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Ilana Rubel

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Ilana Rubel
Minority Leader of the Idaho House of Representatives
Assumed office
December 10, 2019
Preceded byMat Erpelding
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
from the 18th district
Seat A
Assumed office
January 8, 2014
Preceded byJanie Ward-Engelking
Personal details
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Toronto, Canada
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJohn Paschke
Children4
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Ilana S. Rubel (born 1972)[1][2] is a Canadian-born American politician, currently serving as a Democratic member of the Idaho House of Representatives. She represents the south Boise-based District 18 since January 2014. Rubel currently serves as Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.[3]

Early life and education

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Rubel was born in Toronto, Canada. Her family is Jewish with her father’s family escaping pogroms and her mother’s family immigrating during World War II. She grew up in a household with a single mother. [4]She attended the University of Toronto Schools as a child. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and Harvard Law School.[5]

Career

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Prior to joining the Idaho House of Representatives, Rubel was a partner with the law firm Fenwick & West in Boise.[6] She became a member of the Idaho House of Representatives in 2014. Rubel was appointed to the position by Gov. Butch Otter to serve the remainder of the term of Janie Ward-Engelking, who was appointed to the Idaho Senate.[6]

Rubel ran for Idaho House Minority Leader after the then incumbent, Rep. Mat Erpelding, resigned in December 2019 to take a position with the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Rep. Ilana Rubel – Idaho State Legislature".
  2. ^ Spence, William L. (22 March 2020). "The kids on the bus". The Lewiston Tribune.
  3. ^ "House Leadership – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  4. ^ https://amp.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article228489754.html [bare URL]
  5. ^ Ilana S. Rubel Lawyer Profile - martindale.com (accessed 8 January 2014)
  6. ^ a b Popkey, Dan. "Otter appoints Boise lawyer Rubel to Idaho House" Idaho Statesman, January 8, 2014. (accessed 8 January 2014)
  7. ^ "Rep. Rubel to run for House minority leader, Wintrow for assistant leader" The Idaho Press-Tribune, December 4, 2019.
Idaho House of Representatives
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Idaho House of Representatives
2019–present
Incumbent