Idaho State Senate District 30

Current seat holder: Julie VanOrden (R).

Joni Lin Sorensen

Joni Lin Sorensen (Democratic) is a candidate for the Idaho State Senate in District 30 (Bingham, Butte counties) in the November 3, 2026 general election. Joni Lin Sorensen qualified with the Idaho Secretary of State (VoteIdaho.gov) to appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for Senate District 30.

Julie VanOrden

Julie VanOrden (Republican) is the incumbent member of the Idaho State Senate representing District 30 (Bingham, Butte counties), running for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election. Official legislative biography notes: Lifelong resident of Idaho and Bingham County; graduate of Blackfoot High School and ISU Vocational Technical Education; co-owner of Garth VanOrden Farms; former Idaho House of Representative member and former chairman of the Education committee; former commissioner on the Idaho Public Charter School Commission and the Idaho Potato Commission; spouse: Garth; four children, two daughters-in-law, three grandchildren: Kaylee, Hayden and Jaicee; and one great-grandchild: Luna.

“In Idaho we protect our land and natural resources. Extremist environmental and animal rights agendas have no place in our state. Environmental lawsuits are putting our ranchers and farmers out of business by increasing production costs and disallowing productivity. Idaho decision makers must be willing to do all they can to curb this extreme, destabilizing agenda.” (Ballotpedia campaign themes)
“Through the years as I volunteered in the classrooms throughout my school district I became aware of the demands and mandates enforced on teachers and administrators. It seemed to me that there was never a reduction in what was required, just a replacement or addition. With the increased amounts of technical knowledge and skills that teachers will be receiving, I would like to make it possible for them to rid their plates of the amount of requirements that have been building up over time.” (Ballotpedia campaign themes)