# Russ Fulcher

Russ Fulcher is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Idaho’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Idaho’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000469
- FEC candidate IDs: H8ID01124

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000469 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

85% of Fulcher’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Idaho, in the top 5% of House Republicans.

## What Fulcher says (119th Congress (2025–27))

724 classified statements: 592 posts on X, 79 press releases, 38 newsletters, 15 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Fulcher | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.1% | 202 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 20.3% | 15.1% | 41 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 73.2% | 67.7% | 70 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.7% | 8.9% | 89 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 46.4% | 37.4% | 51 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 3.0% | 190 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 20% (House Republicans 19%); Energy 20% (House Republicans 8.6%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 19% (House Republicans 4.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.29 (standard error 0.01), from 817 donors and 3,775 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 98.7% (97.1%). 41 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 19 bills: 19 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 212. 21.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 61 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10313: To facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes. (in committee, 2026-09-08) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10313
- H.R. 10263: Halt Abusive Internet Lawsuits Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10263
- H.R. 9145: PARKS Act (in committee, 2026-06-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9145
- H.R. 8007: SILVER Act (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8007
- H.R. 7031: Making National Parks Safer Act (in committee, 2026-03-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7031
- H.R. 6499: Assessing Safety Tools for Parents and Minors Act (in committee, 2025-12-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6499
- H.R. 6503: Broadband for Americans through Responsible Streamlining (BARS) Act (in committee, 2025-12-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6503
- H.R. 6299: Removing Insurance Gaps for Health Treatment (RIGHT) Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-11-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6299
- H.R. 5576: Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5576
- H.R. 4324: One Subject at a Time Act (in committee, 2025-07-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4324

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $848.4K (House Republicans median $2.2M). 6.3% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRussFulcher/status/2114785117592055913
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRussFulcher/status/2113995744801698171
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRussFulcher/status/2113363111994441750
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRussFulcher/status/2112547716416852392
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRussFulcher/status/2110748028118454486
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRussFulcher/status/2110754553989660747
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRussFulcher/status/2109818561044815953
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRussFulcher/status/2107868050737578178
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRussFulcher/status/2107884844839498178
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRussFulcher/status/2107170533221519741

## Links

- Official site: https://fulcher.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRussFulcher
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRussFulcher
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepRussFulcher
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UCx2AS0O5frzPB8D6TqJ3Mqg
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000469

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000469