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Democratic · Mayor of Boise · Idaho · Spectrum score -46
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Lauren McLean is Mayor of Boise in Idaho. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). Lauren Stein McLean is an American politician and entrepreneur currently serving as the mayor of Boise, Idaho.
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Where Lauren stands on the spectrum
Lauren McLean scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.
Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21
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Background & record
Lauren Stein McLean is an American politician and entrepreneur currently serving as the mayor of Boise, Idaho. McLean was elected in the 2019 mayoral election, defeating incumbent mayor Dave Bieter. She assumed office on January 7, 2020.
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Issue detail
−100 left pole · +100 right pole
- Economic
- -52
- Social
- -45
- Authoritarian
- -21
- Confidence
- 68
- Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
- Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
- Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
- Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
- Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
- Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
- Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
- Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
- Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
- Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
- Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
- Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans
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- Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
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