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Idaho US House District 1

Congress is divided into two institutions: the House of Representatives and the Senate.Members of the House serve a 2-year term. The two houses of Congress have equal but unique roles in the federal government. While they share legislative responsibilitiesto make laws, to serve as a representative assembly, and to oversee the administration of public policy, each house also has special constitutional duties and powers. The House possesses the sole authority to impeach federal officials and, in the case of indecisive Electoral College results, to elect a president.

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    Andy Briner
    (Rep)

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    Kenneth Brungardt
    (Dem)

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    Russ Fulcher
    (Rep)

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    Russ Fulcher
    (Rep)

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    Brendan J. Gomez
    (Con)

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    Joseph P Morrison
    (Rep)

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    Kaylee Peterson
    (Dem)

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    Sarah Zabel
    (IND)

Biographical Information

What experience has prepared you to represent Idaho in the U. S. House of Representatives?

What would you like to accomplish as a member of Congress?

What do you see as the most significant challenges Idaho and the U.S. face that you might be able to address in this position?

Is there anything else you wish to tell the voters?

Campaign Phone 208-391-3719
X (formerly known as Twitter) @x.com/BrinerCongress
I was born and raised in Idaho, having grown up here I have an understanding of what is important to the people here. I currently don't feel represented by my congressmen and I imagine most Idahoans feel the same way. I would like to show them what true representation looks like. I have principles and I will live and die by those principles even if it goes against towing the party line.
I would fight against corruption by supporting the full and total release of the Epstein files, support a congressional stock ban, support term limits for congress, and end funding through foreign interests. I believe government corruption is one of the many contributors to the unaffordability crisis that mine and younger generations are facing. Congress has given up so much of their power to avoid accountability and has passed almost all decision making to 1 person, the president of the United States, and any power they haven't passed off to the president they have passed to unelected Bureaucrats in the executive branch. I would fight to return that power to the legislative branch so they can be held accountable to the people. I would like the return to making Americans healthier by creating freer markets that allow for more competition from small farms and businesses.
The affordability crisis is a significant challenge for Idaho, especially for my generation and younger. We are having to battle inflation, rising energy costs caused by global conflicts we never supported, and the price of housing—further complicated by banks’ ability to have us pay the interest down first on a mortgage. We also face the cost of health insurance, where it feels like we are fighting the insurance, the healthcare industry, and the pharmaceutical industry with no one on our side. We also have the outrageous price of higher education which is only exacerbated by schools’ ability to charge unfair prices, knowing that the government is willing to give no-questions-asked loans to young adults who can’t even legally drink alcohol. The American Dream is struggling because we are up against a system that is unfairly rigged against the us—and it’s propped up by our government. As one person in Congress, I can’t make all the changes, but I sure as hell can put up a fight!
If you are currently happy with our representative and the direction of the Republican Party, then I would not vote for me. If you support the U.S. being the world’s police and the government covering up grotesque corruption, then don’t vote for me. If you think corporate interests, other governments, and foreign interests should influence how our government operates and make decisions that impact society, then once again, I would not vote for me.

