Candidate records

Russell Fulcher

Office now: U.S. House of Representatives, district 1, 2019–now. U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1 (since 2019). Running for U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho…. Full record

Latest action on record Sep 2026. This term began 2025. Record through Nov 2026.

277 = 257 on what they have done + 14 of the candidate's own claims + 6 identity links.

  • 277facts through
  • 14their own claims
  • 88recorded votes
  • 7predictions
  • 18of 20 spot-checks correct

What they have done

Latest on record: Voted yes (final passage) on H.J.Res. 210 (119th Congress), Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going…, in Sep 2026.

Offices, roles, elections, bills and actions, by yearOfficesU.S. House of Representatives, district 1 2019–nowElectionsWon primary: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won primary, 2018Won: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won, 2018Won primary: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won primary, 2020Won: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won, 2020Won primary: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won primary, 2022Won: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won, 2022Won primary: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won primary, 2024Won: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won, 2024Won primary: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won primary, 2026Pending: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)20182020202220242026U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1Lost primary: Governor of Idaho, lost primary, 20142014 lost primaryGovernor of IdahoWon primary: Idaho Senate, District 22, won primary, 2012Won: Idaho Senate, District 22, won, 20122012 won primary, wonIdaho Senate, District 22Won primary: Idaho Senate, District 21, won primary, 2006Won: Idaho Senate, District 21, won, 2006Won primary: Idaho Senate, District 21, won primary, 2008Won: Idaho Senate, District 21, won, 2008Won primary: Idaho Senate, District 21, won primary, 2010Won: Idaho Senate, District 21, won, 2010200620082010Idaho Senate, District 21Bills andactions2121432242113314720072009201120132020202220242026NOW 2026
Offices, roles, elections, bills and actions, by yearOfficesU.S. House of Representatives, district 1 2019–nowElectionsWon primary: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won primary, 2018Won: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won, 2018Won primary: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won primary, 2020Won: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won, 2020Won primary: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won primary, 2022Won: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won, 2022Won primary: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won primary, 2024Won: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won, 2024Won primary: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, won primary, 2026Pending: U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1, pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)20182020202220242026U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1Lost primary: Governor of Idaho, lost primary, 20142014 lost primaryGovernor of IdahoWon primary: Idaho Senate, District 22, won primary, 2012Won: Idaho Senate, District 22, won, 20122012 won primary, wonIdaho Senate, District 22Won primary: Idaho Senate, District 21, won primary, 2006Won: Idaho Senate, District 21, won, 2006Won primary: Idaho Senate, District 21, won primary, 2008Won: Idaho Senate, District 21, won, 2008Won primary: Idaho Senate, District 21, won primary, 2010Won: Idaho Senate, District 21, won, 2010200620082010Idaho Senate, District 21Bills andactions2121432242113314720072009201120132020202220242026NOW 2026

office, role won won primary lost primary pending. Showing 1 of 9; the Table has all.

Top topics 148 facts

Facts by topicCivil rights29Public lands17Macroeconomics15Law and crime13Environment12Health9

Other topics, not ranked: 53.

Facts by kind

Facts by kindOffice facts27Election facts23Recorded votes88Bills sponsored61Executive actions0Campaign money27Financial disclosures12Court cases1Work and business12Nonprofit roles2Education and service4

Counts of facts collected for this record, not totals of all they have done.

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Offices, roles and work
TitleYears
U.S. House of Representatives, district 12019–now
Idaho Senate2005–2014
vice chair, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade2026–?
member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce2023–?
member, House Committee on Education and Labor2019–?
member, House Committee on Natural Resources2019–?
Vice Chairman, Senate State Affairs Committee2010–?
Majority Caucus Chairman, Idaho Senate (majority caucus)2009–?
Vice Chairman, Senate Education Committee2006–?
Elections
OfficeResult, year
Idaho Senate, District 21won primary, 2006
Idaho Senate, District 21won, 2006
Idaho Senate, District 21won primary, 2008
Idaho Senate, District 21won, 2008
Idaho Senate, District 21won primary, 2010
Idaho Senate, District 21won, 2010
Idaho Senate, District 22won primary, 2012
Idaho Senate, District 22won, 2012
Governor of Idaholost primary, 2014
U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1won primary, 2018
U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1won, 2018
U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1won primary, 2020
U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1won, 2020
U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1won primary, 2022
U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1won, 2022
U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1won primary, 2024
U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1won, 2024
U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1won primary, 2026
U.S. House of Representatives, Idaho District 1pending, 2026 (general election Nov 3, 2026)
Facts by topic
TopicFacts
Civil rights29
Public lands17
Macroeconomics15
Law and crime13
Environment12
Health9
Other topics53
No topic recorded109
Facts by kind
KindFacts
Office facts27
Election facts23
Recorded votes88
Bills sponsored61
Executive actions0
Campaign money27
Financial disclosures12
Court cases1
Work and business12
Nonprofit roles2
Education and service4

By year: 257 dated; the undated are counted under CHECKED.

