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Matt Loesby

CandidateLIB

Race
U.S. Senate · Idaho
Result
Jim Risch, projected winner
Opponents
Jim Risch (R); Todd Achilles (IND); Natalie Fleming (IND)
Research
Minimal record

Party linenone

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

Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes

I will push not only to enable the mass deportation of illegal immigrants, but the remigration of foreign ethnic enclaves which create political power bases that subvert US politics against the interests of the American people.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

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On the ballotU.S. Senate

2026-11-03

Jim Risch Rincumbent
Matt Loesby LIBchallenger
Todd Achilles INDchallenger
Natalie Fleming 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 immigration enforcement and deportationsSupports
I will push not only to enable the mass deportation of illegal immigrants, but the remigration of foreign ethnic enclaves which create political power bases that subvert US politics against the interests of the American people.

In the CBS2/FOX9 candidate survey, says he would push to enable mass deportation of illegal immigrants and the return of many legal immigrants and their children to their home countries.[4]

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

Biography

Matt Loesby, a Libertarian Party candidate, software engineer and video game developer, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. Senate seat in Idaho to Jim Risch. He had run as the Libertarian candidate for Idaho's 1st Congressional District in 2024.[1][2][3]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Loesby was born in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and says he grew up in a suburb south of Denver.[3][5] He earned a bachelor's degree from Chapman University in 2010, then stayed in the state where he attended college for a job in video game development until 2018, according to his campaign website.[3][5] After a brief stay in North Carolina for work, he bought a house in Idaho's Treasure Valley in 2020.[5] He works as a software engineer, described himself in a 2024 Ballotpedia survey as a video game developer and software engineer, and says he does administrative work and activism for the Libertarian Party of Idaho.[3][5]

Loesby was the Libertarian candidate for Idaho's 1st Congressional District in 2024, receiving 9,594 votes (2.1%) in a race won by Rep. Russ Fulcher.[3] He advanced unopposed from the May 19, 2026, Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate with 855 votes.[3] He received 2.9% of the vote to Jim Risch's 56.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Immigration: mass deportation and 'remigration', as he describes it in the survey.[4]
  • Transfer federal land in Idaho to the state.[4]
  • Cut entitlement programs and overseas military funding to address the deficit.[4]

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

Profile: /people/matt-loesby

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.U.S. Senate · Idaho results 2026 · NBC News News report
  2. 2.United States Senate election in Idaho, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Matt Loesby · Ballotpedia Reference
  4. 4.2026 general election survey: U.S. Senator · CBS2/FOX9 Idaho candidate survey (idahonews.com) · 2026-10-19 News report
  5. 5.Who Am I? · Loesby for Senate (campaign website) Candidate's own words