If you want a principled conservative who believes we as Americans can still fight for our American Dream, that we can proudly raise happy, healthy families, and still have great communities that care for and serve each other, then I would gladly have your support.
Campaign Phone 208-863-0887
X (formerly known as Twitter) @Ken Brungardt for US Congress
Campaign Website http://www.kenbrungardt.com
I have worked on campaigns and have real life experience. I've been married 53 years +. Raised children. Ran a business and worked for Ada County. I know how Government is suppose to work. I understand the difference between Right and Wrong. Common sense is my best asset. I believe He that forgets the pass is doomed to relive it. History is something that I am very aware of. I also believe that doing the same thing over and over again is insane. Nothing changes, nothing changes.
Many Idahoans want a centrist approach to Government. Most folks are sick and tired of the extremes. Let's bring Idaho back to the middle. Affordability, Healthcare, Vets and Seniors. Farmers (no farms, no food) and public lands. And of course democracy. The future of our state and country is in the balance.
BALANCE!! We need leaders who want to serve the people, not special interest. Those who can put there selfishness aside and do the right thing for our state and country. It won't be easy but it can be done. With every bit of energy, I will be heard and will fight for the people's needs. Your tax dollars should help you, not those who already have lots.
The MAGA agenda isn't helping this nations people, only those in power. Isn't it time we replace the likes of Russ Fulcher who's just a rubber stamp for Trump and put people like me who will make the effort to make Idahoans and Americans lives better. The first step is to win the primary on May 19th so I can be the next Representative in Idaho's First District. Your vote is very important for the future of state and country. Your son, daughters and grandkids are counting on you.
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Campaign Phone 208-615-9297
Since 2013, when I was 14, I took a sustained interest in powerful figures and politics. I see it as a continuation of history, not boring business and taxes. I have seen nothing but endless failure, and that is why I have been running with the Constitution Party; to bring back law, order, and intelligence to America. I was a Presidential Elector for Don Blankenship when I was 21, and I ran for Congress in 2024 when I was 25. Both times, I was the youngest possible age for those offices. I aim to not waste time in fixing the post-WWII mess that the elites have created.
As a member of Congress, I aim to initiate a Mass Treason Investigation that investigates the Republican Party's open collusion with Russia starting in 2016 and the Democrats' failure to expel, impeach, and imprison those who are guilty of violating the Constitution and threatening National Security. Florida resident Donald Trump is the leader of the Mass Treason Movement and will be paid special attention.
Economic collapse, religious tyranny, drug abuse, a lack of a living wage, the war on renters, unaffordable healthcare costs, and inadequate education are but a few of the catastrophes plaguing the nation.
I will bow to no one and I will please no one. I will uphold my oath diligently and I will work with any citizen or politician who isn't a criminal and who doesn't have ill will towards America.
I was a recruiter for three years in the Marines, active listening is paramount in personal sales, identifying what people need was a major aspect of the job. Recruiting was a situation I lean on a lot in this realm as we do need to be listening and building relationships with people to ensure we are addressing what is important to the people of Idaho. I don't see the people of Idaho being listened to at this current moment.
I would really like to accomplish reining in endless foreign wars, foreign aide, and corporate bailouts. We have a multiude of issues back here in America that could be tackled much better if we were to divert those funds back to regrouping America. Far to much of our daily political talk revolves around geopolitics and corporate capture. I would much rather be talking about bringing real ways to help people here in America, it is where I spend the majority of my time and we see the dilaption of public services, infrastructure is aging, manufacturing is non-existent, and schools are getting gutted. The biggest thing I would want to accomplish is refocusing our efforts back here at home, and I will work everyday to try and get that focus back at home.
The most challenging mountain I see is the entrenched powers that are holding our branches of government. I see an issue where government implements far to many rules and regulations that hinder the everyday person, while helping special interests. Tax breaks assist corporations far more than they help the everyday person, attempting to craft and push legistion to bring them heel is a mountainous task. Insitutional powers will launch aggressive campaigns against me constantly. People in power do not like to let go of it at all. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, another challenge I think I will face is finding and promoting persons that are willing to challenge the status quo. It is a daunting task, but we have to address these issues, and I am resolute in my ambition to have these power structures answer to we the people, not just a select few.
I am completely outside the political class. I grew up dirt floor poor, hard work uphill against the grain is what I have been doing all my life, if it worth having it is worth fighting for. America is worth fighting for, and I believe we are in a point in friction that we are going to have an opportunity to bring about true change for we the people. Far too often are people ignored from the top down, and we do need the true change to come from the bottom up, we have to ring out with one voice, that we are not going to stand for the injustices we are currently seeing in our politics.
Mailing Address PO Box 302
Eagle, ID 83616
Campaign Phone 208-997-7919
I am not a career politician. I'm a mom, a worker and a sixth-generation Idahoan who’s lived the same challenges so many families are facing right now. I have campaigned throughout Idaho's First Congressional District for five years, listening to voters, building coalitions and working across political parties to build consensus on issues. I continue to work closely with our federal employees of the Forest Service and the TSA and have received the endorsement of the National Federation of Federal Employees along with numerous other trade unions. This is proof of my ability to build coalitions for the betterment of Idaho.
Government is no longer accountable to the voters. I want to restore trust by: Banning congressional stock trades; enacting terms to reduce career politics and increase accountability; comprehensive campaign finance reform to limit the influence of dark money, corporate donors, and super PACs; consequences for corruption; ensure politicians who break the law, violate ethics, or lie under oath face real accountability; and repeal or mitigate the influence of unlimited corporate money in politics at the state and national level.

