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Raúl Labrador

Attorney General of Idaho (since 2023)RINCUMBENT

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Attorney General of Idaho
Election
2026-11-03
Opponent
Lori Hickman (D)
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Raúl Labrador is Idaho's Republican Attorney General and is seeking a second term. A former immigration attorney, he served in the Idaho House and then in the U.S. House representing Idaho's 1st District from 2011 to 2019, before taking office as Attorney General in 2023.[1][2][3]

On the ballotAttorney General

2026-11-03

Raúl Labrador Rincumbent
Lori Hickman Dchallenger

Advanced unopposed from the May 19 Republican primary.

Biography

Raúl Labrador is Idaho's Republican Attorney General and is seeking a second term. A former immigration attorney, he served in the Idaho House and then in the U.S. House representing Idaho's 1st District from 2011 to 2019, before taking office as Attorney General in 2023.[1][2][3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Labrador was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1992 and a law degree from the University of Washington in 1995.[2][3] He practiced immigration and criminal law.[3]

Labrador was elected to the Idaho House of Representatives in 2006 and served there until 2010.[2][3] He then served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019.[2][3]

Labrador was elected Attorney General on November 8, 2022, and is Idaho's 33rd attorney general.[3] He took office on January 2, 2023.[2] He advanced from the May 19, 2026 Republican primary and faces Democrat Lori Hickman in the November 3 general election.[1] He lives in Eagle, Idaho.[3]

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On the record

Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.

  • legal2026-10-14 · Announced a lawsuit against OpenAI in Idaho's Fourth Judicial District Court under the Idaho Consumer Protection Act over alleged harms to children and deception of parents.[4]
  • legal2026-10-12 · Announced that a court victory Idaho won with 14 other states led the ATF to stop enforcing registration, wait and tax requirements for suppressors, short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns.[5]
  • legal2026-09-22 · Won dismissal in federal court of Le Soleil Child Care v. Labrador, a challenge to the Idaho Medical Freedom Act.[6]
  • legal2026-09-16 · Led a coalition of 18 states, Puerto Rico and the Arizona Legislature in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center, a religious-accommodation case.[7]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Defending parental rights, citing cases where he led coalitions of states defending the constitutional rights of parents.[8]
  • Protecting Idaho children from technology companies, including a consumer-protection lawsuit against OpenAI.[4]
  • Defending the Second Amendment, citing Idaho's multistate suit that led to the ATF ending enforcement of registration for suppressors and short-barreled rifles.[5]

Statements, quoted without a stance

  • Stricter gun laws
    “For more than 90 years, the federal government made law-abiding citizens ask permission, pay a tax, and wait months to exercise their constitutional rights. Idaho sued, Idaho won”[5]

    On the ATF's October 2026 guidance on suppressors and short-barreled rifles.

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Idaho Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  2. 2.Raúl Labrador · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.About the Office of the Attorney General · Idaho Office of the Attorney General · 2026-10-19 Official record
  4. 4.AG Labrador Announces Lawsuit Against OpenAI for Deceiving Idaho Parents About the Safety of ChatGPT · Idaho Office of the Attorney General · 2026-10-14 Official record
  5. 5.AG Labrador's Lawsuit Against ATF Helps Slash Suppressor Red Tape · Idaho Office of the Attorney General · 2026-10-12 Official record
  6. 6.AG Labrador Defeats Lawsuit Challenging Idaho's Medical Freedom Act · Idaho Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-22 Official record
  7. 7.AG Labrador Defends Employees' Religious Freedom in Supreme Court Brief · Idaho Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-28 Official record
  8. 8.Labrador Letter - Fighting for Parental Rights · Idaho Office of the Attorney General · 2026-09-25 Official record