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Stephanie Mickelsen

Incumbent
Stephanie Mickelsen

Idaho House of Representatives, District 32 Seat A

Campaign website:Campaign Website
Phone:(208) 332-1042
Email:SMickelsen@house.idaho.gov
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Campaign finance:Campaign Finance
City:Idaho Falls

Stephanie Mickelsen: Republican Incumbent for Idaho House District 32 Seat A

Stephanie Mickelsen, the Republican incumbent state representative for Idaho House District 32 Seat A, faces no opponent in the November 3, 2026 general election — no Democrat filed for the seat. She won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary with 3,705 votes, or 57.2 percent, over Kelly Golden's 2,771 votes, or 42.8 percent, according to certified Idaho Secretary of State results.

Electoral History

Mickelsen was first elected in 2022, winning the Republican primary with 62 percent over Nicholas Christiansen and running unopposed in the general election. She won re-election in 2024, taking the primary with 60 percent against two opponents and again running unopposed in the general. Before serving in the Legislature, she won an unopposed term on the College of Eastern Idaho Board of Trustees in 2018.

Background

Mickelsen is the chief financial officer of Mickelsen Farms, LLC, which she and her husband, Mark, operate in Bonneville County, according to her official Idaho Legislature biography. The couple has four children and 18 grandchildren. On her campaign website, she described the family's beginnings in farming: "When Mark and I started farming in Bonneville County, thirty-four years ago, life was drastically different than it is today." She wrote that her community involvement began "as a first-grade art mom," and that she went on to chair the American Farm Bureau Labor Committee and serve as a trustee of the College of Eastern Idaho. A Post Register article quoted her describing herself as "a seventh-generation Idahoan, farmer, mother and grandmother." In March 2025, Mark and Stephanie Mickelsen were inducted into the Eastern Idaho Agriculture Hall of Fame in Fort Hall.

She currently serves as chair of the Idaho Ground Water Association and chair of the Bonneville-Jefferson Ground Water District, according to her own account.

Legislative Role

Mickelsen serves on the House Resources and Conservation Committee, the State Affairs Committee, and the Transportation and Defense Committee. In 2025 she sponsored House Bill 378, "Transparency in Legislative Travel," which requires legislators to disclose out-of-state travel paid for by private groups; it passed the House 47-22-1 on March 13, 2025. She explained her reasoning to East Idaho News: "I believe ethics and transparency are essential to maintaining public trust... That's why I introduced legislation requiring disclosure of out-of-state travel paid for by private groups."

Stated Positions

Asked about her priorities in an East Idaho News candidate questionnaire, Mickelsen said: "My focus is on protecting Idaho's water and natural resources, supporting agriculture and local businesses, strengthening education and career technical training, and keeping our communities safe." On water: "Water is the lifeblood of Eastern Idaho's agriculture and growth. I was proud to play a central role in the 2024 water negotiations that protected our region... I support significant increases in funding to help the state meet its commitment of 350,000 acre-feet of managed aquifer recharge annually."

On regulation, her campaign website states: "I have operated businesses for the past 38 years, the amount of government regulations have continued to grow exponentially. Government needs to remove many of these obstacles that they have created. Free markets will generally dictate the needs of a society better than government regulations." Her campaign's stated platform, per the Idaho Republican Party's candidate page, centers on three planks: Responsible Growth, Education Properly Funded, and Fiscal Responsibility, including the claim that "Idaho's general fund has doubled in the last 10 years from 2.2 billion to 4.4 billion."

The 2024 Immigration Vote and Its Aftermath

In 2024, Mickelsen voted for House Bill 753, an immigration enforcement measure that passed the House 53-15-2. During House floor debate, referring to industries including construction, hospitality, and food processing, she said: "if you think that you haven't been touched by an illegal immigrant's hands in some way ... you are kidding yourself."

The vote led to consequences for her own business, as reported by InvestigateWest, a nonprofit investigative newsroom, in March 2025. That January, Ryan Spoon, vice chair of the Ada County Republican Central Committee, publicly called for ICE immigration raids on her family's farm businesses and filed reports with the ICE tip line. Days later, ICE agents visited Mickelsen Farms, and an employee was arrested and detained. "They just showed up out of the blue Friday morning," she said. She called using immigration enforcement to "bully individuals and businesses trying to navigate complicated and often competing employee documentation laws...a disgusting and reprehensible way to act and should not be tolerated by anyone." She also said the episode affected her legislative work: "I'm being way more cautious in the bills that I'm standing up against, because I'm afraid of being targeted... Which makes me a less effective legislator for my community right now." She subsequently removed her business names from her campaign materials.

Endorsements

Mickelsen's campaign website lists endorsements from the Idaho Fraternal Order of Police and Idaho Fire Fighters, and support from the Idaho Cattleman Association and the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation PAC.

Campaign Finance

Mickelsen's 2026 campaign finance filings with the Idaho Secretary of State's Sunshine portal show a beginning cash balance of $9,288.24, total contributions of $77,435.15, and $22,500 in loans, against total expenditures of $110,478.74. The committee ended the period with $10,780.24 on hand and $34,598.76 in outstanding debt. Her largest contributors, at $1,000 or more, include the Bonneville County Republican Central Committee ($2,000), the Idaho Hospital Association PAC, Clearwater Paper, St. Luke's Health Plan Inc, the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers PAC, Amalgamated Sugar Company PAC, and the GO West Credit Union Association.

Sources

Profile published by IdahoVoters.com. Last updated September 28, 2026. This profile will be updated as additional information becomes available.

Frequently asked questions

What office does Stephanie Mickelsen hold?
She is the Republican state representative for Idaho House District 32, Seat A, serving her second term. She is running unopposed for a third term in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Does Mickelsen have an opponent in 2026?
No. No Democrat filed for District 32 Seat A, so she is unopposed on the general election ballot.
What happened after Mickelsen voted for House Bill 753 in 2024?
A Republican activist publicly called for ICE immigration raids on her family's farm businesses. ICE agents visited Mickelsen Farms in January 2025 and arrested and detained an employee.
What does Stephanie Mickelsen do for a living?
She is the chief financial officer of Mickelsen Farms, LLC, which she and her husband, Mark, operate in Bonneville County.
What committees does Mickelsen serve on?
She serves on the House Resources and Conservation Committee, the State Affairs Committee, and the Transportation and Defense Committee.
Has Mickelsen reported her campaign finances?
Yes. Her 2026 Idaho Sunshine filing shows $77,435.15 in total contributions and $110,478.74 in expenditures, with an ending cash balance of $10,780.24 and $34,598.76 in outstanding debt.

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