Former Idaho state representative (District 16B)

Todd Achilles is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate, a U.S. Army veteran and former tank commander who represented District 16B in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2024 to 2025¹. He previously served as a Democrat in the Legislature and is running without a party label¹. His campaign platform includes term limits, a ban on member stock trading and protecting public lands².

Where they stand 8 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Term limitsYes, strict limits, such as three House terms and two Senate termsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will fight for a constitutional amendment limiting the Senate to two terms, the House to three terms and Supreme Court justices to 18 years, and he has pledged to serve only two terms. (2026) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says members of Congress should not be allowed to trade individual stocks, period, and that he will fight to ban the practice. (2026) source
• HealthcareKeep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will protect healthcare tax credits that help Idaho families afford coverage and work across party lines on insurance competition, price transparency and affordability. (2026) source
• Income taxesCut taxes mainly for middle and lower earnersmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will work to lower taxes for working families, small businesses and agricultural producers and to close tax loopholes that the elite and corporations abuse. (2026) source
• GunsKeep current laws and enforce what is already on the booksmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he will vote against new federal bans on firearms or magazines and against a federal gun registry, and that Idaho already decided how Idahoans carry. (2026) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • At a September 30, 2026 forum he said he supports Proposition 1, the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act, adding that every abortion is a tragedy but these decisions are not improved by government inserting itself. (2026-09-30) source
  • His campaign site says he supports Idaho's Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act ballot initiative and trusts Idahoans to make private healthcare decisions with their providers. (2026) source
• ImmigrationTighter border security plus a path to legal status for long-time residentsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says he would fund Customs and Border Protection to secure the border while modernizing the visa system and reviving the Lankford bipartisan immigration reform bill. (2026) source
  • At a September 30, 2026 forum he said long-time immigrant residents are good people who deserve a right to become American citizens. (2026-09-30) source
• MarijuanaMedical use onlymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • At a September 30, 2026 forum he said he supports medical cannabis. (2026-09-30) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Redistricting, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.