Who is running for U.S. Representative, District 1 in 2026?

Candidate for Congress

Kaylee Peterson is the Democratic candidate for Idaho's 1st Congressional District¹. She describes herself as a mom, a worker and a sixth-generation Idahoan who has campaigned throughout the district for five years¹. She has received the endorsement of the National Federation of Federal Employees¹. Her CBS2/FOX9 survey answers cite a stock trading ban, term limits and antitrust enforcement among her priorities³.

Where they stand 4 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In the VOTE411 guide she listed banning congressional stock trades among her goals. (2026) source
• Campaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In the VOTE411 guide she called for comprehensive campaign finance reform to limit dark money, corporate donors and super PACs, and to repeal or mitigate the influence of unlimited corporate money in politics. (2026) source
• Term limitsYes, strict limits, such as three House terms and two Senate termsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In the CBS2/FOX9 survey she said she believes in term limits and has pledged to support three terms in the House and two in the Senate. (2026-08-24) source
• Business regulationMuch stronger rules, including breaking up the largest companiesmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In the CBS2/FOX9 survey she said she would fight for real antitrust enforcement that breaks up monopolies in industries such as meatpacking, pharmacies and grocery chains. (2026-08-24) source

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, 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.

Retired U.S. Air Force major general

Sarah Zabel is an independent candidate for Idaho's 1st Congressional District and a retired Air Force major general with 31 years of service¹. She commanded at squadron, group and wing levels, managed budgets worth billions and shaped national cyberspace policy². She says she was a Republican throughout her military career and left RAND to run for Congress in November 2025¹.

Where they stand 4 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Income taxesRaise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site says she supports tax reform that asks more from those with the highest earnings because of the debt trajectory. (2026) source
  • In the VOTE411 guide she said the highest earners should pay their fair share. (2026) source
• Social SecurityA mix of changes, with no cuts for current retireesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site lays out a Social Security reform plan that raises the taxable maximum and reduces benefit growth for higher earners, built on a Brookings Institution blueprint with her own changes. (2026) source
• Drug pricesNegotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insurancemedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In the CBS2/FOX9 survey she said Congress should increase the number of drugs eligible for Medicare and Medicaid price negotiation and extend pharmacy benefit manager reforms to employer-sponsored insurance. (2026-08-24) source
• Trade and tariffsFree trade with minimal tariffs across the boardmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site calls for free markets and open trade and says Congress should drop the tariffs. (2026) source
  • In the CBS2/FOX9 survey she said she supports dropping the broad tariffs. (2026-08-24) source

No public position found on: National debt, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, 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.

U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st District

Russ Fulcher is the Republican incumbent in Idaho's 1st Congressional District and has served in the U.S. House since January 2019¹. He spent 24 years in the technology industry, including at Micron Technology, and served 10 years in the Idaho Senate, six of them as Majority Caucus Chair¹. He sits on the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources committees¹.

Where they stand 15 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationshigh

  Voted · high confidence

  • His official site says momentum is building in Congress to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent for individuals and small businesses. (2025) source
  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
  • Voted yes on House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (2025-05-22) source
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionshigh

  Voted · high confidence

  • His official health care page backs Health Savings Accounts, buying insurance across state lines, association health plans and price transparency in place of what he calls the Affordable Care Act's mandates. (2025) source
  • Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, which expands association health plans and adds oversight of pharmacy benefit management services; it passed the House 216 to 211. (2025-12-17) source
  • Voted against H.R. 1834, the Breaking the Gridlock Act, which reinstates the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies for three years; it passed 230 to 196. (2026-01-08) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadyhigh

  Voted · high confidence

  • His official site supports the border wall, closing asylum loopholes and ending federal funding to sanctuary cities, says the country cannot reward illegal behavior, and expresses empathy for people who want to work hard. (2025) source
  • Voted against the American Dream and Promise Act, which provides a path to permanent resident status for people who entered as minors; it passed 228 to 197. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted against the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021; it passed 247 to 174. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which funds border wall construction, reforms asylum rules and requires employers to use E-Verify; it passed 219 to 213. (2023-05-11) source
  • Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, which would detain people unlawfully in the country who are charged with theft and certain other offenses; it passed 264 to 159. (2025-01-07) source
  • Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through fiscal year 2029; it passed 214 to 212. (2026-06-09) source
• Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and SNAP, among other provisions. (2025-07-03) source
• E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which requires employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
• Foreign policyA strong military; help allies only when it clearly serves U.S. interestsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His official site says he opposes nation-building, that the military should fight and win wars to defend the homeland and U.S. interests only, and that U.S. actions abroad must serve its own interests. (2025) source
• Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 734); it passed 219 to 203. (2023-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, which bars school athletic programs from letting people whose sex at birth was male join women's and girls' programs; it passed 218 to 206. (2025-01-14) source
• DEI programsBan them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Is a cosponsor of the Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 (H.R. 925), which would close federal DEI offices and bar DEI training and DEI terms in federal contracts and grants. (2026) source
• Student loansCap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted to overturn the Department of Education rule on Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans (H.J.Res. 45); it passed 218 to 203. He also voted to override the President's veto on June 21, 2023, which failed. (2023-05-24) source
  • Voted to overturn the Department of Education rule on Improving Income Driven Repayment (H.J.Res. 88); it passed 210 to 189. (2023-12-07) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from purchasing stocks and requires public notice before sales; it passed 232 to 198. (2026-07-22) source
• Term limitsYes, strict limits, such as three House terms and two Senate termsmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Is a cosponsor of H.J.Res. 12 (119th Congress), a constitutional amendment limiting House members to three terms and senators to two. (2025-09-17) source
• Aid to IsraelKeep full aid without new conditionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 6126), emergency supplemental funding for Israel; it passed 226 to 196. (2023-11-02) source
  • Voted for the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 8034); it passed 366 to 58. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted for the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which provides for speedy delivery of defense articles to Israel; it passed 224 to 187. (2024-05-16) source
• China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which bars apps controlled by foreign adversaries such as TikTok unless they are sold; it passed 352 to 65. (2024-03-13) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Official action · low confidence

  • Is an original cosponsor of the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 722), which would extend equal protection to every born and preborn human person from fertilization and lists no exceptions. (2025-01-24) source
  • His official site says life begins at conception and every unborn child has the inherent right to life. (2025) source
  • Voted yes on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (2025-01-23) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightlow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted no on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. (2021-03-11) source
  • Voted no on a federal red-flag (extreme risk protection order) bill. (2022-06-09) source
  • Voted no on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. (2022-06-24) source
  • Voted against the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. (2022-07-29) source
  • Is a cosponsor of the National Constitutional Carry Act (H.R. 645), which would let law-abiding people carry a firearm without a permit nationwide. (2026-03-12) source
  • His official site calls him a staunch defender of the 2nd Amendment who stands against efforts to erode the right to bear arms. (2025) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Energy and climate, Trade and tariffs, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, Religion in schools, Aid to Ukraine.

Candidate for Congress

Brendan J. Gomez is the Constitution Party candidate for Idaho's 1st Congressional District¹. He says he was a presidential elector for Don Blankenship at age 21 and ran for Congress in 2024². His stated goals include a congressional investigation he calls a Mass Treason Investigation².

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, 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.