U.S. Senate · Idaho

• YesConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — Senate passage · H.R. 7148 · Bill Passed 71–29 · 2026-01-30 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
• YesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Motion Agreed to 77–20 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. This vote sent the House-Senate compromise version to the President, who signed it into law the next day.
• YesContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Bill Passed 60–40 · 2025-11-10 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. Eight members of the Democratic caucus joined nearly all Republicans to pass it.
• NoWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela — motion to discharge · S.J. Res. 90 · Motion to Discharge Rejected 49–51 · 2025-11-06 roll call ↗S.J.Res. 90 would have directed the President to end military hostilities within or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized, after U.S. strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the region. A motion to discharge the resolution from committee failed, blocking a vote on final passage.
• NoResolution to end the global tariff emergency · S.J. Res. 88 · Joint Resolution Passed 51–47 · 2025-10-30 roll call ↗S.J.Res. 88 terminates the national emergency the President used to impose broad tariffs on imports from most countries under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Unlike an earlier April 2025 attempt, this resolution passed the Senate, though it still required House and presidential action to take effect.
• YesOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — Senate passage · H.R. 1 · Bill Passed 50–50 · 2025-07-01 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and increases border security and defense spending. It reduces projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adds new work requirements; Vice President Vance cast the tie-breaking vote.
• NoWar Powers Resolution on Iran — motion to discharge · S.J. Res. 59 · Motion to Discharge Rejected 47–53 · 2025-06-27 roll call ↗S.J.Res. 59 would have directed the President to end U.S. military hostilities against Iran that Congress had not authorized, following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities earlier that month. A motion to discharge the resolution from committee failed, preventing a vote on final passage.
• YesGENIUS Act — Senate passage · S. 1582 · Bill Passed 68–30 · 2025-06-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation to clear Congress.
• NoResolution to end the global tariff emergency · S.J. Res. 49 · Joint Resolution Defeated 49–49 · 2025-04-30 roll call ↗S.J.Res. 49 would have terminated the national emergency the President declared in April 2025 to impose broad tariffs on imports from most U.S. trading partners. The resolution failed on a tied 49-49 vote.
• YesFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — Senate passage · H.R. 1968 · Bill Passed 54–46 · 2025-03-14 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
• YesConfirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary · PN Kennedy · Nomination Confirmed 52–48 · 2025-02-13 roll call ↗The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services, overseeing federal health, food-safety, and drug-regulatory agencies. Senator Mitch McConnell was the only Republican to vote against the nomination.
• YesConfirmation of Pamela Bondi as Attorney General · PN Bondi · Nomination Confirmed 54–46 · 2025-02-04 roll call ↗The Senate confirmed Pamela Bondi, Florida's former attorney general, to serve as U.S. Attorney General, leading the Justice Department. The vote fell largely along party lines.
• YesConfirmation of Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense · PN Hegseth · Nomination Confirmed 50–50 · 2025-01-24 roll call ↗The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and Army National Guard officer, to serve as Secretary of Defense. Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote after three Republican senators joined all Democrats in voting against the nomination.
• YesLaken Riley Act — Senate passage · S. 5 · Bill Passed 64–35 · 2025-01-20 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.

• actionChairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[2]
• actionServes on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the Select Committee on Ethics, and the Select Committee on Intelligence.[2]
• actionAs Governor of Idaho (2006-2007), cut property taxes by 20% and secured $100 million in additional funding for Idaho's public schools, according to his official Senate biography.[2]

• ✕OpposesStricter gun laws

  His official Senate website lists 'protecting the Second Amendment' among the priorities that define his record in the Senate.[2]

• ✓SupportsExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-20). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[6][7][8]

• ✓SupportsBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

  Voted no on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 49, 2025-04-30). Voted no on Resolution to end the global tariff emergency (S.J. Res. 88, 2025-10-30).[9][10]

• ✕OpposesExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements.[7][8]

• ✕OpposesFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[7][8]

• ✕OpposesRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

  Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-07-01), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[7][8]

• Lists protecting the Second Amendment, advocating for energy independence, blocking federal overreach, and defending Idaho agriculture and natural resources among his priorities in the Senate.[2]

• Received a bachelor's degree in forestry and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho.[2]
• Elected to two terms as Ada County Prosecuting Attorney, then served in the Idaho State Senate, where he was elected Republican Majority Leader and President Pro Tempore.[2]
• Twice elected Idaho's Lieutenant Governor, then elected Idaho's 31st Governor in 2006.[2]
• Outside public service, has worked as a rancher, small business owner, and former senior partner of the Risch Goss Insinger Gustavel law firm.[2]

Raised $3.4M · spent $2.2M · $3.5M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• Earned a bachelor's degree from Chapman University in 2010.[1]
• Has worked as a software engineer.[1]

• vote2024-03-11 · Voted no on H668 (banning public funds, including Medicaid and state employee insurance, from paying for gender-transition treatment), which passed the Idaho House 58-11 on March 11, 2024.[5]
• vote2024-03-11 · Voted no on H599 (prohibiting ballot harvesting and setting penalties for violations), which passed the Idaho House 58-11 on March 11, 2024.[5]

• ✓SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporations

  Supports eliminating corporate and high-income tax loopholes as part of a plan to strengthen the middle class.[3]

  “eliminating corporate and high income tax loopholes”

• Says stopping corruption in Congress is his first priority, citing support for term limits, getting money out of elections, overturning Citizens United, banning congressional stock trading, ending the revolving door between Congress and lobbying, and stopping gerrymandering.[3]
• Says he would work to strengthen the middle class through measures including shrinking the national debt, breaking up monopolies, eliminating corporate and high-income tax loopholes, and raising wages by rolling back right-to-work laws.[3]
• Prioritizes protecting Idaho's public lands, including preserving access, investing in conservation and land management, and supporting rural economies tied to outdoor recreation.[3]

• Served as a U.S. Army tank commander and armor officer.[3]
• Spent over 20 years in senior leadership roles at T-Mobile, Hewlett-Packard, and several technology startups.[3]
• Served in the Idaho House of Representatives before resigning in July 2025 to launch his U.S. Senate campaign.[3]

Raised $692K · spent $506K · $194K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

• Says she is running to rein in authoritarianism and mass surveillance, including opposing tracking technology and calling for limits on AI and data brokers.[4]
• Prioritizes what she calls household security: reducing housing costs driven by institutional investors buying single-family homes, and using degraded federal land for housing instead.[4]
• Supports restoring Idaho farmland and rangeland through regenerative grazing and land policy that rewards restoration over extraction.[4]

• Graduated from Moscow High School and returned to Idaho in 2002 as a single mother.[4]
• Earned degrees in Information Technology Management, Supply Chain Management, and Cybersecurity.[4]
• Has written two books, one on countering hate propaganda and one on restoring the water cycle.[4]