This is one of the most strongly Republican districts in the country. Russ Fulcher, a Republican, has taken $27,988 in donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group. 2 candidates show no AIPAC-linked donations in available records, including Kaylee Peterson, a Democrat. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.
Key issues in Idaho
Major issues facing Idaho, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
Tax relief demands — Voters strongly favor property and income tax cuts, including automatic reductions when revenues exceed expectations.
Housing affordability — An overwhelming majority calls housing affordability a serious problem in the state.
Abortion ballot measure — Proposition 1 would protect abortion access before fetal viability; physicians are split in dueling letters.
Public school quality — Most voters rate Idaho public schools fair or poor and want transparency rather than more spending.
Candidates & funding
Russ Fulcher RepublicanNominee
AIPAC-linked $27,988FundVoter-reported, career 2024–2026 — methodology replication pending
AIPAC PAC and AIPAC-routed contributions, career 2022-2026. Source: FEC filings via FundVoter.
No 2026 conduit activity detectedFEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle
A PAC can give at most $10K per cycle directly to a candidate. But when individuals route donations through a PAC acting as conduit, there’s no cap on how many donors can be bundled. That’s where the real money moves — not from the PAC’s treasury, but from individuals the PAC steered to the candidate. How conduits work →
2026 fundraising (FEC)$662,615 raised · $597,924 spent · $244,700 cash on hand through Jun 30, 2026
Focus: Secure the border, protect the Second Amendment, keep dams, end abortion, fiscal sanity
FEC campaign finance data through Jun 30, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
Russ Fulcher R
Kaylee Peterson D
Sarah Zabel I
Raised
$663K
$181K
$81K
Individuals
$354K53%
$166K92%
$18K22%
PACs & parties
$302K46%
$12K7%
$5001%
Self-funded
$0
$0
$63K78%
Other
$7K1%
$3K2%
$0
AIPAC-linked*
$28K
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Outside spending†
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* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Who are the biggest donors?
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Russ Fulcher330 donors
FINANCIAL POSITION
Campaign raised$663K
Campaign spent$598K
Cash on hand$245K
FEC 2026 through 06/30/2026
CANDIDATE-CONTROLLED MONEY
Individuals53%
PACs / committees46%
Self-funding0%
Share of campaign receipts. FEC 2026.
ROUTED CONTRIBUTIONS
No 2026 conduit activity detected
FEC filings show no earmarked contributions via conduits this cycle. Career AIPAC-linked total (above) may reflect prior cycles. How conduits work →
Individual$14K
Leadership PAC$10K
Corporate PAC$9K
Individual$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Corporate PAC$8K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Individual$7K
Trade association PAC$6K
Membership PAC$6K
Individual$6K
Individual$5K
PAC$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Individual$5K
Labor PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Trade association PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
PAC$5K
Membership PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
Corporate PAC$5K
Leadership PAC$5K
AIPAC's PAC$5K
Individual$4K
Organization$4K
Corporate PAC$4K
Showing the 50 biggest of 330 donors. The other 280 gave $343K combined.
Plus $23K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.