Matthew “Matt” Bundy
District 8 House A
Matthew Bundy: Idaho Republican Candidate for House District 8A
Matthew Bundy is a Republican candidate seeking to reclaim Idaho House District 8A. Bundy, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who served from 1984 to 2004, is a former Idaho state representative defeated in the 2024 Republican primary by IFF-backed Rob Beiswenger. He holds advanced degrees in education and worked as a teacher and social studies department chair at Mountain Home High School after his military career.
Background and Military Service
Bundy served in the United States Air Force from 1984 to 2004, retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel. After retiring, he built a second career as a high school teacher and social studies department chair at Mountain Home High School. He holds advanced degrees in education.
Legislative Service and 2024 Defeat
Bundy served in the Idaho House from 2023 to 2024, representing House District 8A, before losing his 2024 primary to Rob Beiswenger, an Indiana transplant backed by the IFF network. His 2026 return run aims to reclaim the seat from a legislator whose far-right profile is rooted in out-of-state ideological alignment rather than Mountain Home community ties.
Mountain Home and Elmore County
House District 8A covers Mountain Home, the Elmore County seat, anchored by Mountain Home Air Force Base and the 366th Fighter Wing. Bundy’s Air Force background gives him a direct connection to the MHAFB community, and his teaching career embedded him in the educational and civic life of district families.
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Who is Matthew Bundy? Matthew Bundy is a Republican candidate for Idaho House District 8A. A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and former Mountain Home High School teacher, he served in the Idaho House 2023–2024 before losing his 2024 primary to IFF-backed challenger Rob Beiswenger.
Profile published by IdahoVoters.com. Last updated April 2026.
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Three of the donations went to Reps. Matt Bundy, R-Mountain Home, Lori McCann, R-Lewiston, and Britt Raybould, R-Rexburg, who opposed a separate House proposal that would have allowed lawmakers to sue to block the Phoenix acquisition. That proposal passed the House but the Senate never took it up.
Republican Reps. Matt Bundy, Chenele Dixon, Jack Nelsen and Greg Lanting and Democratic Rep. Sonia Galaviz — all teachers — voted in favor of the bill. In fact, everyone in the House who works in a school now or used to work in one voted for the bill.
“We’ve seen the wishes and the direction that we’re gonna go on these budgets. And at this point, I fully support where we are,” Rep. Matt Bundy, R-Mountain Home, told House lawmakers as they began to debate the budgets.
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