Julie Yamamoto is an American politician and retired educator. A member of the Republican Party, she is serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives from the 11th District. She has served at the helm of the House Education Committee since 2023.^[1]

Yamamoto was born in Nampa, Idaho. She is of Japanese descent.^[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the College of Idaho and a Doctor of Education from the University of Idaho.^[3]

Yamamoto has worked as a teacher and school administrator.^[4] She was the chair of the Assistance League of Boise Canyon County Branch.

Yamamoto defeated incumbent Jarom Wagoner in the Republican primary with 58.27% of the vote.^[5] In the 2020 general election, Yamamoto faced Democratic nominee Rebecca Yamamoto Hanson, with whom she had no familial relation.^[2] She defeated Hanson with 67.4% of the vote.^[6] Yamamoto lost her race in the 2024 Republican primary to Kent Marmon.^[7]

During her first term in office, she sat on the House Education Committee. Yamamoto was reelected in the 2022 election. In 2023, she became head of the House Education Committee.^[1]

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