Barbara Ehardt

Barbara Ehardt is an American politician and former college basketball coach serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 33rd district.

Barbara Ehardt
Member of the
Idaho House of Representatives
from the District 33 Seat A
Assumed office
December 27, 2017
Preceded byJanet Trujillo
Member of the Idaho Falls City Council
In office
2014–2018
Personal details
BornIdaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Coaching career
Biographical details
Alma materNorth Idaho College (AS)
Idaho State University (BS)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000–2003CSU Fullerton
1997–1999Washington State (Asst.)
1995–1997UC Santa Barbara (Asst.)
1988–1995Brigham Young University (Asst.)

Education

Ehardt was born and raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She earned an Associate degree in general studies from North Idaho College and a Bachelor of Science degree in England/language arts education from Idaho State University, where she played on the women's basketball team.[1]

Career

College basketball

For 15 years, Ehardt worked as a NCAA Division I women's basketball coach at California State University, Fullerton, the University of California, Santa Barbara, Brigham Young University, and Washington State University.[2][3]

Politics

In 2003, Ehardt returned to her hometown of Idaho Falls, Idaho, where she has since operated a sports camp for children and managed basketball programs. Ehardt was appointed to the Idaho House of Representatives on December 27, 2017. In November 2019, Ehardt was labelled "a Republican lightning rod" by East Idaho News. During her first term in the House, she authored a bill that would restrict statewide sex education.[4]

In the legislature, Ehardt sponsored a bill that would required transgender athletes to play on teams corresponding to the gender they were assigned at birth. The bill has attracted significant criticism, both within Idaho and nationally.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Ehardt was interviewed as a part of the HBO series Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, in which she defended the bill.[11]

References
  1. "Rep. Barbara Ehardt – Idaho State Legislature". Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  2. "Barbara Ehardt". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  3. Barbara Ehardt's Biography
  4. "Barbara Ehardt looks back at her second year as a legislator". East Idaho News. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  5. "Idaho Rep., A Former Basketball Player And Coach, Seeks To Bar Transgender Girls In School Sports". Northwest Public Broadcasting. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  6. "Ehardt does not know what she does not know". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  7. Minsberg, Talya (2020-05-29). "'Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Girls': Idaho Is First State to Bar Some Transgender Athletes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  8. Brassil, Gillian R.; Longman, Jeré (2020-08-19). "Who Should Compete in Women's Sports? There Are 'Two Almost Irreconcilable Positions'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  9. Levin, Dan (2020-06-15). "A Clash Across America Over Transgender Rights". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  10. "New Idaho Laws Target Transgender Residents". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  11. Richert, Kevin (2020-09-23). "HBO spotlights Idaho's transgender athletics ban". Idaho Education News. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
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