I will fight efforts to cut Social Security, Medicare or benefits to Veterans.

I will work to get insurance companies out of the healthcare system and end the influence of profit-driven middlemen and to break up monopolies among providers and insurers to increase competition and lower costs.

1. The affordability crisis: I support labor-first, union-first policies. I will work for middle-class economic reform, reducing regulatory and tax burdens on working families and small businesses while holding top earners and monopolies accountable for their impact on communities. I will work to guarantee living wages, proper benefit packages, and protected pensions. 2. Education: Idaho ranks 51st in per public spending. It’s time to prioritize our youth, fully federally funding education and facilities, limiting class sizes, demanding higher teacher pay, and eliminating standardized testing and priorities that don’t work for local educators. 3. Public Lands: I will fight any attempt to sell off, privatize, or mismanage the lands that define what it means to live in this state. Idaho’s public lands can be a source of revenue, recreation, and natural beauty all at once. We just need leadership creative and committed to make this work.
I believe government should work for regular people. That starts with honesty, accountability, and doing what you say you’re going to do. I want to help rebuild trust. When government works well, it makes everyday life better. It helps families feel more secure, small businesses breathe easier, and communities grow stronger. It shouldn’t matter who you are, where you come from, or who you voted for. Good leadership should lift everyone. Real change happens when we listen to each other. We all care about this country. We all want a future that feels steady and hopeful for our kids. If we’re willing to have honest conversations, face hard truths, and work side by side, we can build something better together.
Campaign Phone 2086272782
I spent 31 years in the Air Force and retired as a major general. In my military career, I managed the networks carrying the President's communications, oversaw cyberspace operations protecting military infrastructure worldwide, commanded at multiple levels, and managed budgets worth billions of dollars. I developed policy at the highest levels of the Air Force and the Department of Defense, where I also saw firsthand how government becomes unmanageable and unresponsive to the people it serves. On retiring to northern Idaho, I researched policy impacts on our communities through my work with RAND Corporation. I know how to solve complex problems at scale. Idaho needs that experience in Congress.
My first goal is to make Congress responsive to the people — not to party leaders or donors. That means showing up, doing the work, and voting for Idaho families, not a party line. On policy, I'm focused on putting a middle-class lifestyle back within reach: tackling housing and health care costs, fixing our agricultural economy by dropping damaging tariffs, reforming immigration to match what our farms and dairies need, and keeping public lands in public hands. It means restoring honest competition so small businesses succeed on the merits of their ideas. Securing our future means fixing Social Security before the 2033 shortfall becomes a crisis, and bringing real fiscal discipline to a government that pays more in interest on the debt than it spends on defense. It means getting ahead of AI and disinformation before they damage institutions we depend on. Most of these problems have workable solutions. What's been missing is the independence to pursue them.
Our most significant challenge is that Idaho is misrepresented, by representatives who vote the party line regardless of what their constituents want and by a national narrative that treats this state as monolithic Red territory – conforming to the values and priorities directed in extremist media. It isn’t. Speaking with people up and down this district, I found neighbors of every affiliation who want the same things: affordable housing and health care, an agricultural economy that works, secure retirements, and a government that lives within its means. The policy agenda to deliver that is clear: undo the self-inflicted damage of tariffs and burdens on the workforce; make the highest earners pay their fair share; tackle the real costs driving housing and health care out of reach; fix Social Security before the clock runs out; and restore fiscal discipline to a government now spending more on debt interest than on defense.
Thank you for engaging — especially for doing your research. Democracy works when voters dig into who the candidates are and what they actually stand for, not just which party they belong to. I encourage everyone to look past labels and compare candidates on policies and record. What do they propose, and what have they done? Whose interests do those choices serve? My worldview is simple: our economy is supreme, but it is built by our people through our land. Economy and people are not competing priorities; they are the same priority. Government should maintain the conditions that let people build their lives, and then get out of the way. Neither party is doing that today. I will. I'm grateful for the chance to serve. Please vote!