Todd Achilles

INDFormer Idaho State Representative (resigned July 2025)

Todd Achilles is an Independent candidate for U.S. Senate, an Army veteran, former Idaho state legislator, public policy professor, and business executive who resigned from the Idaho House of Representatives in July 2025 to run.[3]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

  • 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]

Positions on the issues

  • 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”

In their words — priorities

  • 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]

Background

  • 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]

Campaign money

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

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 3.Todd Achilles - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  2. 5.House Journal, 67th Idaho Legislature, 2nd Regular Session, Day 64 (March 11, 2024) - roll calls on H599 and H668 · Idaho House of Representatives · 2024-03-11 Official record