Clint Hostetler

Clint Hostetler, Republican incumbent for Idaho House District 24, Seat A

Clint Hostetler is the Republican incumbent for Idaho House District 24, Seat A, on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. He won the May 19, 2026 primary with 5,273 votes, or 53.8% of the vote. In November he faces independent Kevin Moxley. Hostetler is in his first term, having taken office on December 1, 2024.

Background

Hostetler is a small business owner who lives in Twin Falls. His official legislator page describes him as a husband and father of one child and lists his life verse as Matthew 6:33. On his Idaho Republican Party candidate page, he writes that he has been married 16 years and calls himself a "traditional Christian conservative."

He moved to the Magic Valley from Sacramento, California in 2021, before entering politics, per Political Potatoes.

In the Legislature

Hostetler sits on the House Judiciary, Rules & Administration committee and the State Affairs committee, according to his official member page.

One of his most noted votes came on January 27, 2025, when he voted for House Joint Memorial 1, a resolution asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision legalizing same-sex marriage. The Idaho House passed the memorial 46-24. The measure does not carry the weight of law. During floor debate, Hostetler responded to colleagues who called the effort pointless. "Whether it's crumpled up and thrown away, whether the wording isn't exact or whether it's ignored, it's what we need to do," he said, per Boise State Public Radio.

In the 2026 session, Hostetler co-sponsored House Bill 928, the Merit-Based Health Care Act, which limits the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion criteria in health care hiring. He served as the House floor sponsor, with Sens. Kohl and Toews carrying the bill on the Senate floor.

He also sponsored House Joint Memorial 18, a memorial opposing unauthorized solar geoengineering. Per Political Potatoes, he has reposted jet-contrail videos on his campaign social media account with statements including "The government is spraying us" and "Wake up, people." The chemtrails theory holds that aircraft contrails are deliberate chemical-spraying programs, a claim not supported by scientific evidence.

Hostetler is a confirmed member of the self-described Idaho Gang of Eight, a group of legislators affiliated with the State Freedom Caucus Network. The group's own page names him with his official legislative email and his personal Substack, "The Idaho Resolve." He is also grouped with Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld, Sen. Josh Kohl, and Rep. David Leavitt as the "Magic Valley Miracle Four," a label from Political Potatoes. All four attended the 2024 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention together. His 2024 campaign committee paid McShane LLC $405.15 on May 13, 2024, eight days before that year's primary, per IdahoExtremism.org. That payment is a single record in the Idaho Secretary of State's Sunshine campaign-finance database.

Sources

• Idaho State Legislature, official member page confirming Hostetler's district, term, contact information, and committee assignments
• Boise State Public Radio, coverage of House Joint Memorial 1, the 46-24 House vote, and Hostetler's floor remarks
• Republican Party of Idaho, Hostetler's candidate page with his biography and stated top three issues
• Political Potatoes, reporting on his 2021 move from Sacramento, the Magic Valley Miracle Four grouping, and his campaign social media posts
• IdahoExtremism.org, the McShane LLC payment record from the Sunshine database
• Idaho Gang of Eight, the group's own page listing Hostetler as a member
• Idaho State Legislature, House Bill 928 sponsor record
• Idaho Secretary of State, Sunshine campaign-finance portal