limiting it. On education, Hohman opposes the parental choice tax credit program, arguing that private school vouchers will both weaken public schools and create budget problems for the state. He frames public education as under sustained attack from legislators who do not believe in it as an institution. His 2024 iVoterGuide survey responses indicate support for aid-in-dying legislation, a requirement that businesses provide services even when doing so conflicts with the owner's religious beliefs, and government-guaranteed healthcare. He also stated his support for reproductive healthcare access.

Political Alignment

Hohman is a Liberal Democrat. His platform combines housing affordability, Medicaid protection, and public education investment with explicit support for reproductive rights, civil rights protections, and aid-in-dying legislation. His self-described frustration with both parties and his emphasis on constituent service over ideology reflect a pragmatic approach, but his documented positions on healthcare, education, and civil rights place him to the left of Mainstream Democrat positioning in Idaho. No organizational endorsements have been documented.

Campaign and Endorsements

No endorsements for 2026 have been publicly reported as of April 2026. Campaign finance records are available through the Idaho Secretary of State's Sunshine database.