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Raúl Labrador
Puerto Rico-born American attorney and Idaho attorney general
Personal details
- Full name
- Raúl Rafael Labrador
- Born
- December 8, 1967 · Carolina, Puerto Rico
- Family background
- Raised by a single mother who later worked in Las Vegas hospitality
- Education
- Las Vegas High School (1985); Brigham Young University, B.A. Spanish literature (1992); University of Washington, J.D. (1995)
- Religion
- Latter-day Saint (Idaho state biography)
- Spouse
- Rebecca Labrador
- Children
- Five: Michael, Katerina, Joshua, Diego and Rafael (historical congressional directory)
- Political party
- Republican
- Public service
- Idaho House (2006–2010); U.S. House (2011–2019); Idaho attorney general (2023– )
Raúl Rafael Labrador (born 1967) is an American lawyer and Republican officeholder who represented Idaho in Congress, co-founded the House Freedom Caucus and later became Idaho attorney general.
Family and education
Labrador was born in Puerto Rico and raised by his mother, who relocated the family to Las Vegas when he was a teenager. He graduated from Las Vegas High School, received a Spanish literature degree from Brigham Young University and earned a law degree at the University of Washington. He married Rebecca; official congressional records identify their five children.
Law practice and Idaho politics
After law school, Labrador practiced law in Idaho, including immigration and criminal defense. An attorney-general professional biography reports a federal criminal-division internship and district-court clerkship. He entered the Idaho House in 2006 and served until his 2010 congressional election.
House caucus and statewide office
Labrador represented Idaho’s first congressional district from 2011 to 2019 and was among the nine 2015 House Freedom Caucus founders. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for governor in 2018, later chaired the Idaho Republican Party, and was elected Idaho attorney general in 2022, taking office in 2023.
References
Research compiled through November 12, 2026. Sources and historical roles are dated where known.