House Majority Leader Megan Blanksma, R-Hammett, speaks from the House floor at the Idaho State Capitol building on Jan. 23, 2024. (Otto Kitsinger for Idaho Capital Sun)
Disagreements playing out behind the scenes in the Idaho State Capitol erupted Thursday as House Republicans ousted House Majority Leader Megan Blanksma from her leadership post.
Effective immediately Blanksma, R-Hammett, will no longer serve as House majority leader, which is considered the No. 2 leadership position in the Idaho House. There was no immediate explanation as to what led to the shakeup, but Blanksma has clashed with other GOP legislative leaders on a number of issues in recent years.
The House majority leader serves as the House’s floor leader and works with the speaker of the House to move legislators through their daily orders of business and call bills to the floor for a vote.
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The Idaho House will vote to install a new majority leader on Monday, Republican leaders said. Blanksma walked off the House floor Thursday without making any announcement or remarks, leaving another legislator to handle the job of adjourning the floor session for the day.