Ted Hill

Ted Hill: Idaho Republican Incumbent for House District 14A

Ted Hill is a Republican member of the Idaho House of Representatives seeking a third term in District 14A, which covers Eagle, Emmett, and parts of western Ada County. Hill lives in Eagle and has represented the district since first taking office in December 2022. He is running unopposed in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary. Democrat Jo Daly is running in the general election.

Background

Hill was born in Boise, Idaho, and grew up in the Boise foothills, attending Boise High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Boise State University and a master's degree in international relations from Salve Regina University. He served in the U.S. Navy for 38 years as a naval aviator, completing three combat deployments including Desert Storm, Southern Watch, and Iraqi Freedom. He served as Commanding Officer of an F/A-18 Hornet squadron and as Deputy Air Wing Commander, as described on his campaign website. He currently works as a contract fighter pilot, per his Idaho Legislature member page. He is affiliated with the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Military Officers Association of America. He and his wife Heidi live in Eagle. Hill's path into politics was shaped in part by personal loss. His daughter was killed in a traffic accident, an experience he has said deepened his commitment to public service. He subsequently gathered 2,000 signatures to push for safety improvements at the intersection where the crash occurred, as reported by Idaho Education News. His father was elected to the Idaho Legislature in 1967, as noted in his Ballotpedia candidate survey.

Political Career

Hill ran twice for the Idaho Senate in District 14 before winning election to the House. He lost the 2018 and 2020 Republican primaries for the District 14 Senate seat to incumbent C. Scott Grow. In 2022, he won a four-way Republican primary for the House 14A seat and defeated Democrat Crystal Ivie in the general election. He ran unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary and defeated Constitution Party candidate Pro-Life in the general election. He currently serves on the Judiciary, Rules and Administration; Revenue and Taxation; and Transportation and Defense committees, per his Idaho Legislature member page. His legislative record has been defined by a sustained focus on education culture and gender-identity policy. In 2024, he sponsored House Bill 538, which restricted compelled pronoun use by public employees and barred teachers from using a student's preferred pronouns without written parental permission, as reported by the Idaho Statesman. He also sponsored legislation in 2024 imposing mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl crimes, which he called a "scourge" on Idaho communities, as reported by the Idaho Capital Sun. In 2025, he sponsored House Bill 41, which prohibits public school teachers from displaying flags or banners depicting political, religious, or ideological content, as reported by Idaho Education News. In 2026, he sponsored House Bill 607, written by the Idaho Family Policy Center, which passed the House and would allow people to sue government entities and private businesses whose restrooms are not separated by biological sex, as reported by the Idaho Capital Sun. He also sponsored House Bill 561, which added a $2,000 daily fine for local governments flying flags not on the Legislature's pre-approved list. Hill said publicly the bill was designed to target the city of Boise for flying an LGBTQ+ pride flag. Gov. Brad Little signed the bill on March 31, 2026; minutes later, Boise removed the flag from City Hall, as reported by the Idaho Capital Sun.

Policy Positions

Hill's publicly documented priorities center on public safety, parental rights, socially conservative education policy, and limiting LGBTQ-related policies in schools and government settings. He has backed mandatory minimum fentanyl sentences and drawn endorsements from the Professional Firefighters of Idaho and the Fraternal Order of Police. He has been one of the Legislature's most active sponsors of pronoun, bathroom, and flag display legislation over his two terms. He told Idaho Education News that his focus on social issues often overshadows his work on other matters including national security threats from China and Idaho's nuclear energy future. He supports school choice and has publicly said the 2026 Parental Choice Tax Credit, which he supported, does not go far enough.

Political Alignment

Hill is a Traditional Conservative Republican. His legislative record centers on law-and-order policy, parental rights, and socially conservative education bills, including pronoun restrictions, bathroom access legislation, and government flag controls. His endorsements from the Professional Firefighters of Idaho, Fraternal Order of Police, Idaho Chooses Life, Idaho Farm Bureau, and the Idaho Majority Club reflect broad-based conservative institutional support. No documented ties to the Idaho Freedom Foundation or Idaho Freedom Caucus networks have been identified.

Campaign and Endorsements

Hill is running unopposed in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary. His documented endorsements include the Professional Firefighters of Idaho, Fraternal Order of Police, Idaho Chooses Life, Idaho Farm Bureau, and the Idaho Majority Club, as described in his Idaho Republican Party candidate profile. He has signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge. The general election is November 3, 2026.