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Retired Idaho Supreme Court justice (2018–2023) and former district judge in Moscow.
Stance on key issues
Voting rights & elections
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
No public position found.
Terri Pickens Democratic
No public position found.
John Stegner Independent
Says that when Idahoans pass something by majority vote, the legislature has a duty to carry it out. Source
Policing, prisons & public safety
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
Signed HB 37 (2025), making the firing squad Idaho's main execution method starting July 1, 2026. Source
Terri Pickens Democratic
No public position found.
John Stegner Independent
Supports requiring a warrant for police to access Flock license-plate camera data. Source
Immigration
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
Signed HB 83 (2025), which makes illegal entry a state crime and requires police to notify federal officials. A federal judge paused it. His state police signed a 287(g) deal with ICE. Source
Terri Pickens Democratic
Says "we are a country of immigrants" who should come legally; supports humane treatment and deporting violent criminals. Source
John Stegner Independent
No public position found.
Abortion & health care
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
Signed Idaho's abortion ban, which has exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. In 2026 signed HB 913, which adds work requirements for Medicaid expansion by 2027. Source
Terri Pickens Democratic
Says women have "a fundamental right to bodily autonomy" and should make their own health care choices, not the government. Source
John Stegner Independent
Supports restoring Medicaid access and backs Proposition 1, the abortion-rights initiative. Source
Economy, taxes & cost of living
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
Signed HB 40 (2025), cutting the income tax rate to 5.3%, and HB 231, raising the grocery tax credit to $155 per person. Source
Terri Pickens Democratic
Supports a tax system "that works for everyday Idahoans, not billionaires." Source
John Stegner Independent
Names affordability as a top issue and points to Idaho's high tax on groceries. Source
Workers & wages
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
No public position found.
Terri Pickens Democratic
Supports "strong unions and worker protections" and "paying a living wage." Source
John Stegner Independent
Says "Idaho's teachers deserve our respect and appropriate compensation." Source
Housing
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
Asked lawmakers for $15 million for workforce housing in 2025; the budget committee said no. Has said housing affordability remains a top concern. Source
Terri Pickens Democratic
No public position found.
John Stegner Independent
Calls Idaho housing "the second least affordable in the country"; points to Moscow's land trust as a model. Source
Schools
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
Signed HB 93 (2025), a $50 million tax credit families can use for private or religious school tuition. Later opted Idaho into the federal school scholarship tax credit. Source
Terri Pickens Democratic
Supports "repealing the school voucher scheme" and more school funding and teacher pay. Source
John Stegner Independent
Pledges to "undo the damage" of the voucher law and return the $50 million to public schools. Source
Civil rights, DEI & LGBTQ+ rights
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
Signed SB 1198 (2025), banning DEI offices and practices at public colleges. In 2026 signed HB 822, requiring schools to tell parents if a student asks to socially transition. Source
Terri Pickens Democratic
Supports the "freedom to love and marry whomever we choose" and protection from discrimination. Source
John Stegner Independent
No public position found.
Climate & environmental justice
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
No public position found.
Terri Pickens Democratic
Says "public lands must stay in the hands of the public, not privatized." Source
John Stegner Independent
Says public lands "are not for sale" and must stay open to the public. Source
Books, press & public media
Brad Little Republican, incumbent
Signed HB 710 (2024), letting patrons sue libraries that do not move or remove material deemed harmful to minors. Source
U.S. senator since 2009; chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; former Idaho governor.
Stance on key issues
Voting rights & elections
Todd Achilles Independent
Opposes gerrymandering; supports congressional term limits and a five-year lobbying ban for ex-lawmakers. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
No public position found.
Policing, prisons & public safety
Todd Achilles Independent
Supports the right to own guns for hunting and self-defense; opposes federal gun bans or registries. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
Voted against the First Step Act (2018), a bipartisan law that changed federal sentencing and prison rules. Source
Immigration
Todd Achilles Independent
Says legal immigration "has helped build America"; supports more border security staff and a modern visa system. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
Voted for the Laken Riley Act (2025), requiring ICE to detain immigrants charged with theft and some other crimes. Source
Abortion & health care
Todd Achilles Independent
Supports Idaho's Prop 1 abortion-rights initiative and protecting tax credits that help families afford health coverage. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
Voted for H.R. 1 (2025 budget law), which included Medicaid changes. Voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2010. Source
Economy, taxes & cost of living
Todd Achilles Independent
Wants to close tax loopholes for the wealthy and corporations and cut taxes for working families. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
Voted for H.R. 1 (2025), which extended the 2017 tax cuts and changed SNAP and Medicaid. Source
Workers & wages
Todd Achilles Independent
Supports "policies that raise wages, reward work" and banning non-compete agreements. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
No public position found.
Housing
Todd Achilles Independent
Backs the ROAD to Housing Act; wants to ban algorithm-driven rent price fixing by big landlords. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
No public position found.
Schools
Todd Achilles Independent
Says "strong public schools are essential"; opposes private school vouchers; backs career-technical education. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
No public position found.
Civil rights, DEI & LGBTQ+ rights
Todd Achilles Independent
Supports people's freedom to "marry the person they love" without government interference. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
Voted against the Respect for Marriage Act (2022), which protects same-sex and interracial marriages under federal law. Source
Climate & environmental justice
Todd Achilles Independent
Opposes selling public lands ("Not One Damn Acre!"); pledges to defend the Roadless Rule. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
Co-signed a 2017 letter urging President Trump to leave the Paris climate agreement. Source
Books, press & public media
Todd Achilles Independent
Wants major social media platforms required to disclose the algorithms that decide what users see. Source
Jim Risch Republican, incumbent
Voted for the 2025 rescissions package, which cut about $1.1 billion for public broadcasting (CPB). Source
Ballot measures
Proposition 1: Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act (citizen initiative, state law). Would create a right to abortion before fetal viability, and after viability in medical emergencies. Also creates rights to contraception, fertility treatment, and prenatal and postpartum care, and protects health care providers from penalties. Yes means abortion would be legal up to viability, plus later in medical emergencies, and the other reproductive rights would be written into state law. No means idaho's current law stays: abortion is banned except in narrow cases such as to prevent the death of the pregnant person.
HJR 4: Legislature-only power over marijuana and psychoactive drugs (constitutional amendment). Would say only the Legislature can legalize marijuana, narcotics or other psychoactive substances. Voters could no longer do it through a ballot initiative. Yes means citizen initiatives could not be used to legalize marijuana or other psychoactive drugs; only lawmakers could. No means voters keep the ability to propose such laws by initiative.
HJR 6: English as the official state language (constitutional amendment). Would put English as Idaho's official language into the state constitution (it is already in state law) and require public proceedings, documents and instructions to be in English, except where federal law requires otherwise. Yes means english becomes the official language in the constitution, and government business must be in English unless federal law says otherwise. No means english stays the official language only in state law, and the constitution is not changed.
Advisory question: Official state gun (HB 932). A non-binding question asking voters which of six historic firearms should become Idaho's official state gun: Winchester Model 1894, Winchester Model 1873, 1873 Colt Single Action Army revolver, M1 Garand rifle, Colt M1911 pistol, or Remington Model 700 rifle. Yes means not a yes/no vote. You pick one of the six guns. The result is advice to the Legislature and does not change law by itself. No means not a yes/no vote. You may skip this question.
PODER of Idaho. Latine- and immigrant-led group (founded by young DACA activists) doing civic engagement, Know Your Rights and community education across Idaho.
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