Dated facts, by year
YearFacts
19841
19881
19931
20053
20067
20072
20086
20093
20109
201110
201211
20135
20144
20152
20175
20186
201930
202014
202125
202215
202330
202415
202537
202615

Latest actions

How they voted

Yes 42 · No 44 · Not voting 2

Each of the votes on record, by positionYes 42No 44Not voting 2

No vote cast: S.J.Res. 14 (117th Congress); H.R. 1443 (117th Congress).

2005–2026. Votes collected for this record; it holds no total of votes cast.

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Votes, by position
PositionVotes
Yes42
No44
Excused0
Not voting2
Present0

Idaho Senate; U.S. House.

Questions: Concurrence 9, Final passage 79.

Topics: Macroeconomics 11, Civil rights 26, Labor 9, Other topics 42.

Community: nonprofit roles

Years a nonprofit role is on record, by organization20142015Idaho Freedom Foundation Inc, DirectorIdaho Freedom Foundation Inc, Director 2014–2015on record
Years a nonprofit role is on record, by organization20142015Idaho Freedom Foundation Inc, DirectorIdaho Freedom Foundation Inc, Director 2014–2015on record

Nonprofit roles only; the data has no category for other community or volunteer work. 2 roles recorded, 1 organization.

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Nonprofit roles
OrganizationTitleFilingsYears
Idaho Freedom Foundation IncDirector22014–2015

Analysis: likely positions

Showing 4 of 7, highest confidence first. Predictions drawn from the record, not facts.

Recorded confidence: highCivil rights
votes to restrict abortion, against expanding access

Likely to vote for bills that restrict abortion and against bills that expand abortion access. Based on: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. Wrong if: He votes against a bill whose main purpose is to restrict abortion, or for a bill that expands abortion access. not tested against later actions. Details

high, 8 basis factsNot tested
Recorded confidence: highLaw and crime
votes against tightening gun rules, for loosening them

Likely to vote against bills that tighten federal gun rules and for measures that loosen them. Based on: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. Wrong if: He votes for a bill that tightens gun rules (background checks, purchase limits, weapon bans, red-flag orders), or against one that loosens them. not tested against later actions. Details

high, 8 basis factsNot tested
Recorded confidence: highLabor
votes against expanding labor protections, for limiting them

Likely to vote against bills that expand federal labor protections or mandates on employers, and for measures that limit them. Based on: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 2 more. Wrong if: He votes for a minimum-wage increase, a union-organizing bill such as the PRO Act, or another bill expanding workplace… continues in the record not tested against later actions. Details

high, 10 basis factsNot tested
Recorded confidence: highCivil rights
votes against expanding voting access, for tighter voting rules

Likely to vote against bills that expand federal voting-access rules and for bills that tighten voter-eligibility or voting rules. Based on: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 3 more. Wrong if: He votes for a bill expanding voting access or federal voting-rights rules, such as the For the People Act or the John R.… continues in the record not tested against later actions. Details

high, 11 basis factsNot tested

Confidence: high. Not tested: no later decisions checked.

How the record was checked

Facts, by evidence gradeOfficial record254Secondary source9Self-reported14
How the record was checkedSpot-check of 2018 correct, 0 wrong, 2 partly correctSources: 232225 archived, 7 withheldSearches: 203154 found, 49 found nothing
How the record was checkedSpot-check of 2018 correct, 0 wrong, 2 partly correctSources: 232225 archived, 7 withheldSearches: 203154 found, 49 found nothing
  • 0sources not archived
  • 49searches found nothing
  • 0undated (no source dates them)
  • 0low-confidence facts (counted, not listed)
  • 3corrections logged

Finding nothing is not proof of nothing.

Table
Facts, by evidence grade
EvidenceFacts
Official record254
Secondary source9
Self-reported14
Checks, parts in order
CheckResult
Spot-check18 correct, 0 wrong, 2 partly correct, 0 could not be checked, of 20
Re-check2 correct after corrections, 0 not correct, of 2
Sources225 archived, 7 withheld, 0 not archived, of 232
Searches154 found, 49 found nothing, of 203

Low-confidence facts are counted in the charts, never listed by themselves.

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