Idaho 1st District

Russ Fulcher (R) holds this seat and is running again. 4 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.

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  Russ Fulcher

  Republican · holds this seat today

  A-

  Liberty Score A-

  On the liberty side in 111 of 128 votes and bills.

  Raised $848,384 since January 2025: 51% from people, 47% from PACs and other committees, 2% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov

  Every vote behind this grade
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  Kaylee Peterson

  Democrat · political strategist from Eagle, Idaho

  No grade

  No grade yet

  I have no votes in Congress to count for Peterson, and what Peterson has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 18. A grade needs 4.

  Raised $279,404 since January 2025: 92% from people, 6% from PACs and other committees, 2% from the party. The filing at FEC.gov

  See each one, with its source

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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.

Kaylee Peterson, on the record

I have no votes in Congress to count for Peterson, so the grade above comes from this list: what Peterson has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.

• October 2026 · Her campaign siteFree markets

  Her campaign site calls for a universal single-payer health system that takes private insurers out of the picture.

  “Taking health insurance companies completely out of the equation and moving to a universal single-payer system is the best, most transparent, and cheapest way forward for families”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Government-run health care for all is against liberty on free markets.

  Source: Kaylee Peterson for US House, My PlatformDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteFree markets

  Her campaign site calls for higher corporate tax rates and ending corporate tax breaks and subsidies.

  “Increase corporate tax rates, remove corporate tax breaks/subsidies”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Higher taxes are against liberty on free markets.

  Source: Kaylee Peterson for US House, My PlatformDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteFree markets

  Her campaign site also calls for cutting tax rates and regulations on middle-class Americans and local Idaho businesses.

  “Cut tax rates and regulations on middle-class Americans and local Idaho businesses”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Cutting tax rates and regulations is with liberty on free markets.

  Source: Kaylee Peterson for US House, My PlatformDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteConscience

  Her campaign site says Congress should not write personal faith into law and asks whose reading of scripture would become law.

  “we cannot legislate personal faith”

  By the test I use for votes

  AWith liberty

  Keeping a religion's rules out of law is with liberty on conscience.

  Source: Kaylee Peterson for US House, My PlatformDiscuss this
• May 10, 2026 · StatementDefense

  In the primary voter guide she said it is wrong to have the highest defense budget in the world while failing to care for service members, and called for fully funding the VA.

  “it is an abomination to have the highest defense budget in the world and yet fail to take care of our service men and women”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  She asks for more spending on veterans care and names no cut to the defense budget, so the line does not settle the measure.

  Source: Spokane Public Radio and Idaho Capital Sun, Two candidates vie for seat in Idaho 1st Congressional District Democratic primaryDiscuss this
• May 10, 2026 · StatementBorders

  In the primary voter guide she said she would seek work visas for foreign-born agricultural workers.

  “Idaho agriculture depends on foreign-born workers, and I will seek ways to grant work visas to those hard-working individuals”

  By the test I use for votes

  ?Not clear either way

  Work visas are lawful entry and do not settle the measure on those here illegally.

  Source: Spokane Public Radio and Idaho Capital Sun, Two candidates vie for seat in Idaho 1st Congressional District Democratic primaryDiscuss this
• October 2026 · Her campaign siteBorders

  Her campaign site calls for stopping mass deportations and dismantling the current immigration enforcement bureaucracies.

  “stop cruel mass deportations, and dismantle the current immigration enforcement bureaucracies”

  By the test I use for votes

  FAgainst liberty

  Opposing deportations and dismantling enforcement agencies is against liberty on borders.

  Source: Kaylee Peterson for US House, My PlatformDiscuss this

Also on the ballot

Brendan Gomez (Constitution), Sarah Zabel (Independent).

Who is on the ballot: the state election offices, as listed on Wikipedia on November 3, 2026, checked against the candidate file of the Federal Election Commission. See a name that is wrong or missing? Say so in the discussion.