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Congress → Officials → Russ Fulcher

Russ Fulcher

Republican · Representative, ID ·1

Russ Fulcher is the Republican U.S. Representative (ID's 1st congressional district). The platform has 8 voting records on file (2021-2026) and 47 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Score Components
52 MODERATE
Connection Density 20%
22 → 4
Donor Influence 15%
24 → 4
Silence Risk 25%
69 → 17
Contradiction Risk 25%
79 → 20
Intelligence Volume 15%
57 → 9
Constituency Deviation 0%
15 → 0
Voting Misalignment 0%
0 → 0
% = weight in composite score · Raw component 0–100 × weight = weighted contribution (→) · Sum of contributions = overall score. Hover a row for details.
[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Cook Partisan Voting Index: R+47 (2nd most Republican district in U.S.)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: average commute time: 23.4 minutes
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: public transit utilization: 0.2% (vs. 5% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: unemployment rate: 3.4% (vs. 3.5% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median rent: $1,330 (vs. $1,163 nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median home value: $445,300
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 12.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 82.5%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median age: 39.1 (largest cohort 10-19 at 13.7%)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0% (vs. 33.7% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 75.3% (vs. 65.5% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 6.6% (vs. 12.4% nationally)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $79,577 (vs. $37,585 national median)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: population: 986,280 (2024 LegisLetter ACS)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Idaho Constitutional Amendment — Prohibit Ranked-Choice Voting and Open Primaries (2024) (2024) — passed, margin 69.4% Yes — 30.6% No
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 31-33 (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.13)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.15)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: University of Idaho (Moscow) / Boise State University (5000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: JR Simplot Company (Boise — agribusiness/fertilizer/food processing) (4000 employees)
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Jim Risch political association Both Jim Risch and Russ Fulcher are known political figures from Idaho, serving in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives respectively.
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC donor $10,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00797670/
PAC For America donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00772434/
Buckeye Liberty PAC donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00693796/
American Revival PAC donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00639229/
Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC) donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00592089/
Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00563726/
House Freedom Fund donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00552851/
Cox Enterprises Inc. PAC donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00477653/
Cmr Political Action Committee donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00469429/
Rayonier, Inc. Good Government Committee donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00451757/
Huck PAC donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00448373/
Charter Communications Inc. PAC donor $10,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00426775/
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00411116/
Freedom Fund donor $10,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00390674/
Syngenta Corporation Employee PAC donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00363945/
T-Mobile PAC, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC) donor $7,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00361758/
Hf Sinclair PAC (Dino PAC) donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00342766/
Amalgamated Sugar Company LLC PAC, The donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00326868/
Cambia Health Solutions PAC donor $5,000 to Russ Fulcher's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00252684/
BillVoteDateAlignment
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Water Resources Development Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Ratepayer Protection Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
PROOF Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act Yea 2026-09-16 unknown
Retire through Ownership Act Nay 2026-09-16 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 9576 and H.R. 10326, providing… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
GUARD Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers… Nay 2026-09-15 unknown
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes… Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Whistleblower Protection Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act Yea 2026-09-15 unknown
National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act Yea 2026-09-14 unknown
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act Yea 2026-09-03 unknown
Protecting Domestic Mining Act Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require… Yea 2026-09-02 unknown
Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Nay 2026-09-01 unknown
In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
AGOA Extension Act Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R… Yea 2026-09-01 unknown
Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act Yea 2026-08-31 unknown
Last contradiction analysis: Never
platform_vs_vote 90/100
Platform: "Fulcher spent 15 years at Micron Technology as Director of Sales and Marketing, then in 2022 voted against the CHIPS Act — legislation that directly enabled Micron's $15 billion expansion creating 2,000 permanent jobs…
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Fulcher spent 15 years at Micron Technology as Director of Sales and Marketing, then in 2022 voted against the CHIPS Act — legislation that directly enabled Micron's $15 billion expansion creating 2,000 permanent jobs and 15,000 indirect jobs in Idaho. His entire delegation voted nay, then all four members issued a joint press release celebrating the expansion. The Idaho Statesman editorial board called it hypocrisy: 'There's something worse than hypocrisy going on here... this presumes that these representatives' first loyalty will be to their home district, not their political party.'
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Vote: on "Fulcher positions himself as a champion of local resource management, writing in a December 2025…"
Fulcher's vote against the CHIPS Act — the single most economically consequential piece of legislation for Idaho in decades — represented a direct vote against his own district's economic interests. Micron, his former employer, is Idaho's largest private employer and semiconductor exports rival agricultural products…
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Fulcher's vote against the CHIPS Act — the single most economically consequential piece of legislation for Idaho in decades — represented a direct vote against his own district's economic interests. Micron, his former employer, is Idaho's largest private employer and semiconductor exports rival agricultural products in value. The Idaho Statesman editorial board noted that 'one of the virtues of the American system of government is supposed to be that it is geographically representative' but Fulcher's party-line no vote 'forgot where they came from.' He subsequently celebrated the very Micron expansion the CHIPS Act enabled, creating a self-contradictory record where he took credit for an outcome his own vote opposed.
platform_vs_vote 90/100
Platform: "Fulcher campaigns as a fiscal conservative who fights against the national debt, yet voted yea on the OBBBA which the CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to the deficit over ten years. He had little to brag about…
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Fulcher campaigns as a fiscal conservative who fights against the national debt, yet voted yea on the OBBBA which the CBO projected would add $3.4 trillion to the deficit over ten years. He had little to brag about legislatively until this bill, per the Coeur d'Alene Press: 'After seven years in Congress... he is finally close to passing a single bill.'
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Vote: on "Fulcher's website and campaign materials emphasize his commitment to serving Idaho constituents…"
Fulcher voted for the OBBBA which added $3.4 trillion to the deficit — a direct repudiation of his career-long fiscal conservatism — while simultaneously refusing to face constituents in person to explain the vote. The Coeur d'Alene Press noted he had 'little to brag' about legislatively before this bill, and the…
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Fulcher voted for the OBBBA which added $3.4 trillion to the deficit — a direct repudiation of his career-long fiscal conservatism — while simultaneously refusing to face constituents in person to explain the vote. The Coeur d'Alene Press noted he had 'little to brag' about legislatively before this bill, and the fiscal hawk who campaigned on debt reduction became one of only 2 GOP members to oppose the bill, making his vote party-aligned but philosophically contradictory.
Last silence detection: Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:58:57 GMT (via scheduled run)
other candidates' committees
Huck PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
corporate pacs, industry unlisted
J.R. Simplot Company Political Action Committee, Avista Employees For Effective Government, Potlatchdeltic Corporation Political Action Committee (Potla, Ida-PAC, Rayonier, Inc. Good Government Committee (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $6,100 (2024), $5,000 (2026)…
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J.R. Simplot Company Political Action Committee, Avista Employees For Effective Government, Potlatchdeltic Corporation Political Action Committee (Potla, Ida-PAC, Rayonier, Inc. Good Government Committee (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $6,100 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
colleagues' leadership pacs
Freedom Fund, Cmr Political Action Committee, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), Buckeye Liberty PAC, PAC For America (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026)…
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Freedom Fund, Cmr Political Action Committee, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), Buckeye Liberty PAC, PAC For America (amounts: $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs
law & lobbying firms
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: law & lobbying firms
party committees
House Freedom Fund (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: party committees
other / unclassified
American Revival PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2026)) — interest area: other / unclassified
National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC (Nbwa PAC) Alcohol & tobacco $6,000 (2024)
American Israel Public Affairs Committee PAC Law & lobbying firms $5,000 (2026)
PAC For America Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
Buckeye Liberty PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
American Revival PAC Other / unclassified $5,000 (2026)
Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC) Colleagues' leadership PACs $7,500 (2026)
Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2026)
House Freedom Fund Party committees $5,000 (2026)
Cox Enterprises Inc. PAC Telecom & media $5,000 (2024)
Cmr Political Action Committee Colleagues' leadership PACs $5,000 (2024)
Rayonier, Inc. Good Government Committee Corporate PACs, industry unlisted $5,000 (2026)
Huck PAC Other candidates' committees $5,000 (2024)
Charter Communications Inc. PAC Telecom & media $10,000 (2024)
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC Technology $5,000 (2026)
Freedom Fund Colleagues' leadership PACs $10,000 (2026)
TopicPriorityAlignmentDeviation
Healthcare Access and Rural Hospital Sustainability 76 48 38
Inflation and Cost of Living / Economic Relief 84 55 35
Education — Parental Rights and School Choice 78 65 20
Border Security and Immigration Enforcement 88 82 15
Taxation and Federal Spending Reduction 90 85 12
Election Integrity and Voting Laws 72 75 10
Water Rights and Drought Management 82 80 10
Federal Land Management and Sagebrush Rebellion / Public Lands Access 92 88 8
Veterans Services and Military Affairs 74 78 8
Energy Independence and Domestic Fossil Fuel Production 85 88 8
Gun Rights and Second Amendment Protection 86 92 5
Agricultural and Ranching Interests 87 90 5
No platform commitments archived
No committee memberships recorded
Scoring Methodology

