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Kaylee Peterson

CandidateD

Race
U.S. House · Idaho's 1st District
Result
Russ Fulcher, projected winner
Opponents
Russ Fulcher (R); Brendan Gomez (Constitution Party); Sarah Zabel (IND)
Research
Minimal record

Party linenone

No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.

Said vs. did6 statements · 0 votes

Taking health insurance companies completely out of the equation and moving to a universal single-payer system is the best, most transparent, and cheapest way forward for families.

Expand public health coverage

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On the ballotU.S. House · 1

2026-11-03

Russ Fulcher Rincumbent
Kaylee Peterson Dchallenger
Brendan Gomez Constitution Partychallenger
Sarah Zabel INDchallenger

Said vs. did

Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.

Expand public health coverageSupports
Taking health insurance companies completely out of the equation and moving to a universal single-payer system is the best, most transparent, and cheapest way forward for families.

Platform calls for moving to a universal single-payer health system.[4]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports
Increase corporate tax rates, remove corporate tax breaks/subsidies

Platform calls for increasing corporate tax rates and removing corporate tax breaks and subsidies.[4]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Raise the minimum wageSupports
Increase the federal minimum wage, benefit packages, overtime protections, and secure worker pensions.

Platform calls for increasing the federal minimum wage.[4]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsOpposes
It’s time to shut down private for-profit detainment facilities, stop cruel mass deportations, and dismantle the current immigration enforcement bureaucracies

Platform calls for shutting down private for-profit detention facilities and stopping mass deportations.[4]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Protect legal access to abortionSupports
it is time for lawmakers to step out of the exam room and listen to women, families, maternal-fetal specialists, and healthcare professionals to protect lives

Platform criticizes Idaho's post-Dobbs abortion restrictions and calls for lawmakers to defer to women and medical providers.[4]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports
Gutting clean and renewable energy contracts has stripped lucrative job opportunities away from Idaho trades

Platform criticizes federal fossil fuel subsidies and rollbacks of clean-energy contracts and calls for expanding solar, wind, nuclear and geothermal energy.[4]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Biography

Kaylee Peterson, a Democrat from Eagle, Idaho, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. House in Idaho's 1st District to Russ Fulcher. Born in New London, Connecticut, she holds an associate degree from College of Western Idaho, and her background is in student government and Idaho Young Democrats leadership.[1][2][3]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Peterson was born in New London, Connecticut, and lives in Eagle, Idaho. She earned a high school diploma from Eagle High School and an associate degree from College of Western Idaho in 2023.[1] At the college she was chief of staff of Associated Students of College of Western Idaho and served on the College Council Executive Board.[1]

Peterson has served as president of Idaho Young Democrats, and the Idaho Press describes her as a former political organizer.[1][5] She ran for the 1st District seat in 2022 and 2024, according to the Idaho Press, and won the Democratic nomination in the May 19, 2026 primary, defeating Ken Brungardt with 87.1% of the vote (18,907 votes to 2,803).[5][1] She received 28.8% of the vote to Russ Fulcher's 64.3%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]

Campaign money$181K raised · 93% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30

Totals this cycle

Raised$181K
Spent$172K
Cash on hand$15K

Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.

Who gave

  • Individuals $166K
  • PACs & committees $11K
  • Party $1,050

Largest committee contributions

  1. Ua Union Plumbers & Pipefitters Vote! PAC (United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada) PAC$10K
  2. Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers PAC$10K
  3. Idaho State Democratic Party Party$2,000

Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗

Profile: /people/kaylee-peterson

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Kaylee Peterson · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.U.S. House, Idaho's 1st District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  4. 4.Kaylee Peterson's Platform · Kaylee Peterson for Congress campaign website Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Idaho's District 1 candidates talk public lands, healthcare, immigration · Idaho Press · 2026-10-12 News report