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Miranda Marquit
Miranda Marquit (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Idaho House of Representatives to represent District 33A. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Biography
Miranda Marquit was born in Ames, Iowa. Marquit earned a high school diploma from Skyline High School, a bachelor's degree from Southern Utah University in 2002, a graduate degree from Syracuse University in 2005, and a graduate degree from Utah State University in 2020. Her career experience includes working as a media contractor. She has been affiliated with Habitat for Humanity Idaho Falls Area, Idaho Falls Family YMCA, Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen, and Idaho Coalition for Safe Healthcare.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A
Incumbent Barbara Ehardt and Miranda Marquit are running in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Barbara Ehardt (R) | |
 | Miranda Marquit (D) | |
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2024
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A
Incumbent Barbara Ehardt defeated Miranda Marquit in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Ehardt (R) | 63.1 | 12,148 |
| Miranda Marquit (D) | 36.9 | 7,116 | |
| Total votes: 19,264 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A
Miranda Marquit advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Miranda Marquit | 100.0 | 438 |
| Total votes: 438 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A
Incumbent Barbara Ehardt advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Ehardt | 100.0 | 3,122 |
| Total votes: 3,122 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A
Incumbent Barbara Ehardt defeated Miranda Marquit in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Ehardt (R) | 60.0 | 7,816 |
| Miranda Marquit (D) | 40.0 | 5,200 | |
| Total votes: 13,016 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A
Miranda Marquit advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Miranda Marquit | 100.0 | 503 |
| Total votes: 503 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A
Incumbent Barbara Ehardt defeated Jeff Thompson in the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Ehardt | 56.7 | 3,318 |
| Jeff Thompson | 43.3 | 2,529 | ||
| Total votes: 5,847 | |||
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2020
See also: Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A
Incumbent Barbara Ehardt defeated Miranda Marquit in the general election for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Ehardt (R) | 60.3 | 11,308 |
| Miranda Marquit (D) | 39.7 | 7,456 | |
| Total votes: 18,764 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A
Miranda Marquit advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Miranda Marquit | 100.0 | 1,355 |
| Total votes: 1,355 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A
Incumbent Barbara Ehardt advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho House of Representatives District 33A on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Ehardt | 100.0 | 3,716 |
| Total votes: 3,716 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
Miranda Marquit completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marquit's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Living in Idaho Falls has been a blessing to my family. I enjoy making use of our public lands and frequently spend time hiking, camping, snowshoeing, and soaking in hot springs. I’m connected to the community, participating in activities like trivia night, attending the symphony, and supporting various arts and education programs.
I have been Chair of the Bonneville County Democratic Party for several years. Additionally, I have served my community on various nonprofit boards and been appointed to mayoral committees and school district steering committees. As a result, I have an on-the-ground view of the issues that impact Idahoans in their day-to-day lives.
On top of that, my MBA, background in personal finance, and reporting on economic issues suit me to understand and manage budgets, which is a major part of being a part of the state legislature.- I’m running because I'm tired of our legislature focusing on culture war issues. Instead of going after librarians and libraries, I want to address affordable housing and the cap on the homeowners property tax exemption. Rather than targeting members of vulnerable communities, I'd focus on investment in public education. Instead of making healthcare decisions on behalf of women and their providers, I want to talk about repealing the sales tax on groceries. I’m running because I want to work on sensible solutions to the challenges we face rather than wasting time making bad policy for nonexistent problems.
- Repeatedly, Idahoans say that one of their top priorities is education, and I agree with them. I’d like to see us make substantial investments in attracting quality educators to our state. I also believe that we need to fund our educational infrastructure directly, instead of relying on property taxes, bonds and levies. An investment in public education has been shown to lead to healthier, safer communities. For decades, our legislature has underfunded education, leading to a teacher shortage in our state. I believe we need to offer competitive compensation, as well as programs like student loan forgiveness, to attract more teachers.
- Our state repeatedly has "surpluses" of between $500 million and $1 billion a year. This indicates under-investment in our communities and our citizens. A good example of ongoing under-investment is in our healthcare infrastructure. Between our lack of investment in mental health services and draconian laws that have led to the closing of multiple labor and delivery wards, the health of our families suffers. An important issue this election cycle is reproductive health. A recent report indicated that our state is losing medical doctors that specialize in pregnancy and delivery and that’s a problem. Most Idahoans support expanding exceptions to our restrictive and damaging abortion law, and I agree with them that what’s
Our state legislature has repeatedly ignored these issues, allowing them to fester. One good example is the 2016 cap on homeowners exemptions for property taxes. With home values skyrocketing in recent years, this cap on the exemption threatens seniors in their homes. The legislature should have fixed this issue—one that Idahoans repeatedly cite as important—years ago by restoring the cap's index to inflation and home values. Instead, their inaction is costing residential property owners hundreds of extra dollars and placing 70% of the state's burden on homeowners, while commercial interests only bear 30%.
In Idaho Falls, our School District 91 struggles with facilities. We haven't been able to build new schools to deal with over-crowding. One of our high schools saw a sinkhole open in the gym a few years ago.
By contrast, the neighboring district in our county has much newer and safer facilities. Their facilities are much more conducive to supporting the learning goals of students.
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2022
Miranda Marquit did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Miranda Marquit did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 22, 2024