The Capture Risk Score is a composite 0–100 index measuring potential regulatory capture of elected officials. It is computed from seven weighted components:

ComponentWeightSignal
Contradiction Risk30%Stated positions contradicted by the record (recent findings boosted)
Donor Influence20%Distinct documented donors (FEC Schedule A PACs); inferred donors do not count
Connection Density20%Mapped relationships to lobbyists, contractors, interest groups; donor links excluded
Silence Risk15%Topics where donors have interests but the official is silent
Intelligence Volume15%Documented facts from verified sources
Constituency Deviation0%Shown, not weighted — a model estimate, not a record
Voting Misalignment0%Shown, not weighted — needs platform commitments almost nobody has; the roll-call record on /votes is the vote signal

Each component is the member's standing among all scored members of Congress, and the weighted sum is the overall score. Tiers are ranks: Critical is the top 5%, High the next 10%, Elevated the next 20%, Moderate the next 30%, and Low the rest.

Officials without at least 2 documented facts, 1 contradiction analysis, 1 voting record, or 1 constituency baseline are marked Insufficient Evidence and excluded from numeric ranking.

Contradiction findings from the last 180 days receive a recency boost. High-severity contradictions (score ≥ 70) receive additional weight.

Full methodology: /congress/methodology

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Calculation Methodology

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