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U.S. House, District 1: who gets your vote?

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U.S. representatives work with the Senate on U.S. laws and spending.

These votes help set U.S. taxes and pay for public services.

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Data last updated: Oct 14, 2026 (federal ballot roster). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Russ Fulcher

Russ Fulcher

U.S. House · Idaho District 1

NationalRepublican

Candidate
Kaylee Peterson

Kaylee Peterson

Running for U.S. House · Idaho District 1

NationalDemocrat

Russ FulcherCurrent repKaylee PetersonChallenger

Job fit

We haven't found background facts for either candidate yet.

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Russ Fulcher

No stated positions on file yet.

Kaylee Peterson

  • Health care costs
    Taking health insurance companies completely out of the equation and moving to a universal single-payer system is the best, most transparent, cheapest way forward for families. 1
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Increase the federal minimum wage, benefit packages, overtime protections, and secure worker pensions; repeal 'right to work' laws and protect collective bargaining. 1
  • Immigration
    Calls to streamline legal immigration applications, expand the number of immigration judges, shut down private detention facilities, and stop mass deportations. 1

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety

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How they voted on top issues

Russ Fulcher

  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 2
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 2
  • Guns → Protecting the right to own and carry guns (3 of 3 votes) 2

Kaylee Peterson

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Russ Fulcher

Where the campaign money came from3

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsother politiciansOther kinds of donors
small donors$16Klarge donors$338Kcompanies$132Kindustryassociations$73Kotherpoliticians$39KOther kinds ofdonors$54K$677K raised
$15,8943Small individual donors
$337,7003Large individual donors

Kaylee Peterson

Where the campaign money came from4

small donorslarge donorslabor unions
small donors$68Klarge donors$98Klabor unions$10K$178K raised
$68,0614Small individual donors
$97,9134Large individual donors

Checks

Russ Fulcher

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Kaylee Peterson

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. kayleeforcongress.com used in: Top issues
  2. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  3. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  4. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Candidate A

Brendan J. Gomez

Constitution

No verified background on file for this candidate.

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

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Kaylee Peterson
Candidate B

Kaylee Peterson

DemocratShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $178K raised, 55% from large donors, 6% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $11,000.00 (6% of $178,023.63 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $10,000.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, government spending and worker protections, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

3 government spending and worker protections: Candidate statement

4 more legal ways in, and protection for people already here: Candidate statement

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Russ Fulcher
Candidate C

Russ Fulcher

RepublicanShown above

No verified background on file for this candidate.

🚩 $677K raised, 50% from large donors, 45% from organized interests. Group coverage unverified: filing cutoffs and receipt scope have not been reconciled. Named amounts are not a complete split of the filed PAC total.
Filed PAC total: $301,350.00 (45% of $676,819.66 raised), 2026 cycle.
Named group amounts (not a complete filed split): $297,570.00, Group filing cutoff unavailable. Group source

Their votes pushed for: more oil, gas and coal, fewer climate rules, a tighter border and stricter enforcement, lower taxes and fewer rules on business.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 Roll calls: Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04

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Sarah Zabel
Candidate D

Sarah Zabel

Independent

No verified background on file for this candidate.

No federal record yet. Campaign money: $51K raised, 22% from large donors, 1% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $500.00 (1% of $51,496.95 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill.

Sources

1 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

2 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

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